2017 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Hobby Box

2017 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball is built as a throwback pack-opening experience with a 300-card base set, short prints and image variations. Each hobby box is configured for two autograph cards and one oversized GQ Glassworks chrome box topper.

The 300-card base set of active standouts and rookies carries Purple, hobby-only Black and White (numbered to 50), Red (numbered to 10) and one-of-one Black parallels, plus 20 short-printed base cards of retired players and all-time greats. Image variations, including the Capless variation, play a large role, joined by the new Fortune Tellers Minis and Portrait Art Reproductions inserts.

Autographs include on-card Gypsy Queen Autographs of veterans, rookies and retired greats and the new Chewing Gum Mini Autographs inspired by tobacco-era designs. Autograph relics include three-panel Autograph Patch Book Cards, Autograph Garments and the new Laces Around the League Autograph Relics with cuts of game-used baseballs. Hobby-only Portrait Art Patch Originals are hand-drawn one-of-one portraits with a game-used patch.

Highlights

• Two autograph cards per hobby box

• One GQ Glassworks chrome box topper per box

• 300-card base set plus 20 short-printed base cards

• Black parallels numbered 1/1

• New Chewing Gum Mini Autographs and Fortune Tellers Minis

• Hobby-only Portrait Art Patch Originals, numbered 1/1

Box configuration

Product breakdown

Base Cards

This year's Gypsy Queen release will include an extensive, 300-card Base set. Collect all of today's active MLB standouts and rookies while looking for surprise parallels and hidden gems.

Color parallels of the base cards will include:

• Purple Parallel: sequentially numbered

• Black & White Parallel: sequentially numbered to 50. HOBBY ONLY

• Red Parallel: sequentially numbered to 10

• Black Parallel: numbered 1/1

In addition to the 300 Base Cards described here, this year's set will also feature 20 Short Printed Base Cards, exclusively featuring retired players and all-time greats.

Insert Cards

Image Variations will play a prominent role in 2017 Gypsy Queen. Collect all of Gypsy Queen's throwback variations, including the Capless Image Variation featuring players from the base set without ball caps.

In addition to image and content variations, this year's release will also feature two new insert subsets:

Fortune Tellers Minis NEW

Showcasing "predictions" of events set to occur throughout the 2017 MLB season.

• Black Parallel: numbered 1/1

Portrait Art Reproductions NEW

Featuring exquisitely-detailed artistic player portraits.

Autograph Relic Cards

2017 Topps Gypsy Queen will contain highly coveted autograph memorabilia cards, including a three-panel Autograph Patch Book Card.

Autograph Autograph Autograph Patch Book Cards

A 3-panel booklet featuring an ON-CARD autograph, two player images and an oversized multi-color patch piece. Sequentially numbered.

• Black Parallel: numbered 1/1

Autograph Garments

Featuring ON-CARD signatures and jersey or bat pieces. Sequentially numbered.

• Black Parallel: showcasing a game-used jersey button, when available. Numbered 1/1.

Laces Around the League Autograph Relics NEW

Utilizing the Laces Around the League concept from prior Gypsy Queen releases, but adding an ON-CARD autograph. Featuring cuts of game-used baseballs. Sequentially numbered.

Autograph Cards

Hobby Boxes of 2017 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball will deliver TWO autograph cards per box.

Gypsy Queen Autographs

Featuring ON-CARD autographs of active veterans, rookies, and retired MLB greats

• Purple Parallel: sequentially numbered

• Black & White Parallel: sequentially numbered

• Black Parallel: numbered 1/1

Chewing Gum Mini Autographs NEW

A mini autograph set inspired by tobacco-era card designs. Sequentially numbered.

• Black Parallel: numbered 1/1

2017 Topps Gypsy Queen will include unannounced autograph variations in addition to the content referenced here.

Additional Hobby Box Content

New to 2014, each Hobby Box of 2017 Topps Gypsy Queen will deliver a chrome oversized box topper.

GQ Glassworks Box Toppers HOBBY ONLY. NEW

Utilizing the unique design work of the Gypsy Queen era and featuring today's biggest stars and rookies. 1 per box.

• Purple Parallel: sequentially numbered

• Red Parallel: sequentially numbered to 25

• Black Parallel: numbered 1/1

• Also look for low-numbered autograph variations featuring ON-CARD signatures.

Portrait Art Patch Originals HOBBY ONLY

Hand-drawn portraits featuring a game-used patch piece. Numbered 1/1.

Checklist and parallels as published by the manufacturer.

Good to know

• Sealed box: the cards inside are inserted at random by the manufacturer. The configuration, checklist and odds are Topps'; no particular card, player, parallel or autograph is promised.