2008 TOPPS MAYO FOOTBALL


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2008 Topps Mayo Football pays tribute to the first Football Cards ever created from more than 100 years ago!
Originally honoring top players in the Ivy League, Topps Mayo continues the tradition and recognizes the best in another League –
The National Football League.


Cut Signatures from the Turn of the Century!
Original 1894 Mayo Cards!
Public Figures and Personalities!
Every Autograph is Signed On-Card!

Two Relics OR One Autograph and One Relic Per Hobby Box!*

*Insertion rates reflect hobby box configuration

In Hobby Stores: 01/07/2009



Base Cards
8 Cards Per Pack!
330 Subjects!
All 330 subjects are featured on the classic Mayo Football card design in a standard 2 1/2” x 3 1/2”, color, 16 pt. format.

Veterans, Legends, Rookies, Coaches, Public Figures, Short Prints



Autographed Cards--Signed On-Card!
Two Relics OR One Autograph and One Relic Per Hobby Box!
Mayo Autographs
Rookies, Veterans, and Retired NFL players appear with their signatures on mini-cards that are framed to regular size.
Mayo Americana
Notable celebrities autograph their mini card.

Autograph subjects will also appear on a parallel version, signed with red ink, and hand numbered* to 10.
Cut Signatures
Cut signature cards featuring personalities such as Norman Rockwell, Mark Twain, and Orville Wright!


Relic Cards
Two Relics OR One Autograph and One Relic Per Hobby Box!
Mayo Relics
NFL players highlighted with a jersey relic on framed mini cards
Mayo Americana
16 prominent personalities, such as Colin Powell, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Al Franken appear with a relic piece on framed mini cards
Mayo Century Series
Cards featuring public figures from 1894 with original memorabilia from the era, such as stamps, coins, and actual pieces from the USS Maine!


1894 Original Mayo Cards
Only in Mayo!
Mayo Cut Plug Cards From 1894!
Original cards from the actual 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Football Set are framed and randomly inserted!


Insert Cards-8 Per Box!
Late Addition--Super Bowl Logo History!
Team Logo History
NEW! Super Bowl Logo History. These puzzle cards chronicle the iconic logos of the last 11 (SB XXXII-XLVII) Super Bowls as well as the dueling contenders for the Lombardi Trophy. Each "card" consists of three 2-1/2" X 3-1/2" cards featuring the Super Bowl logo flanked by 2 helmets which represent the competing teams for each specific Super Bowl!
Famous Ships
20 of the most renowned ships of all time, including the RMS Titanic, USS Moniter, Andrea Gail, etc.


Mini Parallel Cards
All 330 base cards are paralleled in the original Mayo size - 1 9/16” x 2 7/8”
One Per Pack!
1894:
Each card back features the original Mayo logo and is numbered* to 5
Harvard:
The iconic Harvard crimson “H” highlights each of these numbered* to 25 cards
Princeton:
Each card sports an orange Princeton “P” on each back. 1 Per Box!
Yale:
The same 330 subjects featuring a Yale blue “Y” on each card back
Mayo:
The original black and white design. 1 Per Pack!
Mini Printing Plates:
Each of the 4 printing plates from the base set in a mini size and framed. Each Is One Of One!







Two Relics OR One Autograph and One Relic Per Hobby Box!
2008 TOPPS MAYO FOOTBALL


Info for hobby boxes only