Product Breakdown
Ichiro signed three different cards, one for each Major League team he has played for (Mariners, Yankees, and Marlins). These are the first autographs he has signed for Topps.
TOPPS INVITES YOU TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALLEN & GINTER!
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION INCLUDES:
* AUTOGRAPHED BUYBACKS
* STAMPED BUYBACKS
* NEW AUTOGRAPHS FROM SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER SUBJECTS IN ALLEN & GINTER'S HISTORY
* AN EXCLUSIVE PARALLEL FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY
LOOK FOR ANY THREE OF THE FOLLOWING PER HOBBY BOX
* Autographs
* Relics
* Cut Signatures
* Allen & Ginter Originals
* Rip Cards - 1 per Hobby case!
Base Cards
350 veterans, rookies, public figures, and non-baseball champions. The last 50 card numbers are short-printed and inserted 1:2 packs.
MINI PARALLEL CARDS (350)
* Mini Parallel - A miniature version of the base cards.
* Allen & Ginter Back - Featuring an Allen & Ginter logo back.
* Allen & Ginter Black-Bordered
* Allen & Ginter No Number - Limited to 50.
* Allen & Ginter Flag Back - Featuring a specially created Allen & Ginter flag parallel back and hand-numbered to 25.
* Allen & Ginter Wood - Hand-numbered 1 of 1. HOBBY ONLY
* Printing Plates - Featuring all four plates used to print every mini parallel and mini exclusive card. Framed and numbered 1 of 1. HOBBY ONLY
* Mini Parallel Pack An exclusive mini pack featuring 5 red mini parallel cards of the base set. 1 Per Hobby Case.
PARTIAL PARALLEL CARDS (150)
* Allen & Ginter Metal - Printed on actual metal stock. Sequentially numbered to 3. HOBBY ONLY
* Allen & Ginter Cloth Cards - Printed on cloth and framed. Sequentially numbered to 10. HOBBY ONLY
10th Anniversary Celebration
Allen & Ginter Mini Buybacks
Cards from the first three years will be bought back and stamped with the 10th Anniversary logo. 1 per box HOBBY ONLY
Allen & Ginter Buyback Autographs
Mini cards of players will be bought back, signed, stamped with the 10th Anniversary logo, and framed in a special 10th Anniversary frame. Hand-numbered to 10.
Allen & Ginter Autograph Buybacks
Framed autographs from previous releases will be bought back, stamped with the 10th Anniversary logo, and reframed in a special 10th Anniversary frame. Numbered to 10.
10th Anniversary Parallel
The entire base set will be paralleled with the addition of the 10th Anniversary logo. Numbered to 10
Allen & Ginter Full-Size Buybacks
Cards from the first three years of Topps Allen & Ginter will be bought back and stamped with the 10th Anniversary logo. 2 per box HOBBY ONLY
Autographed Cards
Allen & Ginter Autographs
Framed mini cards featuring on-card autographs from MLB superstars, and over 30 other non-baseball athletes, champions, and personalities.
Cut Signatures
20 cards featuring certified cut signatures of political and historical figures. Numbered 1 of 1.
Rip Cards - HOBBY ONLY
100 cards featuring MLB stars, sequentially numbered and HOBBY ONLY. Keep it or RIP it? The choice is yours. If you rip it, inside you'll find one of the following:
Artist's Originals
30 actual, original, 1-of-1 paintings on a mini card and only found in Rip Cards.
Allen & Ginter Red Autographs
On-card autographs from some of the autograph subjects, signed in red and hand-numbered in red to 10.
Allen & Ginter Mini Exclusives
50 cards numbered 351-400 and found only in Rip Cards, these are mini-card variations of players' base cards.
Allen & Ginter Mini Wood Exclusives
A wood parallel of the mini exclusives. Numbered 1 of 1.
Allen & Ginter Mini Metal Exclusives
A metal parallel of the mini exclusives. Numbered to 3.
DOUBLE RIP CARDS
These limited edition RIP cards can be ripped on both sides! Inside, you'll find one of the RIP card exclusive inserts, or a special insert available ONLY in Double RIP cards
Allen & Ginter Red Autograph Buybacks
Red autographs from throughout Ginter's history will be bought back and stamped with the "10th Anniversary" logo. Double Rip Card exclusive.
And returning this year...
MINI RIP CARDS
Hidden inside the Double Rip Card could be another, smaller Rip Card. Inside this card you could find a Mini Mini Parallel Card of one of the 400 base subjects, including Mini Exclusives, or a redemption card for a full set of Framed Relic cards. Numbered.
Relic Cards
Allen & Ginter Relics
Once again, Allen & Ginter will feature three different relic card designs! One will be a framed mini card featuring relics from over 40 MLB
superstars. Two other designs will feature full-sized relics from more MLB stars, as well as the other Champions and Personalities. No box will contain two of the same relic design.
Book Cards
Allen & Ginter Book Cards 50 book cards that will be either single-player autograph relic cards or dual-player autograph cards. Numbered to 10. HOBBY ONLY
Full-Sized Inserts
Allen & Ginter Framed Originals - 100 framed original Allen & Ginter buybacks. Numbered 1 of 1. HOBBY ONLY
Starting Points - 100 cards focusing on MLB stars and their debuts in the Bigs.
Ancient Armory - See the weapons used by soldiers and warriors of the past.
Menagerie of the Mind - Mythological creatures!
What Once Would Be - This is the Future the Past expected.
What Once Was Believed - Some ideas fall out of favor.
Great Scott! - Some of the greatest scientific discoveries in history.
Starting Points are inserted 1:2 PACKS. While all other full-sized inserts are a combined 1:2 PACKS.
Mini Inserts
First Ladies - Highlighting First Ladies from throughout history.
Hoist the Black Flag - The scourges of the high seas.
Magnates, Barons, & Tycoons - Captains of industry.
Birds of Prey - They rule the skies.
Mythological Menaces - Taunters and tempters from stories from around the world.
A World Beneath Our Feet - Bugs!
Overall insertion rate for mini inserts is 1:5 packs.
*When a pack bundle is purchased for this break, we will open it via our live broadcast on our YouTube Channel and Facebook Live Channel!
