1991 Starline Hollywood Walk of Fame

 

We are looking at a pack of 1991 Starline Hollywood Walk of Fame cards. The wrapper is foil and features the word "HOLLYWOOD" in a "Broadway" style font at the top. This is touted as the "Premier Set" and as the "Official Hollywood Walk of Fame" trading cards. The center of the pack has a sample star with yellow floodlights in the background. Each pack contains 12 cards and the "Starline" insignia is displayed centered at the bottom.

The set contains 250 total base cards, including checklists. In addition to the base cards, there were seven promo cards which had the word "PROMO" across the back of the card. There were several errors produced in th emaking of the set which were corrected or removed (See checklist link below).

The fronts of the cards feature a colored gradient (different cards have different colors used for this) serving as the border. The word "HOLLYWOOD" in the same Broadway font as the pack sits large and centered at the top. The majority of the card features an image of the star being portrayed. At the bottom, the left corner shows the "Walk of Fame" logo and the person's name is centered in yellow text on a light purple background. Next to this, at the lower right, is the "Starline" logo.

The first three cards show Connie Stevens, Danny Thomas, and Gale Storm:

The first three cards above all have orange/yellow gradient, however the Mike Douglas card below uses yellow/blue/green. I don't know if the colors are significant or just what Starline used at their whim. We also have Jan Murray:

Seeing a young Betty White (and in this photo, she is not THAT young) brought a smile to my face. One of the greats. We also have Jose Feliciano and Julie Andrews. I know these are the "Walk of Fame" stars, but having all of them in a collection like this back in the 90's is a huge journey into the land of nostalgia:

Speaking of nostaliga, we have Jane Russell, Michael Jackson, and Liberace. I can't imagine what the licensing costs were for this set:

As we finish out the pack with Anthony Quinn, we also see the back of the card for Gale Storm. The backs feature a small inset photo of the featured star on the top left. Next to this, the name, "occupation," and biographical information. The center of the back of the card is filled with "Career Highlights." At the bottom, a Trivia Quiz question is asked with instructions on where to find the answer on another card. The card's number and the word "HOLLYWOOD" in a different font from the front appears in a banner near the bottom. Below this, the answer to a trivia question from another card is revealed. The very bottom of the card contains copyright information. 

As mentioned above, there were several errors during production. These consisted of name misspellings and/or card numbering issues. Corrections were made after cards were recalled, though I suspect copies of the errors made it into the wild. 

A complete checklist (including errors and corrections) appears here: https://www.nslists.com/hollywlk.htm