1987 Fleer

Description

1987 Fleer is a 660-card set. Considered to be one of the better sets of the early Junk Wax Era, the set contains rookie cards of: Barry Bonds, Will Clark, Bo Jackson, Wally Joyner, John Kruk, and Barry Larkin.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, 17 cards plus one team logo sticker per pack. 20 boxes per case.

Cello: 24 packs per box, 31 cards plus two team logo stickers per pack.

Rack: 24 rack packs per box, 51 cards plus three team logo stickers per pack. Three boxes per case.

Factory Sets

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Wax Odds	Cello Odds	Rack Odds
Base	660	-	17:1	31:1	51:1
All-Stars	12	-	?	N/A	?
Headliners	6	-	N/A	?	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

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SuperStar Specials

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Major League Prospects

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Checklists

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Parallels

Glossy

Similar to Topps' Tiffany factory sets, beginning in 1987 Fleer produced a Glossy version of their factory set. The Glossy set was packaged in a tin box and is often referred to as the "Tin" set. It is believed that as many as 75,000 Glossy sets were produced.

In addition to all 660 base cards, the Glossy set also includes all 12 World Series inserts (see below).

NOTE: On the inner lid of the Glossy set's tin box, there is a synopsis of the 1986 baseball season. The type for that was set by the father of one of baseballcardpedia's editors.

Mini

See 1987 Fleer Mini.

Inserts

All-Stars

All-Stars is exclusive to wax and rack packs. The design is virtually identical to the previous year's set, with the exception of the background colors are different (Black for American Leaguers, gray for National Leaguers).

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Headliners

Headliners are exclusive to cello packs.

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Box Bottoms

A four-card "panel" was printed on the bottom of each 36-pack wax box. Each panel consisted of three player cards and a team logo card. The four team logos represent the four 1986 playoff teams.

Panels are as follows.

Panel A: #C1, C6, C8, C14
Panel B: #C2, C3, C5, C11
Panel C: #C4, C9, C10, C15
Panel D: #C7, C12, C13, C16

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World Series

This 12-card set features highlights from the 1986 World Series and was included in each Hobby factory set. This set was NOT included in the factory sets sold at retail.

A Glossy parallel was included in each Glossy "Tin" set.

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Team Stickers

Once again, each pack of 1987 Fleer Baseball contained one team logo sticker. Each team has two designs: "Logo on Baseball" and "Dual Logos with Wordmarks." The Dual Logos stickers pair-up two teams (usually from opposite leagues) with two nickel-sized mini team logos along with four team wordmarks -- two for each team. The wordmark stickers were, at the time, popular for labeling team sets.

The reverse of each sticker is another team logo.

Fleer/Fleer Tradition
Pre-License Era: 1959 Fleer Ted Williams - 1960 - 1961 - 1963
Triopoly Era: 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987
Junk Wax Era: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991
Marvel Entertainment Era: 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997
Fleer Tradition Era: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005
Upper Deck Era: 2006 - 2007
Update Sets: 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 Final Edition - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2002 - 2003
Other Fleer/Fleer Tradition Brands: 2002 Fleer - 2006 Fleer Tradition