Jun 15, 2010

Fleer Ultra Through the Years

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

1991 Ultra #296 - Ozzie Smith - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

1992, #45 - Sandy Alomar, Jr.

1992 Ultra #45 - Sandy Alomar Jr. - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

1993, #160 - Gary DiSarcina

1993 Ultra #160 - Gary DiSarcina - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

1994, #322 - Garret Anderson

1994 Ultra #322 - Garret Anderson - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

1995, #104 - Edgar Martinez

1995 Ultra #104 - Edgar Martinez - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

1996, #126 - Ken Griffey, Jr.

1996 Ultra #126 - Ken Griffey Jr. - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

1997, #140 - Ivan Rodriguez

1997 Ultra Gold Medallion #140 - Ivan Rodriguez - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

1998, #70 - Scott Rolen

1998 Ultra #70 - Scott Rolen - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

1999, #80 - Quinton McCracken

1999 Ultra #80 - Quinton McCracken - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

2000, #56 - Jose Lima

2000 Ultra #56 - Jose Lima - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

2001, #1 - Pedro Martinez

2001 Ultra #1 - Pedro Martinez - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

2002, #188 - Jason Giambi

2002 Ultra #188 - Jason Giambi - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

2003, #133 - Mike Mussina

2003 Ultra #133 - Mike Mussina - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

2004, #4 - Eric Byrnes

2004 Ultra #4 - Eric Byrnes - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

2005, #45 - Rocco Baldelli

2005 Ultra #45 - Rocco Baldelli - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

2006, #88 - Carlos Delgado

2006 Ultra #88 - Carlos Delgado - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

2007, #185 - Michael Young

2007 Ultra #185 - Michael Young - Courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com

3 comments:

  1. I just did a bunch of posts on Ultra. I love it and wish it would come back.

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  2. I have been following along closely to those posts, actually. In part, along with the Delgado (previous post) and searching through COMC inspired this post.

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  3. I'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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