Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Card, Collecting |
Title |
"Desert Storm" |
Catalog Number |
1991.64.04a |
Creator |
The Topps Company, Inc. |
Maker |
The Topps Company, Inc. |
Date |
1991 |
Material(s) |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-3.75 W-2.875 D-0.75 inches |
Description |
This is a set of Topps "Desert Storm" series one collectors cards. The set includes 88 collectors cards in three plastic containers. The cards are divided between the three cases and the first case features 30 cards featuring an image of an important figure or a piece of military equipment important in Operation Desert Storm. The card has a photograph on the front and information about the photograph on the back. The cards are numbered on the back and this set includes numbers 1-30. The second plastic container contains 58 more cards from this set including collector car numbers 31-88. Each card features a piece of equipment, a ship, an airplane or a soldier in action during Operation Desert Storm. Each card has a description on the back with the cards individual number inside a shield in the corner. The third container has 22 stickers/puzzle pieces that came with the collector card sets. The front of each card has a sticker with images of items like the American flag, unit crests/emblems, and the emblems for the different branches of the military. Each sticker is numbered from 1-22 in the top right corner and has the inscription "Peel Carefully * Display Proudly" running along the top. The back of each card features part of a scene from Operation Desert storm that forms a puzzle image when the collector has all of the stickers/cards. |
Notes |
Topp Baseball Card Company made this set to commemorate "Operation Desert Storm," the war in the Persian Gulf. |
Collection |
Bill Feldman Collection |
People |
The Topps Company, Inc. Bush, George H. W. Powell, Colin Cheney, Richard Schwarzkopf, H. Norman |
Subjects |
Cards Collecting cards War |
Search Terms |
Desert Storm |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |