2009 American Heritage: American Heroes Edition

Topps American Heritage, the surprise hit of 2008, returns with an all-new American Heroes Edition featuring the most courageous, valiant, progressive and enlightened American women and men in our nation’s history!

    * 2 Autographed, Cut Signature, Patch, Relic, or Stamp cards per box!

Base Card Details
    * 150 heroic figures and events from past and present American history
    * 8 cards per pack
    * 10 from each group: military, political, civil rights, bravest, finest, groups & movements, huminatarian, diplomatic, and writers
    * 25 heroic American events
    * 25 kindred heroes featuring Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama

Parallel Card Details
    * First 100 American Hero base cards in Chrome technology
    * 8 per box
    * Chrome Parallels (Numbered to 1776)
    * Refractor Parallels (Numbered to 76)

Autograph Card Details
    * Heroes of Sport - 10 athletes
    * American Heroes - Fearless women and men
    * Oversized Autograph

Cut Signature Card Details
    * Heroes of Spaceflight - 25 space pioneers including Sally Ride and Neil Armstrong
    * Heroes of Sport - 10 athletes
    * American Heroes - 25 distinguished heroes including WWII Hero Jimmy Stewart (1-of-1)
          o Dual Signatures - Book cards featuring 2 historical figures
          o Quad Signatures - Book cards featuring 4 prominent historic figures
          o Signature Relics - 3 subjects highlighted on cards with their signature and a relic from an event or place

Patch Card Details
    * Heroes of Spaceflight Patches - All 28 manned Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions are commemorated with actual facsimile patches from each mission (Numbered to 61)

Relic Card Details
    * Heroes of Spaceflight Relics - 38 cards featuring authentic pieces from Apollo 11 & 15, Space Shuttle Columbia, Discovery, Endeavor, and others
    * American Heroism Relics - Featuring particular acts of heroism, these cards feature relics of FDR, Truman, other presidents, and heroes
    * A Hero's Journey Relics - Highlighting Lincoln's struggle, these cards feature mementos from him, including pieces from his house, law office, and the Civil War
    * American Heroes Relics - 10 American Heroes
    * Heroes of Sport Relics - 15 legends from baseball, football, and basketball

Stamp Card Details
    * A Hero's Journey Stamps - Features an actual postage stamp honoring Abraham Lincoln (20 different stamps numbered to 100)

Insert Card Details
    * 31 insert cards per box!
    * Medal of Honor - Honor fifty of America's most valiant warriors
    * Presidential Medal of Freedom - 25 honorees
    * Heroes of Spaceflight - Feature all 28 manned Mercury, Gemini, & Apollo flights with an image of each mission's patch along with its lift-off photo
    * A Hero's Journey - 15 cards honoring Abraham Lincoln from log cabin to Ford's Theatre
    * Heroes of Sport - 25 cards celebrating champions from pro, amateur, and Olympic arenas
    * Gold Parallel Inserts - Numbered to 199
    * Platinum Parallel Inserts - Numbered to 25