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==Inserts==
==Inserts==
===N-43===
As a tribute to the orginal Allen and Ginter sets, a special group of cards were inserted as box toppers. The cards' dimension are the same measurements as the original 1888 Allen and Ginter N43 cards and are modeled in the same style. Each hobby box had either an N43 or a Postcard card inserted as a box topper.
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1 Alex Rodriguez
2 Barry Bonds
3 Albert Pujols
4 Josh Gibson
5 Nolan Ryan
6 Ichiro Suzuki
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Ted Williams
9 David Wright
10 Ken Griffey Jr.
11 Mark Teixeira
12 Adrian C. "Cap" Anson
13 Mike Tyson (Team listed as "Ear Eaters")
14 Kenji Johjima
15 Ryan Zimmerman
===Postcards===
Two different types of cards were inserted into the hobby boxes of 2006 Allen and Ginter as a box topper. Each box would contain either a postcard box topper or a N43 box topper. The post cards measure approximately the same dimensions as a standard US postal service post card. The card fronts feature a black and white picture from a location that would be associated with the player. The card back feature a short message from the player and a facsimile signature. The "stamp" of the post card features a small portrait picture of the player.
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Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cathedral)
Alex Rodriguez (New York - Federal Hall)
Barry Bonds
Cal Ripken Jr.
Derek Jeter (New York Central Park)
David Ortiz
David Wright (New York East River Bridge)
Gary Carter    (Baseball Hall of Fame)
Ichiro Suzuki
Josh Gibson (Washington, DC)
Ken Griffey Jr. (Cincinnati - The Ohio River)
Mickey Mantle
Manny Ramirez (Boston)
Miguel Tejada
Ted Williams
Vladimir Guerrero (California Steam Ship Advertisement)


===Dick Perez Sketch Cards===
===Dick Perez Sketch Cards===


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The Dick Perez Sketch cards were inserted at a rate of nearly 1 per pack. Perez has a long history of drawing ballplayer portraits for card manufacturers, dating back to the early 1980's in Donruss. Topps called for his drawings to be too small and fine thus losing much of their majesty and detail.  
The Dick Perez Sketch cards were inserted at a rate of nearly one per pack. Perez has a long history of drawing ballplayer portraits for card manufacturers, dating back to the early 1980's in Donruss. Topps called for his drawings to be too small and fine thus losing much of their majesty and detail.  


As stated, these cards were seeded into any pack that did not contain a relic, autograph or rip card.  The cards are printed on thicker cardstock, thereby doubling as a decoy.
As stated, these cards were seeded into any pack that did not contain a relic, autograph or rip card.  The cards are printed on thicker cardstock, thereby doubling as a decoy.


As with the old Diamond King issues in 1990's Donruss, one player from each team is featured on a card, thus a 30 card set.
As with the old Diamond King issues in 1990's Donruss, one player from each team is featured on a card, thus a 30 card set.


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1 Shawn Green
2 Andruw Jones
3 Miguel Tejada
4 David Ortiz
5 Derrek Lee
6 Paul Konerko
7 Ken Griffey Jr.
8 Travis Hafner
9 Todd Helton
10 Ivan Rodriguez
11 Miguel Cabrera
12 Lance Berkman
13 Mike Sweeney
14 Vladimir Guerrero
15 Rafael Furcal
16 Carlos Lee
17 Johan Santana
18 David Wright
19 Alex Rodriguez
20 Huston Street
21 Bobby Abreu
22 Jason Bay
23 Jake Peavy
24 Ichiro Suzuki
25 Barry Bonds
26 Albert Pujols
27 Aubrey Huff
28 Mark Teixeira
29 Vernon Wells
30 Alfonso Soriano


====Original Sketches====
====Original Sketches====
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===Rip Cards===
===Rip Cards===


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Although not entirely a new concept (see 1998 Zenith) 2006 Allen & Ginter saw the introduction of the Rip cards.  The cards were designed to be torn open and had a second mini card embedded inside. The mini card would either be an autographed mini, a limited gray back mini, an original Dick Perez sketch (1/1) or an original buy-back Allen and Ginter card from 1887.
Although not entirely a new concept (see [[1998 Zenith]]) 2006 Allen & Ginter saw the introduction of the Rip cards.  The cards were designed to be torn open and had a second mini card embedded inside. The mini card would either be an autographed mini, a limited gray back mini, an original Dick Perez sketch (1/1) or an original buy-back Allen and Ginter card from 1887.


The cards were seeded at approximately 1 per hobby case or 1:265 packs. There were 50 total rip cards with print runs varying from 10 - 99. A checklist with the print runs is shown below. It should be highlighted that the prices in the Beckett price guide are for ripped cards that have had the inside card removed. Unripped cards carry a much higher premium, if you can even find one at all.
The cards were seeded at approximately 1 per hobby case or 1:265 packs. There were 50 total rip cards with print runs varying from 10 - 99. A checklist with the print runs is shown below. Unripped cards carry a much higher premium, if you can even find one at all.


When Allen and Ginter was first released the demand for these cards was sky-high. Thus the price on these cards was significantly higher than other sets that had similarly serial numbered cards.  
When Allen and Ginter was first released the demand for these cards was sky-high. Thus the price on these cards was significantly higher than other sets that had similarly serial numbered cards.  
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Although rarely seen on the secondary market anymore, these cards still demand a high premium. A ripped copy of #RIP2 Dontrelle Willis (#7/10) sold on EBay in January 2008 for $55. A ripped copy of #RIP35 Albert Pujols (8/99) was sold on EBay in Jan, 2008 for $10.
Although rarely seen on the secondary market anymore, these cards still demand a high premium. A ripped copy of #RIP2 Dontrelle Willis (#7/10) sold on EBay in January 2008 for $55. A ripped copy of #RIP35 Albert Pujols (8/99) was sold on EBay in Jan, 2008 for $10.


 
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RIP1 Mickey Mantle Back 10
RIP1 Mickey Mantle Back 10
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RIP50 Vladimir Guerrero 99
RIP50 Vladimir Guerrero 99
===N-43===
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As a tribute to the orginal Allen and Ginter sets, a special group of cards were inserted as box toppers. The cards' dimension are the same measurements as the original 1888 Allen and Ginter N43 cards and are modeled in the same style. Each hobby box had either an N43 or a Postcard card inserted as a box topper.
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1 Alex Rodriguez
2 Barry Bonds
3 Albert Pujols
4 Josh Gibson
5 Nolan Ryan
6 Ichiro Suzuki
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Ted Williams
9 David Wright
10 Ken Griffey Jr.
11 Mark Teixeira
12 Adrian C. "Cap" Anson
13 Mike Tyson (Team listed as "Ear Eaters")
14 Kenji Johjima
15 Ryan Zimmerman
===Postcards===
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Two different types of cards were inserted into the hobby boxes of 2006 Allen and Ginter as a box topper. Each box would contain either a postcard box topper or a N43 box topper. The post cards measure approximately the same dimensions as a standard US postal service post card. The card fronts feature a black and white picture from a location that would be associated with the player. The card back feature a short message from the player and a facsimile signature. The "stamp" of the post card features a small portrait picture of the player.
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Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cathedral)
Alex Rodriguez (New York - Federal Hall)
Barry Bonds
Cal Ripken Jr.
Derek Jeter (New York Central Park)
David Ortiz
David Wright (New York East River Bridge)
Gary Carter    (Baseball Hall of Fame)
Ichiro Suzuki
Josh Gibson (Washington, DC)
Ken Griffey Jr. (Cincinnati - The Ohio River)
Mickey Mantle
Manny Ramirez (Boston)
Miguel Tejada
Ted Williams
Vladimir Guerrero (California Steam Ship Advertisement)


==Autographs & Game-Used==
==Autographs & Game-Used==

Revision as of 16:13, 11 July 2019

Description

2006 Topps Allen & Ginter is a 350-card set released July 26th, 2006. Considered by many to possibly be the best baseball product of 2006, and winner of Beckett Baseball's Product of the Year for 2006, packs of Topps' first Allen & Ginter set were gobbled up by collectors shortly after release. Prices soared above Topps' suggested retail price as the hits just kept coming. Part of the appeal of Allen & Ginter, was a strong lineup of major league players joined by superstar athletes from other sports -- all in keeping with the spirit of the original Allen & Ginter sets.

The autographs, parallels, and game-used inserts were all outstanding, but the real prize were the controversial Rip cards. The Rip cards, which contained another miniature-sized card embedded inside the main card, were seeded at the rate of one-per-case. In order to get the mini-card, collectors had to "Rip" open (thereby destroying) the Rip card. Inside the rip cards would be either an autographed mini, a special limited mini, a unique Dick Perez sketch or an original 1887 Allen and Ginter N28 card.

As of January 2008, hobby boxes are available for $180-$225.

Distribution

24 packs per box, 7 cards per pack

Each waxbox should yield two of the following (on average): Framed Autographs, Framed Relics, Printing Plates, and/or Allen & Ginter Original cards. Each case will include an exclusive Rip Card which may contain a repurchased Allen & Ginter card.

Each Hobby Box is packed with an exclusive Box Loader which would yield either: an N-43, N-43 Relic, N-43 Autograph, Postcard, or personalized Autographed Postcard.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 350 - ? ?
short set 300 - ? ?
Short Prints 50 - 1:2 1:2
Mini short set 300 - 1:1.6 1:1.6
Mini SP 50 - 1:13 1:13
Mini Exclusives 25 - RC N/A
Mini A&G Back short set 300 - 1:5 1:5
Mini A&G Back SP 50 - 1:65 1:65
Mini Black short set 300 - 1:10 1:10
Mini Black SP 50 - 1:130 1:130
Mini No Card Number 350 50 1:60 1:168
Mini Bazooka 350 25 1:125 1:266
Mini Wood 350 one-of-one 1:3100 1:6800
Mini Printing Plates 375 four for each 1:865 1:865
Dick Perez 30 - one-per-pack one-per-pack
Dick Perez Originals 30 one-of-one RC N/A
Rip Cards 50 varies 1:265 N/A
N-43 15 - 1:2/boxes N/A
Postcards 15 - 1:2/boxes N/A
Relics 52 - varies varies
Autographs 51 - varies varies
Autographs Red Ink 2 10 RC N/A
N-43 Relics 2 50 1:379/boxes N/A
N-43 Autographs 2 10 1:1970/boxes N/A
Personalized Postcards 15 one-of-one 1:3100/boxes N/A

Checklist

Promos

Hawaii Trade Conference Promos

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This seven-card mini-sized set was distributed to attendees of the 2006 Hawaii Trade Conference to preview the upcoming Allen & Ginter set and as such are the first ever Topps Allen & Ginter cards. Each card has the conference's logo on the back.

  • 1 Barry Bonds
  • 2 Alex Rodriguez
  • 3 Ichiro
  • 4 Albert Pujols
  • 5 Mickey Mantle
  • 6 Josh Gibson
  • 7 Duke Kahanamoku

NSCC Promos

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This eight-card set was distributed by Topps to attendees of the 2006 National Sports Collectors Convention which was held in Anahiem, CA. Each card is available in both standard (2 1/2" X 3 1/2") and mini sizes.

    Base Set

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    1 Albert Pujols

    2 Aubrey Huff

    3 Mark Teixeira

    4 Vernon Wells

    5 Ken Griffey Jr. SP

    6 Nick Swisher

    7 Jose Reyes

    8 David Wright

    9 Vladimir Guerrero

    10 Andruw Jones

    11 Ramon Hernandez

    12 Miguel Tejada

    13 Juan Pierre

    14 Jim Thome

    15 Austin Kearns SP

    16 Jhonny Peralta

    17 Clint Barmes

    18 Angel Berroa

    19 Nomar Garciaparra

    20 Joe Nathan

    21 Brandon Webb

    22 Chad Tracy

    23 Derek Jeter

    24 Conor Jackson (RC)

    25 Jason Giambi SP

    26 Johnny Estrada

    27 Luis Gonzalez

    28 Javier Vazquez

    29 Orlando Hudson

    30 Shawn Green

    31 Mark Buehrle

    32 Wily Mo Pena

    33 C.C. Sabathia

    34 Ronnie Belliard

    35 Travis Hafner SP

    36 Mike Jacobs (RC)

    37 Roy Oswalt

    38 Zack Greinke

    39 J.D. Drew

    40 Jeff Kent

    41 Ben Sheets

    42 Luis Castillo

    43 Carlos Delgado

    44 Cliff Floyd

    45 Danny Haren SP

    46 Bobby Abreu

    47 Jeromy Burnitz

    48 Khalil Greene

    49 Moises Alou

    50 Alex Rodriguez SP

    51 Ervin Santana SP

    52 Bartolo Colon SP

    53 John Smoltz SP

    54 David Ortiz SP

    55 Hideki Matsui SP

    56 Jermaine Dye SP

    57 Victor Martinez SP

    58 Willy Taveras SP

    59 Brady Clark SP

    60 Justin Morneau

    61 Xavier Nady

    62 Rich Harden

    63 Jack Wilson

    64 Brian Giles

    65 Jon Lieber SP

    66 Dan Johnson

    67 Billy Wagner

    68 Rickie Weeks

    69 Chris Ray (RC)

    70 Chris Shelton

    71 Dmitri Young

    72 Ivan Rodriguez

    73 Jeremy Bonderman

    74 Justin Verlander (RC)

    75 Randy Johnson

    76 Magglio Ordonez

    77 Brandon Inge

    78 Placido Polanco

    79 Ryan Howard

    80 Jason Bay

    81 Sean Casey

    82 Jeremy Hermida (RC)

    83 Mike Cameron

    84 Trevor Hoffman

    85 Mike Matheny SP

    86 Steve Finley

    87 Adam Everett

    88 Jason Isringhausen

    89 Jonny Gomes

    90 Barry Zito

    91 Bobby Crosby

    92 Eric Chavez

    93 Frank Thomas

    94 Huston Street

    95 Jorge Posada

    96 Casey Kotchman

    97 Darin Erstad

    98 Chipper Jones

    99 Jeff Francoeur

    100 Barry Bonds

    101 Alfonso Soriano

    102 Brandon Claussen

    103 Aaron Boone

    104 Roger Clemens

    105 Andy Pettitte SP

    106 Nick Johnson

    107 Tom Gordon

    108 Orlando Hernandez

    109 Francisco Rodriguez

    110 Orlando Cabrera

    111 Edgar Renteria

    112 Tim Hudson

    113 Coco Crisp

    114 Matt Clement

    115 Greg Maddux SP

    116 Paul Konerko

    117 Felipe Lopez

    118 Garrett Atkins

    119 Akinori Otsuka

    120 Craig Biggio

    121 Danys Baez

    122 Brad Penny

    123 Eric Gagne

    124 Lew Ford

    125 Mariano Rivera SP

    126 Carlos Beltran

    127 Pedro Martinez

    128 Todd Helton

    129 Aaron Rowand

    130 Mike Lieberthal

    131 Oliver Perez

    132 Ryan Klesko

    133 Randy Winn

    134 Yuniesky Betancourt

    135 David Eckstein SP

    136 Chad Orvella

    137 Toby Hall

    138 Hank Blalock

    139 B.J. Ryan

    140 Roy Halladay

    141 Livan Hernandez

    142 John Patterson

    143 Bengie Molina

    144 Brad Wilkerson

    145 Jorge Cantu SP

    146 Mark Mulder

    147 Felix Hernandez

    148 Paul Lo Duca

    149 Prince Fielder (RC)

    150 Johnny Damon SP

    151 Ryan Langerhans SP

    152 Kris Benson SP

    153 Curt Schilling SP

    154 Manny Ramirez SP

    155 Robinson Cano SP

    156 Derrek Lee SP

    157 A.J. Pierzynski SP

    158 Adam Dunn SP

    159 Cliff Lee SP

    160 Grady Sizemore

    161 Jeff Francis

    162 Dontrelle Willis

    163 Brad Ausmus

    164 Preston Wilson

    165 Derek Lowe SP

    166 Chris Capuano

    167 Joe Mauer

    168 Torii Hunter

    169 Chase Utley

    170 Zach Duke

    171 Jason Schmidt

    172 Adrian Beltre

    173 Eddie Guardado

    174 Richie Sexson

    175 Miguel Cabrera SP

    176 Julio Lugo

    177 Francisco Cordero

    178 Kevin Millwood

    179 A.J. Burnett

    180 Jose Guillen

    181 Larry Bigbie

    182 Raul Ibanez

    183 Jake Peavy

    184 Pat Burrell

    185 Tom Glavine SP

    186 J.J. Hardy

    187 Emil Brown

    188 Lance Berkman

    189 Marcus Giles

    190 Scott Podsednik

    191 Chone Figgins

    192 Melvin Mora

    193 Mark Loretta

    194 Carlos Zambrano

    195 Chien-Ming Wang

    196 Mark Prior

    197 Bobby Jenks

    198 Brian Fuentes

    199 Garret Anderson

    200 Ichiro Suzuki

    201 Brian Roberts

    202 Jason Kendall

    203 Milton Bradley

    204 Jimmy Rollins

    205 Brett Myers SP

    206 Joe Randa

    207 Mike Piazza

    208 Matt Morris

    209 Omar Vizquel

    210 Jeremy Reed

    211 Chris Carpenter

    212 Jim Edmonds

    213 Scott Kazmir

    214 Travis Lee

    215 Michael Young SP

    216 Rod Barajas

    217 Gustavo Chacin

    218 Lyle Overbay

    219 Troy Glaus

    220 Chad Cordero

    221 Jose Vidro

    222 Scott Rolen

    223 Carl Crawford

    224 Rocco Baldelli

    225 Mike Mussina

    226 Kelvim Escobar

    227 Corey Patterson

    228 Javy Lopez

    229 Jonathan Papelbon (RC)

    230 Aramis Ramirez

    231 Tadahito Iguchi

    232 Morgan Ensberg

    233 Mark Grudzielanek

    234 Mike Sweeney

    235 Shawn Chacon SP

    236 Nick Punto

    237 Geoff Jenkins

    238 Carlos Lee

    239 David DeJesus

    240 Brad Lidge

    241 Bob Wickman

    242 Jon Garland

    243 Kerry Wood

    244 Bronson Arroyo

    245 Matt Holliday SP

    246 Josh Beckett

    247 Johan Santana

    248 Rafael Furcal

    249 Shannon Stewart

    250 Gary Sheffield

    251 Josh Barfield SP (RC)

    252 Kenji Johjima RC

    253 Ian Kinsler (RC)

    254 Brian Anderson (RC)

    255 Matt Cain SP (RC)

    256 Josh Willingham SP (RC)

    257 John Koronka (RC)

    258 Chris Duffy (RC)

    259 Brian McCann (RC)

    260 Hanley Ramirez (RC)

    261 Hong-Chih Kuo (RC)

    262 Francisco Liriano (RC)

    263 Anderson Hernandez (RC)

    264 Ryan Zimmerman (RC)

    265 Brian Bannister SP (RC)

    266 Nolan Ryan

    267 Frank Robinson

    268 Roberto Clemente

    269 Hank Greenberg

    270 Napolean Lajoie

    271 Lloyd Waner

    272 Paul Waner

    273 Frankie Frisch

    274 Moose Skowron

    275 Mickey Mantle

    276 Brooks Robinson

    277 Carl Yastrzemski

    278 Johnny Pesky

    279 Stan Musial

    280 Bill Mazeroski

    281 Harmon Killebrew

    282 Monte Irvin

    283 Bob Gibson

    284 Ted Williams

    285 Yogi Berra SP

    286 Ernie Banks

    287 Bobby Doerr

    288 Josh Gibson

    289 Bob Feller

    290 Cal Ripken

    291 Bobby Cox MG

    292 Terry Francona MG

    293 Dusty Baker MG

    294 Ozzie Guillen MG

    295 Jim Leyland MG SP

    296 Willie Randolph MG

    297 Joe Torre MG

    298 Felipe Alou MG

    299 Tony La Russa MG

    300 Frank Robinson MG

    301 Mike Tyson

    302 Duke Paoa Kahanamoku

    303 Jennie Finch

    304 Brandi Chastain

    305 Danica Patrick SP

    306 Wendy Guey

    307 Hulk Hogan

    308 Carl Lewis

    309 John Wooden

    310 Randy Couture

    311 Andy Irons

    312 Takeru Kobayashi

    313 Leon Spinks

    314 Jim Thorpe

    315 Jerry Bailey SP

    316 Adrian C. Anson REP

    317 John M. Ward REP

    318 Mike Kelly REP

    319 Capt. Jack Glasscock REP

    320 Aaron Hill

    321 Derrick Turnbow

    322 Nick Markakis (RC)

    323 Brad Hawpe

    324 Kevin Mench

    325 John Lackey SP

    326 Chester A. Arthur

    327 Ulysses S. Grant

    328 Abraham Lincoln

    329 Grover Cleveland

    330 Benjamin Harrison

    331 Theodore Roosevelt

    332 Rutherford B. Hayes

    333 Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck

    334 Kaiser Wilhelm II

    335 Queen Victoria SP

    336 Pope Leo XIII

    337 Thomas Edison

    338 Orville Wright

    339 Wilbur Wright

    340 Nathaniel Hawthorne

    341 Herman Melville

    342 Stonewall Jackson

    343 Robert E. Lee

    344 Andrew Carnegie

    345 John Rockefeller SP

    346 Bob Fitzsimmons

    347 Billy The Kid

    348 Buffalo Bill

    349 Jesse James

    350 Statue Of Liberty

    Parallels

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    All 350 base cards are available in the following mini-sized parallels. All cards measure 1-7/16" X 2-5/8"

    • Minis
    • A&G Backs
    • Black Bordered
    • No Number on Back (limited to 50 copies)
    • Bazooka Backs (serial numbered to 25 copies)
    • Mini Wood (one-of-one)
    • Printing Plates (set of four-for-each)

    NOTE: The 50 short-printed base cards are also SPed in the Mini, Mini A&G Back, and Mini Black Border parallels.

    Mini-Exclusives

    Inserted into Rip cards in 2006 Allen and Ginter, these mini cards are an additional 25 mini cards toward the base set. The cards feature additional pictures that are different from the base set for each player, and are printed on gray cardstock. Ryan and Clemens are depicted on different teams than their standard base card.

    • Topps Allen and Ginter
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Autographs
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Autographs Red Ink
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Dick Perez Original Sketches
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Dick Perez Sketches
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Hawaii Trade Conference
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini A and G Back
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Bazooka
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Black
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini No Card Number
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Printing Plates Black
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Printing Plates Cyan
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Printing Plates Magenta
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Printing Plates Yellow
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Wood
    • Topps Allen and Ginter N43
    • Topps Allen and Ginter N43 Autographs
    • Topps Allen and Ginter N43 Relics
    • Topps Allen and Ginter NSCC Promos
    • Topps Allen and Ginter NSCC Promos Mini
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Postcards
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Postcards Personalized
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Relics
    • Topps Allen and Ginter Rip Cards

    351 Albert Pujols

    352 Alex Rodriguez

    353 Andruw Jones

    354 Barry Bonds

    355 Cal Ripken Jr.

    356 David Ortiz

    357 David Wright

    358 Derek Jeter

    359 Derrek Lee

    360 Hideki Matsui

    361 Ichiro

    362 Johan Santana

    363 Josh Gibson

    364 Ken Griffey Jr.

    365 Manny Ramirez

    366 Mickey Mantle

    367 Miguel Cabrera

    368 Miguel Tejada

    369 Mike Piazza

    370 Nolan Ryan (Rangers)

    371 Roberto Clemente

    372 Roger Clemens (Astros)

    373 Scott Rolen

    374 Ted Williams

    375 Vladimir Guerrero

    Inserts

    Dick Perez Sketch Cards

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    The Dick Perez Sketch cards were inserted at a rate of nearly one per pack. Perez has a long history of drawing ballplayer portraits for card manufacturers, dating back to the early 1980's in Donruss. Topps called for his drawings to be too small and fine thus losing much of their majesty and detail.

    As stated, these cards were seeded into any pack that did not contain a relic, autograph or rip card. The cards are printed on thicker cardstock, thereby doubling as a decoy.

    As with the old Diamond King issues in 1990's Donruss, one player from each team is featured on a card, thus a 30 card set.

    • 1 Shawn Green
    • 2 Andruw Jones
    • 3 Miguel Tejada
    • 4 David Ortiz
    • 5 Derrek Lee
    • 6 Paul Konerko
    • 7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • 8 Travis Hafner
    • 9 Todd Helton
    • 10 Ivan Rodriguez
    • 11 Miguel Cabrera
    • 12 Lance Berkman
    • 13 Mike Sweeney
    • 14 Vladimir Guerrero
    • 15 Rafael Furcal
    • 16 Carlos Lee
    • 17 Johan Santana
    • 18 David Wright
    • 19 Alex Rodriguez
    • 20 Huston Street
    • 21 Bobby Abreu
    • 22 Jason Bay
    • 23 Jake Peavy
    • 24 Ichiro Suzuki
    • 25 Barry Bonds
    • 26 Albert Pujols
    • 27 Aubrey Huff
    • 28 Mark Teixeira
    • 29 Vernon Wells
    • 30 Alfonso Soriano

    Original Sketches

    Inserted into Rip cards in 2006 Allen and Ginter, these cards are the original sketches drawn by Dick Perez that were used for the regular insert. Each one is completely unique and serial numbered 1/1.

    Rip Cards

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    Although not entirely a new concept (see 1998 Zenith) 2006 Allen & Ginter saw the introduction of the Rip cards. The cards were designed to be torn open and had a second mini card embedded inside. The mini card would either be an autographed mini, a limited gray back mini, an original Dick Perez sketch (1/1) or an original buy-back Allen and Ginter card from 1887.

    The cards were seeded at approximately 1 per hobby case or 1:265 packs. There were 50 total rip cards with print runs varying from 10 - 99. A checklist with the print runs is shown below. Unripped cards carry a much higher premium, if you can even find one at all.

    When Allen and Ginter was first released the demand for these cards was sky-high. Thus the price on these cards was significantly higher than other sets that had similarly serial numbered cards.

    Although rarely seen on the secondary market anymore, these cards still demand a high premium. A ripped copy of #RIP2 Dontrelle Willis (#7/10) sold on EBay in January 2008 for $55. A ripped copy of #RIP35 Albert Pujols (8/99) was sold on EBay in Jan, 2008 for $10.


    RIP1 Mickey Mantle Back 10

    RIP2 Dontrelle Willis 10

    RIP3 Ivan Rodriguez 10

    RIP4 Johan Santana 10

    RIP5 Mike Piazza 15

    RIP6 Randy Johnson 15

    RIP7 Robinson Cano 15

    RIP8 Scott Rolen 15

    RIP9 Todd Helton 15

    RIP10 Alex Rodriguez Back 25

    RIP11 Alfonso Soriano 25

    RIP12 D.Ortiz/A.Rodriguez 25

    RIP13 Barry Bonds Back 25

    RIP14 C.Beltran/C.Delgado 25

    RIP15 David Wright 25

    RIP16 Derrek Lee 25

    RIP17 Huston Street 25

    RIP18 Mariano Rivera 25

    RIP19 Nolan Ryan 25

    RIP20 Kenji Johjima 99

    RIP21 Cap Anson 99

    RIP22 Ryan Zimmerman 99

    RIP23 Andruw Jones 99

    RIP24 Barry Bonds at Wall 99

    RIP25 Cal Ripken 99

    RIP26 David Ortiz 99

    RIP27 Hideki Matsui 99

    RIP28 Ken Griffey Jr. 99

    RIP29 Manny Ramirez 99

    RIP30 Mickey Mantle w/Bat 99

    RIP31 A.Rod Bat Out 99

    RIP32 Miguel Cabrera 99

    RIP33 Miguel Tejada 99

    RIP34 Pedro Martinez 99

    RIP35 Albert Pujols w/Bat 99

    RIP36 A.Rod Hands Out 99

    RIP37 A.Rodriguez/D.Jeter 99

    RIP38 Barry Bonds 700 99

    RIP39 Derek Jeter 99

    RIP40 Ichiro Suzuki 99

    RIP41 I.Suzuki/H.Matsui 99

    RIP42 Josh Gibson 99

    RIP43 M.Mantle Swing 99

    RIP44 Jonathan Papelbon 99

    RIP45 M.Mantle/T.Williams 99

    RIP46 Albert Pujols Back 99

    RIP47 Roberto Clemente 99

    RIP48 Roger Clemens 99

    RIP49 Ted Williams 99

    RIP50 Vladimir Guerrero 99

    N-43

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    As a tribute to the orginal Allen and Ginter sets, a special group of cards were inserted as box toppers. The cards' dimension are the same measurements as the original 1888 Allen and Ginter N43 cards and are modeled in the same style. Each hobby box had either an N43 or a Postcard card inserted as a box topper.

    1 Alex Rodriguez

    2 Barry Bonds

    3 Albert Pujols

    4 Josh Gibson

    5 Nolan Ryan

    6 Ichiro Suzuki

    7 Mickey Mantle

    8 Ted Williams

    9 David Wright

    10 Ken Griffey Jr.

    11 Mark Teixeira

    12 Adrian C. "Cap" Anson

    13 Mike Tyson (Team listed as "Ear Eaters")

    14 Kenji Johjima

    15 Ryan Zimmerman

    Postcards

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    Two different types of cards were inserted into the hobby boxes of 2006 Allen and Ginter as a box topper. Each box would contain either a postcard box topper or a N43 box topper. The post cards measure approximately the same dimensions as a standard US postal service post card. The card fronts feature a black and white picture from a location that would be associated with the player. The card back feature a short message from the player and a facsimile signature. The "stamp" of the post card features a small portrait picture of the player.


    Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cathedral)

    Alex Rodriguez (New York - Federal Hall)

    Barry Bonds

    Cal Ripken Jr.

    Derek Jeter (New York Central Park)

    David Ortiz

    David Wright (New York East River Bridge)

    Gary Carter (Baseball Hall of Fame)

    Ichiro Suzuki

    Josh Gibson (Washington, DC)

    Ken Griffey Jr. (Cincinnati - The Ohio River)

    Mickey Mantle

    Manny Ramirez (Boston)

    Miguel Tejada

    Ted Williams

    Vladimir Guerrero (California Steam Ship Advertisement)

    Autographs & Game-Used

    Framed Autographs

    39 players were featured in an Autographed set. The players autographed mini cards of themselves that were than placed inside a frame similar to the frames that the relic and A&G originals were set in. The autographed cards were inserted in different groups at different rates.

    Insertion Odds 

       * GROUP A ODDS 1:2467 H, 1:3850 R
   * GROUP B ODDS 1:14,500 H, 1:32,000 R
   * GROUP C ODDS 1:2200 H, 1:4300 R
   * GROUP D ODDS 1:548 H, 1:1090 R
   * GROUP E ODDS 1:473 H, 1:1000 R
   * GROUP F ODDS 1:250 H, 1:520 R
   * GROUP G ODDS 1:158 H, 1:299 R

    Print Run

    The print runs for each group were provided by Topps. None of the cards are serial numbered.

    Although Brian Roberts, Felix Hernandez and Zach Duke were all advertised by Topps as being included in this set, it is now believed that these cards were not actually produced. These cards are not included in the Beckett Collections or OPG listing for the set.

    AI Andy Irons D 200

    AR Alex Rodriguez A 50

    BB Barry Bonds A* 25

    BC Brandi Chastain D 200

    BF Bob Feller E

    BJR BJ Ryan E

    BW Billy Wagner F

    CB Clint Barmes F

    CL Carl Lewis D 200

    CMW Chien-Ming Wang C 100

    CR Cal Ripken Jr. A 50

    CU Chase Utley E

    CY Carl Yastrzemski A 50

    DL Derek Lee E

    DP Danica Patrick C 100

    DW David Wright E

    DWI Dontrelle Willis C 100

    EC Eric Chavez G

    ES Ervin Santana F

    FL Francisco Liriano G

    GS Gary Sheffield A 50

    HH Hulk Hogan D 200

    HS Huston Street E

    JB Jerry Bailey D 200

    JBA Josh Barfield G

    JF Jennie Finch D 200

    JG Johnny Gomes G

    JS Johan Santana C 100

    JW John Wooden D 200

    KJ Kenji Johjima A 50

    LF Lew Ford G

    LS Leon Spinks D 200

    MC Miguel Cabrera C 100

    MT Mike Tyson D 200

    MY Michael Young E

    NR Nolan Ryan A 50

    OS Ozzie Smith B 75

    PF Prince Fielder F

    RA Randy Couture E

    RC Robinson Cano G

    RH Ryan Howard F

    RZ Ryan Zimmerman F

    SK Scott Kazmir F

    SM Stan Musial A 50

    TG Tony Gwynn A 50

    TH Travis Hafner F

    TK Takeru Kobayashi D 200

    VG Vladimir Guerrero A 50

    VM Victor Martinez E

    WG Wendy Guey F

    WMP Wily Mo Pena G


    Red Ink

    Two players, Alex Rodriguez and David Wright, also signed 10 cards each in red ink. These cards were embedded inside Rip Cards and are not serial numbered.

    Framed Relics

    Inserted at varying rates based on different grouping, 50 relic cards were also inserted into the Allen and Ginter packs. Included along with the baseball game used relics were two cards featuring a necktie worn by George W. Bush and a sweater worn by John F. Kennedy. Both of these cards are extremely rare. However, it should be noted that the Mantle jersey relic is no more rare than the Huston Street or Travis Hafner cards.

    AP Albert Pujols Uni F

    APE Andy Pettitte Jsy F

    AR Alex Rodriguez Jsy C

    BB Barry Bonds Uni G

    BC Bobby Crosby Uni E

    BM Brandon McCarthy Jsy E

    CB Carlos Beltran Jsy H

    CBA Clint Barmes Jsy G

    CD Carlos Delgado Jsy F

    CMW Chien-Ming Wang Jsy F

    CS Curt Schilling Jsy F

    CU Chase Utley Jsy G

    DO David Ortiz Jsy G

    DW David Wright Jsy H

    DWI Dontrelle Willis Jsy I

    EC Eric Chavez Uni E

    FH Felix Hernandez Jsy C

    FT Frank Thomas Bat F

    GB George W. Bush Tie A 150

    GS Gary Sheffield E

    HCK Hong-Chih Kuo Jsy D

    HM Hideki Matsui Uni G

    HS Huston Street Jsy D

    JC Jorge Cantu Jsy E

    JD Johnny Damon Jsy C

    JDY Jermaine Dye Uni G

    JF Jeff Francouer Bat C

    JG Jonny Gomes Jsy F

    JK John F. Kennedy Sweater A 250

    JP Jake Peavy Jsy C

    JS Johan Santana Jsy G

    JT Jim Thome Uni C

    MB Mark Buehrle Uni F

    MC Miguel Cabrera Uni B

    MH Matt Holliday Jsy F

    MM Mickey Mantle Uni D

    MP Mark Prior Jsy G

    MPZ Mike Piazza Bat C

    MR Manny Ramirez Jsy H

    MT Miguel Tejada Uni E

    NS Nick Swisher Jsy E

    PK Paul Konerko Uni D

    PM Pedro Martinez Jsy I

    RC Robinson Cano Uni F

    RH Ryan Howard Bat C

    RL Ryan Langerhans Bat C

    RO Roy Oswalt Jsy G

    TH Travis Hafner Jsy D

    VG Vladimir Guerrero Bat F

    VM Victor Martinez Jsy D

    WT Willy Taveras Jsy H

    ZD Zach Duke Jsy C

    N-43 Autographs

    Two autographed N43's were inserted as box toppers.

    Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez both signed 10 cards and these were inserted at a rate of 1:1970 hobby boxes.

    These cards are extremely rare and do not have listed prices in Beckett printed or OPG.

    The Bonds card has sold for $700 and the Rodriguez for $420 - $480

    N-43 Relics

    Two Relics N43's were inserted as box toppers.

    An Albert Pujols uniform relic and a Josh Gibson bat relic were inserted at a rate of 1:1379 hobby boxes.

    Each card was serial numbered to 50.

    Personalized Postcards

    Two different types of cards were inserted into the hobby boxes of 2006 Allen and Ginter as a box topper. Each box would contain either a postcard box topper or a N43 box topper. The post cards measure approximately the same dimensions as a standard US postal service post card. The card fronts feature a black and white picture from a location that would be associated with the player. The card backs feature a short message from the player, hand written by the player with a signature. The "stamp" of the post card features a small portrait picture of the player.

    The Mickey Mantle card is signed by his son David.

    The odds of pulling a personalized postcard was 1:3000 hobby boxes. Each personalized postcard is a unique 1/1. The Gary Carter appeared on Ebay in January 2007 and sold for $320. The David Wright was reportedly sold for $1325 in 2006 (Source - Beckett Baseball, Oct. 2006, Issue #259)



    AGPA-AR Alex Rodriguez

    AGPA-CB Clint Barmes

    AGPA-CR Cal Ripken

    AGPA-CY Carl Yastrzemski

    AGPA-DP Danica Patrick

    AGPA-DS Duke Snider

    AGPA-DW David Wright

    AGPA-GC Gary Carter

    AGPA-GS Gary Sheffield

    AGPA-HH Hulk Hogan

    AGPA-JF Jennie Finch

    AGPA-MM Mickey Mantle (signed by David Mantle)

    AGPA-RC Robinson Cano

    AGPA-RH Ryan Howard

    AGPA-RZ Ryan Zimmerman

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