1981 Topps Traded

Total Cards: 132

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1981 Topps Traded

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• Traded (or Update) sets have been issued by Topps for every year since 1981--with the exception of 1996-1998. Much smaller Traded sets were issued in 1976 and 1974. The 1972 Topps sets contained a Traded subset. The 1969 and 1951 Topps sets each contained two variation cards that could also be considered Traded sets. The 1981 TT set made it an official standard.
• Unlike every Topps Traded/Update set made ever since, the 1981 set was numbered as an extension of the Topps base set from 727-858. In each year afterward, Topps Traded/Update sets would be numbered starting from 1 and followed by a letter "T" or "U".
• Regardless of the numbering system, Topps would number the cards in alphabetical order by player's last name.
• This was the only Topps Traded Set where the cards looked exactly like the base set. Same card stock, same backs etc. In 1982, although they used the #1T to #132T numbering system, the cards were printed on the same stock, but had different color backs (Base Set: Green, Traded Set: Red). From 1983-1991, the traded sets were issued on white card stock to further differentiate them from the base sets. Starting in 1992, white card stock was used for the base sets.