2005 Upper Deck Trilogy Signatures #24/25
Originally displayed this as the on-card example on the "Foil
Vs On-Card" Page, but was embarassed to learn that this is in fact
a sticker (foil). Still, this is a very nice card.
Could I have put an on-card vertical auto here? Sure, of course, there
are lots more. But let me be bluntly honest: I'm kinda tired of searching
thru the boxes, setting up for scanning, and finally digitally editing
these images. <lol>
1997
Donruss Signature Century Marks (Blue) #'d to 100*
*The
actual numbering system is found within the Millenium Marks (Green)
Set. That's why although the guides say that there are 400 Millenium
Mark autographs, in actuality there are only 300.
It's a misleading misnomer since Thomas, like many of the top stars, did not sign the required 1,000 autographs, a.k.a. "Millenium Marks", as suggested by name of the chase set.
1997 Donruss Signature Notable Nicknames #8 - With Nickname Variation
Frank signed only his name & player number to the 200 inserts. But for reasons I can't verify, he either volunteered or was 'encouraged' to re-sign a portion of the already-signed-cards with his actual nickname. That led to two variations of this great insert.
Purely a guesstimate: But based on my observations - the ones with the "Big Hurt" found on the lower right hand of the card fronts (like the example above) are more abundant. The ones without 'Big Hurt' are more difficult to obtain.
2001 Donruss Signature Notable Nicknames
This is the "Master Series" variation. There are no published numbers for this parallel subset, but educated guesstimates put it at 10-15 of the 100 issued; similar to other Donruss limited autographs produced for that year.