On the Radar - 2021 Topps Project 70 by Mikael B

 The Brewers get their second card in the set and Robin get's his first and hopefully not his last.  By artist Mikael B mixed into the print run will be 70 foilboard cards and one gold framed card.  Will Topps be getting $20 from me today?  Yes, yes they will.  I'll update base card print run when the 3 day buying period closes.

2021 Topps Project 70 #136 PR1225

2021 Topps Project 70 #136 Artist Proof #/51
2021 Topps Project 70 #136 Rainbow Foil #/70
2021 Topps Project 70 #136 Gold Framed #/1

1983 Topps Sticker #81

Year: 1983

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Stickers

Sticker Number: 81

Oh so shiny!!! I'm a sucker for oddballs, even ugly little stickers like this.  And while they are not my favorite baseball collectible I think the hobby is better for having them in it and I'm also glad that Topps still makes them.  You'll notice the sticker was made in Italy on the back.  And for those of you who know your trading card history a little company called Panini is from Italy.  And as luck would have it Panini made these stickers, under license from Topps.  

2003 Upper Deck Classic Portraits Baseball Royalty

Year: 2003

Manufacture: Upper Deck

Set: Classic Portraits

Card Number: 198

Card Type: Base, Sub-Set

Sub-Set: Baseball Royalty

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 0192/1200

Upper Deck's Classic Portraits has an interesting checklist and format.  The first 100 cards kind of make up a standard base set, with cards 101-145 being short printed.  There are also a couple sub-sets in the full base set with cards 146-190 being the MLB Proteges sub-set numbered to 2003 and cards 191-232 being the Baseball Royalty sub-set numbered to 1200.  Luckily for us Yount collector's Robin has a card in the Baseball Royalty sub-set.  There is a Gold parallel to the set but only the first 190 cards are paralleled, so this is the only card to chase.  It's a thick card with a fancy frame. The portrait is set inside and off set from the frame, the reason for the lousy scan.  Overall it's a nice looking card in hand, but with the placement of the serial number right below the portrait it almost looks like a mugshot.

1992 McDonald's Baseball's Best

Year: 1992

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: McDonald's Limited Edition Baseball's Best

Card Number: 17

Card Type: Oddball Food Issue

I love food issued cards, and these are pretty top of the line.  Back in 1992 if you bought stuff at McDonalds you got a little cellophane pack with 5 cards, eat enough and you could eventually pick up the whole set. I don't remember this promotion at all, although I most likely was still living overseas when it was going on.  The checklist really was a who's who of baseball's best at the time and if you collect a superstar from the early nineties he's probably got a card in this set.  1992 also marked a time when Topps was starting to use foil to make their cards pop and it's used in this set to highlight the limited edition and the players name and McDonald's logo.

A very nice looking card, but not overly rare, COMC has 7 with the lowest price being about 75 cents.  It's also nice that this was a fully licensed product so we get logos and Robin's full stats on the back.