1999 Perez-Steele Hall of Fame Postcard

Card Manufacturer: Perez-Steele Galleries

Card Set: Hall of Fame

Year: 1999

Card Number: 244

Card Type: Base 

Card Attributes: Serial numbered

Serial Number: 69/10000

One of my favorite "postcard" cards of Robin.  The Perez-Steele Hall of Fame series started back in 1980 and continued up until 2001 with Dave Winfield being the last HOFer to be immortalized by Perez in the set.  In all there are 253 cards in the set plus a few extra.

1999 Upper Deck SP Signature Edition

Card Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Card Set: SP Signature Edition

Year: 1999

Card Number: 168

Card Type: Base

Oh the good old days.  1999. We were all worried that the our computers wouldn't work next year, that for some reason all the nuclear missiles would launch, and that the end of the world was near.  It also marked the return of Robin Yount to the cardboardscape.  I miss cool products like SP.  Sure Upper Deck still uses the brand for hockey and college stuff, at least they did.  

Robin's 1999 SP Signature Edition base card looks like it's missing something and that's because it was designed for the signature version.  So much wasted space on the right. If I remember right I think the autographed cards are all on card for this set.

On the back we get his 3 best years, 2 of them his MVP years.

1999 Upper Deck Retro

Card manufacturer: Upper Deck

Card Set: Retro

Year: 1999

Card Number: 91

Card Type: Base

I'm not really sure what was so retro with Upper Deck Retro.  I do know that boxes were actually little metal lunchboxes.  I don't think that's retro, but it is a neat gimmick.

I ended up picking up this bad boy with the rest of my Black Friday haul. I don't have a lot of cards of Robin from 1999.  That's because compared to just the next year there really aren't that many.  According to the Trading Card Database he has only 10. 1999 marks the year Robin enter the Hall of Fame and it also marks the start of card companies putting out cards featuring him again.  

I'll tell you what I like about this card.  It's the photo.  Think about it. Have you ever seen this photo used?  Sure we get tons of batting, fielding, and posed shots, but I don't know if I can think of another card featuring Robin sliding, hell even base running is rare.  Who knows maybe he's sliding head first into third on a triple, or stealing second, or just trying to get back to the bag.  Great photo, great angle, marginal card design.

There are two parallels to this card.  A gold version numbered to 250, which still commands a pretty heft price, and the platinum 1 of 1, which I'm not sure has ever seen the light of day.

Robin also has some very limited autograph cards in the set.  I think if you could find a box of this it might be fun to open.  And then you'd have a little lunchbox for your sandwich.