1981-89 Baseball Hall of Fame HOF Metallic Plaque Collection 204 Card Set

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Type : Sports Trading Card
Sport : Baseball
Material : Metal

This complete set of 204 Baseball Hall of Fame Metallic Plaques was produced and sold by the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the years 1981 to 1989. The plaques are standard baseball card size (2.5 x 3.5 inches) and made of bronze anodized aluminum on which are reproduced the actual plaques of each Hall of Famer up through 1989 when production was suspended. The backs are blank. Only 1000 plaques of each HOF member were produced. They were sold by subscription through the mail in 21 separate installments of 9 plaques each from 1981 to 1984, followed by an installment of 7 plaques in 1986 and a final installment of 8 plaques in 1989. Those plaques which were not purchased through the mail were offered individually in the HOF gift shop. In addition, a number were given to members of the HOF and their families. Interest in the installment purchases eventually waned and a source from the HOF has estimated that less than 100 complete sets were ever purchased from the HOF. Due to sets being broken up and plaques sold individually, many used for autographs, far less than that number of complete sets exist today. This original owner limited edition set is in the same condition as when purchased from the HOF, having been kept in plastic pocket sheets in an album from the time of original purchase. The plaques have never been stacked. The 3-ring binder album, which is not the original optional album, is included. This is a pristine, beautiful, and rare original set.

1981-89 Baseball Hall of Fame HOF Metallic Plaque Collection 204 Card Set

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