Topps Creates Robinson/Obama Dual Autographed Card

Topps is hoping to strike while the Obama iron is hot, producing a new card featuring autographs from a pair of pioneers.

The first sports card to feature autographs of the first African-American baseball player and first African-American U.S. President hits the market when Topps American Heritage arrives next month.

American Heritage will fuse the popular Topps Heritage brand name, a selection of classic Topps designs as well as new designs and tell the story of the United States through sports, politics, the arts and pop culture.

The set features an array of autographs, relic cards and cut signatures from every U.S. President. Each hobby box will guarantee two such hits.

Boxes of 2008 Topps American Heritage are already available for sale.

The product breakdown is as follows:

BASE CARDS (150)

Heroes of the Revolution (10 subjects) – 1962 design

Explorers (10 subjects) – 1955

Inventors (10 subjects) – 1963

Writers(10 subjects) – 1953

Industrialists (10 subjects) – 1983

Military Leaders (10 subjects) – 1956

Civil Rights Leaders (10 subjects) – 1968

Artists (10 subjects) – 1973

Entertainers (10 subjects) – 1975

Statesmen & Jurists (10 subjects) – 1974

Great American Events (25 subjects) – 1961

2008 Election Collection (25 subjects) – 1971

PARALLEL CARDS:

Chrome Parallel sequentially numbered to 1776.

Chrome Refractor Parallel sequentially numbered to 76.

INSERT CARDS

American Legends: (18) Includes baseball’s immortals. Sequentially #’d to 199.

American Icons: (10) Baseball’s icons off the field. Sequentially #’d to 99.

American Presidents: (44) Featuring all the U.S. Presidents on the 1952 Topps design (1:6)

American Celebrities (10) Featuring American celebrities (1:12)


RELIC CARDS

Presidential Patches Includes a manufactured letter from the last name of every president. Sequentially #’d to 50.

American Legends Relics (15 subjects) – Featuring baseball’s all-time greats. Sequentially #’d to 25

American Legends Duals Relics (5 cards) #’d to 20.

American Legends 8-piece (2 cards) #’d to 1.

American History, Monuments & Presidential Relics (50+ subjects). Will include relic pieces from presidents, historic places and special events.

American Celebrity Relics (10 subjects)

AUTOGRAPHS

Presidential Cut Signatures (43 subjects). #’d to 1. Every President in US history.

American Legends Cut Signatures (10 subjects) Featuring baseball greats such as babe Ruth. #’d to 1

American Legends & Presidents Dual (3 cards) #’d to 1

American History Cut Signatures (25 subjects) U.S. Historical figures #’d to 1

American History Dual Cut Signatures (5 cards) #’d to 1

American History Quad Cut Signatures (3 cards) #’d to 1

American Cut Signature Relics (3 subjects) Includes a cut signature and a relic tied a specific event or place related to the subject #’d to 1.

American Celebrity Autographs (10 subjects)

Each 8-card pack carries a $3.00 SRP.