1991 Upper Deck

Description

1991 Upper Deck is an 800-card set released in two series: A "Low" series of 700 cards, and a "Hi" series of 100. An estimated 3 million copies of each card were printed.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, fifteen cards plus one team logo sticker per pack (MSRP: $0.99). 20 boxes per case.

Jumbo: 20 packs per box, 27 cards plus one team logo sticker per pack (MSRP: $1.98).

Factory Sets.

Insertion Ratios

Lo Series

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Wax Odds	Jumbo Odds
Base	700	-	15:1	27:1
SPs	1	-	1:72	1:72
Nolan Ryan Baseball Heroes	10	-	1:6	?
Silver Sluggers	18	-	N/A	one-per-pack
Heroes of Baseball	4	-	HERO	N/A
Nolan Ryan Autograph	1	2500	?	?
Heroes of Baseball Autographs	3	3000	HERO	?

HERO: Exclusive to Lo-Series Heroes of Baseball packs.

Hi Series

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Wax Odds	Jumbo Odds
Lo Series Base	700	-	13:1	23:1
Hi Series Base	100	-	2:1	4:1
SPs	1	-	1:72	1:72
Hank Aaron Baseball Heroes	10	-	1:6	?
Silver Sluggers	18	-	N/A	one-per-pack
Hank Aaron Autograph	1	2500	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

Low-Series

Star Rookies

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AL West Team Checklists

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AL East Team Checklists

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Top Prospects

New for '91 were the Top Prospects, a subset featuring the best Minor Leaguer for each of the 26 MLB teams.

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NL West Team Checklists

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NL East Team Checklists

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Hi-Series

NOTE: For the first time, the Hi-Series was NOT issued as its own factory set.

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Variations

Holograms

Upper Deck used several different types of holograms on the backs of these cards, some of which were from different years and even different sports.

• 1991 Upper Deck baseball hologram
• 1990 Upper Deck baseball hologram
• 1990-91 Upper Deck Hockey hologram
• 1992 Upper Deck hologram

For more information about these different holograms, please visit [1]

Other

231 Brian Downing - no position on front (NPO).

309 Luis Salazar - i in Luis on back is circled i” variation

311 Milt Thompson - has cross-hairs mark printed over the 86 in his stats.

354 Don Mattingly - missing stats on back

SS-11 Lance Parrish - card number is slanted

Inserts

SP

Randomly inserted into Lo (SP1) and Hi (SP2) Series packs were these two limited edition short-printed, or "SP," inserts. #SP1 shows Michael Jordan taking batting practice before a 1990 White Sox game. This card was issued three years before Jordan's temporary retirement from basketball to play for the White Sox's minor league team, and this card is sometimes listed (incorrectly) as Jordan's baseball rookie card. #SP2 commemorates the events of May 1st, 1991 -- the date Nolan Ryan threw his 7th career no-hitter and Rickey Henderson broke the all-time stolen base record.

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Nolan Ryan Baseball Heroes

This set was exclusive to Lo-Series packs and is sequentially-numbered as a continuation of the previous year's Reggie Jackson Baseball Heroes insert set.

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Hank Aaron Baseball Heroes

This set was exclusive to Hi-Series packs.

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Heroes of Baseball Hologram

A Hank Aaron hologram card was issued to promote the Heroes of Baseball series. Unlike the Heroes of Baseball inserts (see above), the Aaron Hologram was inserted in all Hi-Series packs.

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Silver Sluggers

This 18-card set features the previous season's Silver Slugger award winners. One card from the set was inserted into each Jumbo pack.

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Heroes of Baseball

In 1991, Upper Deck organized "The Heroes of Baseball," a series of "Old-Timers Game" style events at Major League ballparks. In conjunction with these games, Upper Deck also organized a card show. Dealers who setup at Heroes of Baseball card shows were entitled to purchase a special run of 1991 Upper Deck Lo-Series boxes that contained an exclusive Heroes of Baseball insert set. The set features three of the participants plus a a fourth card of all three players painted by Vernon Wells, Jr. Autographs of all three players were randomly inserted (see below).

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Holographic Team Logo Stickers

Each pack on 1991 Upper Deck Baseball, as well as each factory set and Final Edition factory set contained a Holographic Team Logo Sticker. Each sticker measured 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" and have rounded corners. All 26 teams plus the American and National League logos are included.

Autographs & Game-Used

Ryan/Aaron Autographed Baseball Heroes

Nolan Ryan and Hank Aaron autographed 2500 copies of their Baseball Heroes checklist card.

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Heroes of Baseball Autograph

These autographs were exclusive to the Heroes of Baseball autographs. Each is hand-numbered to 3000 copies.

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Upper Deck (flagship)
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