1989 Topps UK Cubs

Topps brought baseball back to Britain again in 1989.  Many of the 1988 features returned. The set has 88 cards and the cards are 2¼" x 3".  

The standard catalogue give the price of a pack of five cards and a stick of gum -- 12 pence. That information send me on a deep dive.

I wanted to know what that price was like compared to the US prices.  In June of 1989, £1 was worth about $1.55.  That means 12 pence was worth 19¢.  The Brits were paying the equivalent of 19¢ for five cards (3.8¢ per card) and a stick of gum.  In the US, a 1989 pack of Topps cards was 45¢ and that got you 15 cards (3¢ per card) and a stick of gum.  So in the US, you'd get more cards for your money but less gum.  I will always trade more cards for less gum!

The set included just two Cubs this time, though both are Hall of Famers.

 

That's a pretty boring design.  The team name is really small. 

This was it for Topps UK for the next 31 years.