1991 Topps Baseball Errors & Variations: Building A Master Set (Checklist)

1991 Topps is probably the most difficult Topps master set to build. Part of the reason for that is due to the vast amount of supplemental items that could be included in one and the incredible difficulty in obtaining some of them. This page will not only serve as an ongoing checklist (since new discoveries are semi frequent) but also an information source for several elements of what could be considered a  master set. Let’s take a look:

Base Set:

All cards in the base set can be found in two distinct varieties:

Glow/UV Reactive Ink On Back & Non-Glow/Non-reactive Ink On Back

Variations:

2a George Brett RB incomplete circle around registration symbol on back

2b George Brett RB complete circle around registration symbol on back, touching text area

2c George Brett RB complete circle around registration symbol on back, away from text area

3a Carlton Fisk RB incomplete circle around registration symbol on back

3b Carlton Fisk RB complete circle around registration symbol on back

4a Kevin Maas RB incomplete circle around registration symbol on back

4b Kevin Maas RB complete circle around registration symbol on back

5a Cal Ripken Jr. RB E*F* print code

5b Cal Ripken Jr. RB F* print code

6a Nolan Ryan RB incomplete circle around registration symbol on back

6b Nolan Ryan RB complete circle around registration symbol on back

9a Darrin Fletcher missing print code on back

9b Darrin Fletcher F* print code on back

21a Joe Morgan MGR with 87 hits for Wade Boggs on back

21b Joe Morgan MGR with 187 hits on back, 1 printed higher than 87

21c Joe Morgan MGR with 187 hits on back, 1 printed lower than 87

21d Joe Morgan MGR with 187 hits on back, 187 aligned

22a Storm Davis with registration symbol above Topps logo on front

22b Storm Davis with partial registration symbol above Topps logo on front

22c Storm Davis with registration symbol removed from front

26a Luis Sojo large gap between BLUE JAYS and registration symbol in team banner

26b Luis Sojo small gap between BLUE JAYS and registration symbol in team banner

36a Donnie Hill incomplete/obscured “COMPANY” in copyright line

36b Donnie Hill correctly printed copyright line

42a Chris Hoiles white inner photo frame

42b Chris Hoiles black inner photo frame

42c Chris Hoiles black inner photo frame, small white notch at top left of frame

48a Oil Can Boyd with hand over 40th anniversary flag

48b Oil Can Boyd with hand airbrushed pink to match 40th anniversary flag

48c Oil Can Boyd with hand airbrushed pink to match 40th anniversary flag, black border around flag tip

49a Pat Borders 86 Kingston SB totals: 40

49b Pat Borders 86 Kingston SB totals: 0

80a Fernando Valenzuela missing diamond after 104 runs in 1990*

80b Fernando Valenzuela diamond after 104 runs in 1990

*Sometimes found with a blue border – (recurring printing flaw)

83a Daryl Boston A*B* print code

83b Daryl Boston A* print code

97a Brady Anderson 3 hits, 2 RBI in scoreboard

97b Brady Anderson 14 hits, 3 RBI in scoreboard

100a Don Mattingly 10 hits in 1990

100b Don Mattingly 101 hits in 1990

101a Rob Ducey registration symbol printed close to BLUE JAYS in team banner

101b Rob Ducey registration symbol printed away from BLUE JAYS in team banner

119a Carl Nichols copyright printed high

119b Carl Nichols copyright printed low