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
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.
- 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.
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
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
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 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.
The specific odds of finding a Framed Relic are as follows.
- Group A: 1:2800 Hobby, 1:4950 retail
- Group B: 1:2000 Hobby, 1:3900 retail
- Group C: 1:140 Hobby, 1:248 retail
- Group D: 1:178 Hobby, 1:413 retail
- Group E: 1:128 Hobby, 1:275 retail
- Group F: 1:60 Hobby, 1:118 retail
- Group G: 1:66 Hobby, 1:152 retail
- Group H: 1:111 Hobby, 1:174 retail
- Group I: 1:178 Hobby, 1:413 retail
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
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.
- Group A: 1:2467 Hobby, 1:3850 retail; limited to 50 copies.
- Group B: 1:14,500 Hobby, 1:32,000 retail; limited to 75 copies.
- Group C: 1:2200 Hobby, 1:4300 retail; limited to 100 copies.
- Group D: 1:548 Hobby, 1:1090 retail; limited to 200 copies.
- Group E: 1:473 Hobby, 1:1000 retail
- Group F: 1:250 Hobby, 1:520 retail
- Group G: 1:158 Hobby, 1:299 retail
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 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.
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.
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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