Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 393:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! An Organized Collection of 1996-1997 Baseball Trading Cards Including Major Brands and Inserts
This is an extensive collection of mid-to-late 1990s baseball trading cards, specifically focusing on the years 1996 and 1997. The collection is housed in a multi-row cardboard storage box and is meticulously organized with handwritten cardstock dividers. Major brands represented include Topps, Fleer (Ultra and Flair), Skybox (Metal Universe), Donruss, Leaf, Pinnacle, Score, and Upper Deck. A substantial portion of the cards are protected in individual plastic top-loaders. Notable subsets and inserts identified by dividers include 1997 Topps Sweet Strokes, Inter-League, and Number Crunchers; 1997 Fleer Ultra RBI Kings, Baseball Rules, and Season Crowns; 1997 Skybox Metal Universe Platinum, Mining, and Magnetic Field; 1997 Circa Icon, Rave, and Limited Access; and 1997 Stadium Club Pure Gold and Millennium. The 1996 series features Leaf Metal, Bronze, and MVP; Flair Wave of the Future; Fleer Lumber Co., Prospects, and Smoke & Heat; and Donruss Diamond Kings. A dedicated section is present for pitcher Roger Clemens. Visible individual cards include a 1996 Upper Deck Jim Abbott. Dividers also note parallel sets such as 1997 Fleer Ultra Top 30 Gold and 1996 Leaf Bronze.
Condition report:
The cards are in raw, ungraded condition. They appear well-maintained and are housed in a systematic storage arrangement with many individual cards protected by plastic top-loaders. While centering, edges, and corners vary by card, the level of organization and the use of protective sleeves suggest the collection has been handled with care by a serious collector.
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