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Brag Photo of the Week: The Captain’s Jersey
Posted by: | CommentsSometimes, when you work at Upper Deck, you get to explore the game-used room in all its glory. And hold stuff like this:
Note the “C” on the jersey, and you know who wore this one in a game.
When he’s not leading the Canadian team to Olympic Gold, Crosby’s day job is leading the Penguins to Stanley Cup championships in this black and gold jersey. Pretty cool to hold a jersey a guy like that wore on the job.
How about one more? I figured I might as well, since I was down there already.
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Brag Photo of the Week: Guess Who’s Back . . . Back Again
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s a good look at the tools of the trade we have here at Upper Deck:
The shirt you see here is what Tiger wore in his last round of competitive golf at the Australian Masters, making it a very significant item. Oh, and he’ll be signing it for us in about two weeks.
What’s even more important is that Tiger will be making his return to competitive play a little more than a week from now. Upper Deck has been affiliated with Tiger for almost a decade now, and we’re very excited to see him back in action.
Oh, and about the items above? The polo and glove are available now through Upper Deck Customer Service at 1-800-551-8220. The other items will be available on our online store soon. And the ball? It was hit by Tiger himself at a range, and will be available in one of these:
You’ve seen us show off this new curve display for hockey before, but this is the first time we’ve shown it on the blog for golf. A great item for any Tiger fan, for sure. It comes with an autograph, and this one will be limited to only 50. And hey, check out the shirt he’s wearing in the photo! Stay tuned, this item will be released the week of the Masters.
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Brag Photo of the Week: Simply Exquisite
Posted by: | CommentsIn case you missed our post from earlier in the week, 2009 Exquisite Collection Football packed out this week, and all our fans on Facebook and Twitter were able to see some of the coolest cards in the set.
If you didn’t join us on our social media pages, here’s a taste of what you missed out on:
It’s fun to brag about these, but at the end of the day, the cards go into these boxes for our collectors to find:
Click here to find a store near you carrying Exquisite Football, and feel free to post your big hits to our Facebook page! While we like to brag about the cool stuff we get to work with here, we like seeing our collectors brag even more.
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Brag Photo of the Week: Cryptic Dead Leaf Mantid
Posted by: | CommentsTwo weeks ago we posted our first Brag Photo featuring the debut of our Entomology cards. Cool for sure, but many wondered why we created these, and the reason is actually pretty interesting. Here’s Product Manager Grant Sandground to explain – Toby
We’re excited to show the recently arrived Goodwin Champions Entomology cards. They’re one of the key pieces that define the Goodwin Champions brand in that they dramatically display the concept of taking a tobacco-era card, and rebuilding it with today’s technology to stretch the boundaries of what can be done with trading cards.
Understandably, one of the questions we consistently receive about Goodwin Champions is why on earth did we make “bug” cards for a baseball product?
It’s an obvious question and it deserves a proper response.
As most collectors know, baseball cards were just one small fraction of the subject matter featured on tobacco-era trading cards. Dating as far back as the 1880’s, tobacco cards featured an array of topics including horses, flags, actors and actresses, political figures, famous landmarks and even butterflies.
When we constructed Goodwin Champions, we really wanted to draw upon as many of these treasured vintage themes as possible. The primary goals of Goodwin Champions were to make a beautiful base set featuring artwork reminiscent of the classic 1888 Goodwin Champions set, make some killer hard-signed cards, deliver value and an enjoyable collecting experience in every box. We also, however, wanted to push the envelope in regards to what we could deliver in the form of a trading card and create some “I can’t believe they made that!” type-of-cards – whether it was getting our hands on some coal from the Titanic, a hunk of cable from the Golden Gate Bridge, strands of hair from Smarty Jones or a treasure trove of the world’s most fascinating creepy crawlies.
The Entomology set was originally conceived as a collection of cards exclusively featuring butterflies – staying true to the history of the tobacco cards. In the process of researching the butterflies that would be best suited for our project, we discovered an array of insects that were just too good to pass up on. When you see a four inch long insect that look exactly like green leaf with legs and a head, how do you say “no” to making a card for it?
After twenty years of making trading cards, we know it takes a lot to make collectors stop in their tracks and look twice. With its turn-of-the-century content, the Goodwin Champions product provided the ideal setting to make some truly unique relic cards, and that is why “bug” cards appear in a baseball product.
Want to see more Entomology cards? Click here to visit our Facebook page, where we’re posting exclusive images!
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Brag Photo of the Week: Susan B. Anthony Haircut Card
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ve had our share of haircut cards in past Brag Photos, but this one is especially unique:
For starters, we’re talking about an authenticated strand of hair and signature from the most prominent advocate of the women’s suffrage movement through the 1800s.
Another unique aspect of this item is its size, which is notably bigger than your standard trading card. Her signature was often rather large, and once we found a quality one, we decided to just make the card itself bigger to accommodate it.
This card is of course a part of Upper Deck’s 2009 SP Legendary Cuts Baseball “Hair Cut Signature” series, and we’ve featured similar 1-of-1 gems here before (like Richard Nixon and John Adams). Talk about a big pull: these make a great historical centerpiece for any collection, and go for thousands of dollars on the secondary market.
Sad to say, you’ll have to pass on pulling this Susan B. Anthony card: it was recently completed and will be sent to the lucky collector who pulled it this week. That individual will get to brag next, though there’s always plenty of gems like these out there in Upper Deck packs, waiting to be claimed.
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