1996 Upper Deck Ripken Collection

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Description

1996 Upper Deck Ripken Collection is a 23-card, cross-brand, insert issued in honor of baseball's "Iron Man."

The cards were inserted at the following ratios:

  • Cards 9-12 and Header: 1996 Collector's Choice Series Two (1:12/packs).
  • Cards 13-17: 1996 Upper Deck Series Two (1:24/packs).

The Collector's Choice cards are printed on UV-coated cardstock; while the Upper Deck cards were on foil-board. The five cards inserted into SP packs were printed on etched foil.

Checklist

Base Set

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  • 1 Cal Ripken, Jr. CC1
  • 2 Cal Ripken, Jr. CC1
  • 3 Cal Ripken, Jr. CC1
  • 4 Cal Ripken, Jr. CC1
  • 5 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD1
  • 6 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD1
  • 7 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD1
  • 8 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD1
  • 9 Cal Ripken, Jr. CC2
  • 10 Cal Ripken, Jr. CC2
  • 11 Cal Ripken, Jr. CC2
  • 12 Cal Ripken, Jr. CC2
  • 13 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD2
  • 14 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD2
  • 15 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD2
  • 16 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD2
  • 17 Cal Ripken, Jr. UD2
  • 18 Cal Ripken, Jr. SP
  • 19 Cal Ripken, Jr. SP
  • 20 Cal Ripken, Jr. SP
  • 21 Cal Ripken, Jr. SP
  • 22 Cal Ripken, Jr. SP
  • NNO Cal Ripken, Jr. CC1 & CC2

Parallels

Jumbo Factory Set

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A jumbo-sized (3 1/2" X 5") version of the Ripken Collection was sold as a factory set at mass-market retail outlets. The set included all 22 cards (all but the un-numbered header) and had a suggested retail price of $19.95). Each card had a gold foil-stamped facsimile autograph.