2008 Masterpieces Baseball’s Brightest Stars Are Captured on Canvas

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Collectors will find stunning paintings of their favorite players in every pack of 2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces Baseball


North Las Vegas, NV (September 26, 2008) – Today’s trading card collectors open packs quickly, scan the contents in hopes of discovering something special and then feverishly move on to the next. But that’s not the case with 2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces Baseball. Instead, collectors will want to take time to enjoy all the details that went into creating these specially painted cards. Every card is printed on canvas-like paper making each one a miniature work of art.



What makes some of these cards even more special is that many commemorate a special achievement. You have moments like Joe DiMaggio during his 56 game hitting streak (card #108), Ernie Banks slugging his 500th homer (card #96) and Derek Jeter’s memorable “flip” to home to record a timely out (card #109).



Fans of game-used and autograph cards will certainly not be left on the bench with 2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces Baseball. Each 12-pack box will include one memorabilia and one autograph card, on average. All of the autograph cards in the set are actually signed on the card, no labels. To add to the chase there are also rare game-used patch cards and autograph memorabilia cards.



“Collectors really responded to this set when it debuted last year and we are excited to bring it back stronger than ever,” said Jason Masherah, Upper Deck’s senior sports brand manager. “Baseball fans should enjoy putting together the 120-card set as well as the challenge of putting together some of the parallel framed sets. The memorabilia and autograph cards help add value, as do the inclusion of rookie cards of players like Evan Longoria and Kosuke Fukudome.”



Also found in the 2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces Baseball are the Yankee Stadium Legacy insert cards. Although the shrine to baseball is now closed, fans can make the memories last forever with this special set. Collectors should also be on the lookout for Signs of History exchange cards, which can be redeemed for inserts featuring authentic signature-cut autographs of former U.S. Presidents. These cards have been trading for top dollar online, at shows and in hobby shops.



CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:

o        Base set featuring 120 all new artists’ paintings!

o        One Canvas Memorabilia card per box, on average!

o        One Canvas Autograph card per box, on average!

o        One Canvas Patch card per case, on average!

o        One Yankee Stadium Legacy Memorabilia card per case, on average!



PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:



  Regular Cards

o   90 Regular Cards

o   30 Regular Cards SP



  Inserts and Parallel Cards

o   Unnumbered Framed Parallels (3 per box, on average)

o   Numbered Framed Parallels

o   Yankee Stadium Legacy (4 per box, on average)



        Autograph and Memorabilia Cards (2 per box, on average)

o        Stroke of Genius Signatures

o        Captured on Canvas Memorabilia Cards

o        Captured on Canvas Patch Parallel (# to 50)

o        Captured on Canvas Autographed Memorabilia Cards

o        Captured on Canvas Autographed Patch Cards (# to 25)

o        Yankee Stadium Legacy Memorabilia Cards

o        Signs of History Presidential Cut Signatures