1991 Topps Desert Storm Glossy Non-Sport Forum

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Just got a new box of 1991 Topps Desert Storm "Deluxe Collectors' Edition". This is my second box of this set. One set came in a blue box and the other in a red, white, and blue box. Are the two sets the same or different?

Boxes:

Cards:

Inserts

Aaaargh.....this set is driving me nuts!

There seems to be an "A" infront of the card # for the American flag

Chad,

I have the blue box for the deluxe and this weekend I picked a the 36ct Retail Yellow box unopened. I have been following the Convo about these cards and hoping you guys figure it out before I post or even open a few more packs. Good Luck

In the red white and blue box, are 22 of those cards stickers?  I deployed back then but that doesn't make me an expert with this set...sorry, not much help.

I was leaning towards different based on the cardstock colors, the 'A' makes it definitely (at least for that portion of the set)

The American flag on the left also has the hard to read text on the right side of the flag.

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I purchased the red, white, and blue boxed set because I knew the inserts were different. One set (numbers only) is a sticker; the other set (letter+number) is a card. I thought that this was the only difference between the boxed sets. I thought the 88 base cards were the same.

However, when I opened them, I could immediately feel the difference between the cards. The cards from the red, white, and blue boxed set are stiffer than the cards in the blue boxed set. Plus, there is definately a color difference between the card backs. 

So...different packaging (obvious), difference in the "sticker" cards (obvious), different cards (?).....does this mean a different set?

I'm not trying to stir up a VAR/Parrallel set debate but I don't know what to do with this set. The "sticker cards" are definately different and I was going to list them as an insert set to the "Glossy" checklist already listed on TCDB. Now I don't know if they should go there or if the red, white, and blue boxed set should be listed separately.

On a different but related note....i just bought several unopened boxes of the base set (all three series). I think I have 3 or 4 complete sets now. I'll be adding all doubles to my trade list.

Coming back to this one four years later after researching a recent IR:

1. On our checklist, checklist card #88 has the "A" stickers on the back, which means it's from the 6th printing red/white/blue box. What did #88 look like in the 5th printing blue box, where the stickers were the same as the regular set and didn't have an "A" prefix? Do we need to add a VAR to distinguish the two?

2. The Australia Glossy version apparently has a different off-white matte back and thinner cardstock when compared to the U.S. one. Is there enough of a visible difference to split it off to a separate set, or should we leave them combined as one set?