Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Card, Collecting |
Title |
"Desert Storm Homecoming Edition" 3rd Series |
Catalog Number |
1991.64.04d |
Creator |
The Topps Company, Inc. |
Maker |
The Topps Company, Inc. |
Date |
1991 |
Material(s) |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-3.75 W-3 D-1.875 inches |
Description |
This is a set of "Desert Storm Homecoming Edition" trading cards. This is the third series of Desert Storm Cards produced by Topps. The set includes 88 trading cards, 11 sticker/puzzle cards/ 1 label and 1 clear plastic case. The label has a red background and reads "Topps/ DESERT STORM/ HOMECOMING/ EDITION/ 3rd/ SERIES/ 1 STICKER/ 8 TRADING CARDS." The label also has imagery of a shield with blue and white stripes, an airplane, and a soldier. The cards include 88 trading cards numbered 177-264. Each card has an image of an important figure or a piece of equipment on the front and a description, the card number and the words "DESERT STORM 3rd SERIES" on the back. The set also includes 11 sticker/puzzle cards that have images of medals or patriotic symbols on the front sticker and part of a puzzle on the back. The sticker/puzzle cards are numbered on the front from 34-44. |
Notes |
Topp Baseball Card Company made this set to commemorate "Operation Desert Storm," the war in the Persian Gulf. This is the third series of cards produced by the company about Desert Storm. |
Collection |
Bill Feldman Collection |
People |
The Topps Company, Inc. Bush, George H. W. Schwarzkopf, H. Norman Cheney, Richard Powell, Colin Hussein, Saddam |
Subjects |
Collecting cards Cards War |
Search Terms |
Desert Storm |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |