Barry Larkin Collection 788: 1988 Topps Stickers - #140 - Variation 3

Barry Larkin

Year:  1988

Brand:  Topps Stickers

Card number:  140

The 1988 Topps Stickers set features Barry Larkin paired with other players.  To my knowledge, there are four different combinations of stickers that Larkin can be paired with.  In my personal Excel spreadsheet where I keep all of my Barry Larkin information, I have this particular pairing of Larkin, Ivan Calderon, and Eric Davis on the back listed as variation #3 - the labeling is arbitrary but it helps me keep track of things!  In a future Barry Larkin Collection post, I'll show off variation #1 which features the same two stickers on the front but a different player on the full-sized back of the card.  As of the time of this post, I don't own the other two variations but since none of the sticker cards are particularly rare (to the best of my knowledge anyhow), I have faith I'll be able to track them all down eventually!

As for the "card" itself, I have to say that this isn't my favorite set in the world.  From the moment I saw this set as a kid, I hated the fact that the player names weren't on the stickers themselves - sure, the back card is fine but the stickers (the actual draw of the set) are terrible for young kids (such as me back in 1988)!  Heck, as an adult collector I still don't like the fact that there aren't player names...I mean, how should I know who that random White Sox guy is next to Larkin?!