2006 Topps Allen & Ginter

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

• 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. Anson
• 13 Mike Tyson
• 14 Kenji Johjima
• 15 Ryan Zimmerman

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.

• AP Albert Pujols
• AR Alex Rodriguez
• BB Barry Bonds
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
• DJ Derek Jeter
• DO David Ortiz
• DW David Wright
• IS Ichiro Suzuki
• JG Josh Gibson
• KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
• MM Mickey Mantle
• MR Manny Ramirez
• MT Miguel Tejada
• TW Ted Williams
• VG Vladimir Guerrero

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

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.

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

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

2006 Topps Allen & Ginter Rip Card

2006 Topps Allen & Ginter Rip Card

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.

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
• RIP2 Dontrelle Willis
• RIP3 Ivan Rodriguez
• RIP4 Johan Santana
• RIP5 Mike Piazza
• RIP6 Randy Johnson
• RIP7 Robinson Cano
• RIP8 Scott Rolen
• RIP9 Todd Helton
• RIP10 Alex Rodriguez
• RIP11 Alfonso Soriano
• RIP12 David Ortiz / Alex Rodriguez
• RIP13 Barry Bonds
• RIP14 Carlos Beltran / Carlos Delgado
• RIP15 David Wright
• RIP16 Derrek Lee
• RIP17 Huston Street
• RIP18 Mariano Rivera
• RIP19 Nolan Ryan
• RIP20 Kenji Johjima
• RIP21 Cap Anson
• RIP22 Ryan Zimmerman
• RIP23 Andruw Jones
• RIP24 Barry Bonds
• RIP25 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• RIP26 David Ortiz
• RIP27 Hideki Matsui
• RIP28 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• RIP29 Manny Ramirez
• RIP30 Mickey Mantle
• RIP31 Alex Rodriguez
• RIP32 Miguel Cabrera
• RIP33 Miguel Tejada
• RIP34 Pedro Martinez
• RIP35 Albert Pujols
• RIP36 Alex Rodriguez
• RIP37 Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter
• RIP38 Barry Bonds
• RIP39 Derek Jeter
• RIP40 Ichiro Suzuki
• RIP41 Ichiro Suzuki / Hideki Matsui
• RIP42 Josh Gibson
• RIP43 Mickey Mantle
• RIP44 Jonathan Papelbon
• RIP45 Mickey Mantle / Ted Williams
• RIP46 Albert Pujols
• RIP47 Roberto Clemente
• RIP48 Roger Clemens
• RIP49 Ted Williams
• RIP50 Vladimir Guerrero

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

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)

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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