2020 Topps Heritage Needs List

Back in 2014 when I finished my 1971 Topps set, I called it my greatest collecting achievement and I still stand by that. [I really should look into finding a new achievement to strive for!]

The 1971 set is my all-time favorite and I have been looking forward to this year's Heritage set since I did the math and figured out 2020 would be the year I would get all the freshly printed lower-case goodness. Topps has thrown in a lot of set easter eggs, including the most obvious tribute to Thurman Munson's legendary card No. 5 with Gary Sanchez's play at the plate No. 5 card.



With all the similarities, there are differences too, as the position has been updated from "c" to "catcher." On the back, Sanchez should have been looking off but I really appreciate the amount of detail Topps did in making the backs look the same.

When I get the Heritage base set together I will put together a complete list of the easter eggs that carry through much of the set.



2020 TOPPS HERITAGE NEEDS LIST

Last updated:  01-07-21

Bold = awaiting arrival

16 (Johnny Cueto)
23 (Scott Kingery)
51 (Mitch Haniger)
53 (Aaron Nola)
54 (Yordan Alvarez/Aristides Aquino)
66 (NL Home Run Leaders)
85 (Christin Stewart)
93 (Diamondbacks Rookies Alex Young/Zac Gallen)
124 (Kolten Wong)
140 (Nathan Eovaldi)
149 (Zack Greinke)
177 (Welington Castillo)
183 (Ketel Marte)
234 (Jose Osuna)
254 (Zach Plesac)
262 (Padres Rookies Michel Baez/Andres Munoz)
274 (Wilmer Flores)
342 (Jake Junis)
348 (Chad Pinder)
365 (Tyler Glasnow)
389 (Ian Happ)
392 (Freddy Peralta)

Shortprints

401, 403, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 429, 430, 431, 433, 434, 436, 437, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 476, 477, 479, 481, 482, 485, 486, 487, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 497, 498, 499

INSERT SETS NEEDS LIST



1971 Bazooka Numbered Test Mini Set Checklist, 25 cards

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25


Giants Seasons Set Checklist, 20 cards

3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20



1971 Topps Play Baseball Scratch-Off Set Checklist, 15 cards

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

For some reason in all the packs I've opened, I haven't pulled a baseball flashbacks card yet.

Baseball Flashbacks Set Checklist, 15 cards

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15


News Flashbacks Set Checklist, 15 cards

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15


Then and Now Set Checklist, 15 cards

2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15


New Age Performers Set Checklist, 25 cards

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25

Comments

Fuji said…
Looking forward to you completing this set... because I'd love to see all of the Easter eggs in one post. Best of luck!
Brian said…
Hi - I am working on the base card (plus 401-500 short prints) version of this set.

I just posted today with all the inserts I have available here:
https://subjectiveandarbitrary.blogspot.com/2020/04/quite-possibly-worst-collecting-idea.html

Don't know if you have any of the higher numbers for trade, but at the very least, maybe we have some cards we can swap 1-400?

I have eight base cards - 45, 68, 81, 173, 174, 187, 213, and 346 from your wantlist.

For the inserts I have bazooka 2, 9, 21; Giants seasons 17 and 20; BF-4, 12, and 15; NAP-16 and 25; and News Flashback NF-12.