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.
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
Alex Rodriguez Rip Card
An Alex Rodriguez Rip Card (with a Mickey Mantle mini card embedded inside) was distributed to Hobby dealers to promote the upcoming 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter's set, and to explain the Rip Card concept.
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.
- 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
- 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
- 25 Jason Giambi
- 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
- 36 Mike Jacobs
- 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
- 46 Bobby Abreu
- 47 Jeromy Burnitz
- 48 Khalil Greene
- 49 Moises Alou
- 50 Alex Rodriguez
- 51 Ervin Santana
- 52 Bartolo Colon
- 53 John Smoltz
- 54 David Ortiz SP
- 55 Hideki Matsui
- 56 Jermaine Dye
- 57 Victor Martinez
- 58 Willy Taveras
- 59 Brady Clark
- 60 Justin Morneau
- 61 Xavier Nady
- 62 Rich Harden
- 63 Jack Wilson
- 64 Brian Giles
- 65 Jon Lieber
- 66 Dan Johnson
- 67 Billy Wagner
- 68 Rickie Weeks
- 69 Chris Ray
- 70 Chris Shelton
- 71 Dmitri Young
- 72 Ivan Rodriguez
- 73 Jeremy Bonderman
- 74 Justin Verlander
- 75 Randy Johnson
- 76 Magglio Ordonez
- 77 Brandon Inge
- 78 Placido Polanco
- 79 Ryan Howard
- 80 Jason Bay
- 81 Sean Casey
- 82 Jeremy Hermida
- 83 Mike Cameron
- 84 Trevor Hoffman
- 85 Mike Matheny
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 146 Mark Mulder
- 147 Felix Hernandez
- 148 Paul Lo Duca
- 149 Prince Fielder
- 150 Johnny Damon
- 151 Ryan Langerhans
- 152 Kris Benson
- 153 Curt Schilling
- 154 Manny Ramirez
- 155 Robinson Cano
- 156 Derrek Lee
- 157 A.J. Pierzynski
- 158 Adam Dunn
- 159 Cliff Lee
- 160 Grady Sizemore
- 161 Jeff Francis
- 162 Dontrelle Willis
- 163 Brad Ausmus
- 164 Preston Wilson
- 165 Derek Lowe
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 230 Aramis Ramirez
- 231 Tadahito Iguchi
- 232 Morgan Ensberg
- 233 Mark Grudzielanek
- 234 Mike Sweeney
- 235 Shawn Chacon
- 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
- 246 Josh Beckett
- 247 Johan Santana
- 248 Rafael Furcal
- 249 Shannon Stewart
- 250 Gary Sheffield
- 251 Josh Barfield
- 252 Kenji Johjima
- 253 Ian Kinsler
- 254 Brian Anderson
- 255 Matt Cain
- 256 Josh Willingham
- 257 John Koronka
- 258 Chris Duffy
- 259 Brian McCann
- 260 Hanley Ramirez
- 261 Hong-Chih Kuo
- 262 Francisco Liriano
- 263 Anderson Hernandez
- 264 Ryan Zimmerman
- 265 Brian Bannister
- 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
- 286 Ernie Banks
- 287 Bobby Doerr
- 288 Josh Gibson
- 289 Bob Feller
- 290 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 291 Bobby Cox
- 292 Terry Francona
- 293 Dusty Baker
- 294 Ozzie Guillen
- 295 Jim Leyland
- 296 Willie Randolph
- 297 Joe Torre
- 298 Felipe Alou
- 299 Tony LaRussa
- 300 Frank Robinson
- 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
- 316 Adrian C. Anson
- 317 John M. Ward
- 318 Mike Kelly
- 319 Capt. Jack Glasscock
- 320 Aaron Hill
- 321 Derrick Turnbow
- 322 Nick Markakis
- 323 Brad Hawpe
- 324 Kevin Mench
- 325 John Lackey
- 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
- 335 Queen Victoria
- 336 Pope Leo
- 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
- 346 Bob Fitzsimmons
- 347 Billy The Kid
- 348 Buffalo Bill
- 349 Jesse James
- 350 Statue Of Liberty
- NNO Framed Originals
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.
- 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 Suzuki
- 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
- 371 Roberto Clemente
- 372 Roger Clemens
- 373 Scott Rolen
- 374 Ted Williams
- 375 Vladimir Guerrero
Inserts
Dick Perez Sketch Cards
The Dick Perez Sketch cards were inserted at a rate of nearly one per pack and were printed on a thicker gauge of cardstock -- essentially making them an anti-packsearching decoy. Perez had a long history of drawing ballplayer portraits for card manufacturers, dating back to the early 1980's in Donruss. Unfortunately, Topps commissioned his drawings as sketch cards (2 1/2" X 3 1/2") -- way to be too small and fine -- thus losing much of the majesty and detail of the Donruss Diamond Kings.
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
Embedded into Rip Cards (see below), these are the original sketches drawn by Dick Perez that were used for the regular insert. Each one is completely unique and serial-numbered as a one-of-one.
Rip Cards
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.
Each card is serial-numbered to the following production figures.
- Cards RIP1-RIP4: serial-numbered to ten.
- Cards RIP5-RIP9: serial-numbered to fifteen.
- Cards RIP10-RIP19: serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- Cards RIP20-RIP50: serial-numbered to 99 copies.
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 99
- 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
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
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.
- Albert Pujols
- Alex Rodriguez
- Barry Bonds
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Derek Jeter
- David Ortiz
- David Wright
- Ichiro Suzuki
- Josh Gibson
- Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Mickey Mantle
- Manny Ramirez
- Miguel Tejada
- Ted Williams
- Vladimir Guerrero
Autographs & Game-Used
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
- APE Andy Pettitte
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- BB Barry Bonds
- BC Bobby Crosby
- BM Brandon McCarthy
- CB Carlos Beltran
- CBA Clint Barmes
- CD Carlos Delgado
- CMW Chien-Ming Wang
- CS Curt Schilling
- CU Chase Utley
- DO David Ortiz
- DW David Wright
- DWI Dontrelle Willis
- EC Eric Chavez
- FH Felix Hernandez
- FT Frank Thomas
- GS Gary Sheffield
- HCK Hong-Chih Kuo
- HM Hideki Matsui
- HS Huston Street
- JC Jorge Cantu
- JD Johnny Damon
- JDY Jermaine Dye
- JF Jeff Francouer
- JG Jonny Gomes
- JP Jake Peavy
- JS Johan Santana
- JT Jim Thome
- MB Mark Buehrle
- MC Miguel Cabrera
- MH Matt Holliday
- MM Mickey Mantle
- MP Mark Prior
- MPZ Mike Piazza
- MR Manny Ramirez
- MT Miguel Tejada
- NS Nick Swisher
- PK Paul Konerko
- PM Pedro Martinez
- RC Robinson Cano
- RH Ryan Howard
- RL Ryan Langerhans
- RO Roy Oswalt
- TH Travis Hafner
- VG Vladimir Guerrero
- VM Victor Martinez
- WT Willy Taveras
- ZD Zach Duke
- JK John F. Kennedy
- GB George W. Bush
Framed Autographs
39 players were featured in an Framed 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. The print runs for each group were provided by Topps. None of the cards are serial numbered.
NOTE: 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
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- BB Barry Bonds
- BC Brandi Chastain
- BF Bob Feller
- BJR B.J. Ryan
- BW Billy Wagner
- CB Clint Barmes
- CL Carl Lewis
- CMW Chien-Ming Wang
- CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- CU Chase Utley
- CY Carl Yastrzemski
- DL Derrek Lee
- DP Danica Patrick
- DW David Wright
- DWI Dontrelle Willis
- EC Eric Chavez
- ES Ervin Santana
- FL Francisco Liriano
- GS Gary Sheffield
- HH Hulk Hogan
- HS Huston Street
- JB Jerry Bailey
- JB1 Josh Barfield
- JF Jennie Finch
- JG Jonny Gomes
- JS Johan Santana
- JW John Wooden
- KJ Kenji Johjima
- LF Lew Ford
- LS Leon Spinks
- MC Miguel Cabrera
- MT Mike Tyson
- MY Michael Young
- NR Nolan Ryan
- OS Ozzie Smith
- PF Prince Fielder
- RA Randy Couture
- RC Robinson Cano
- RH Ryan Howard
- RZ Ryan Zimmerman
- SK Scott Kazmir
- SM Stan Musial
- TG Tony Gwynn
- TH Travis Hafner
- TK Takeru Kobayashi
- VG Vladimir Guerrero
- VM Victor Martinez
- WG Wendy Guey
- WMP Wily Mo Pena
Red Ink
Two players, Alex Rodriguez and David Wright, also signed ten cards each in red ink. These cards were embedded inside Rip Cards and are not serial numbered.
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- DW David Wright
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 copies.
- AP Albert Pujols
- JG Josh Gibson
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
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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