Fleer Ultra was always my favorite set. Every year, without a doubt. Inserts were attainable and interested (unlike, you know, Topps.) When game-used and autographs became the craze, Fleer Ultra did them well. Composition of the cards, labels and photography of Ultra were their strong points, and their soft points - well, there just weren't many, if any at all. Ultra provided an affordable set for people of all ages - it was modern, yet timeless. Tacky, but put together so perfectly. Fleer Ultra, I miss you every day. Please come back. In tribute to this wonderful brand, I am going to use CheckOutMyCards.com 's "Grab It" feature and show off one iconic Fleer Ultra card for every year, from 1991-2008.
1991, #296 - Ozzie Smith
1992, #45 - Sandy Alomar, Jr.
1993, #160 - Gary DiSarcina
1994, #322 - Garret Anderson
1995, #104 - Edgar Martinez
1996, #126 - Ken Griffey, Jr.
1997, #140 - Ivan Rodriguez
1998, #70 - Scott Rolen
1999, #80 - Quinton McCracken
2000, #56 - Jose Lima
2001, #1 - Pedro Martinez
2002, #188 - Jason Giambi
2003, #133 - Mike Mussina
2004, #4 - Eric Byrnes
2005, #45 - Rocco Baldelli
2006, #88 - Carlos Delgado
2007, #185 - Michael Young
I just did a bunch of posts on Ultra. I love it and wish it would come back.
ReplyDeleteI have been following along closely to those posts, actually. In part, along with the Delgado (previous post) and searching through COMC inspired this post.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked that 1992 Fleer Ultra set... I busted tons of that stuff trying to complete a master set. I've got the complete base set, All-Star set, Award Winners set, All-Rookies set, and the Gwynn set. The only thing left are the Gwynn autographs.
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