Bowman Heritage was a series of baseball card sets manufactured by Topps from 2001 until 2007. The set was typically released later in the year than the regular Bowman set but before the Bowman Draft set. Thus the player selection was typically a mix between the two with more of a focus on veteran players and retired players than prospects and rookies. The cards copy the designs of the old Bowman Gum Company created sets from 1948 until 1955. The Heritage sets also paid homage to the old sets with special short printed cards, reprints of the original cards and printing variations.