Format = 2 1/2" by 3 1/2"
Cards 1-12 (bonus cards in accessory items) Blue & White (12 cards)
Cards 1-12 (bonus cards in accessory items) Blue & White (12 cards)
Production Run = 250,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $2
Value of each card ~ $2
Cards 13-20 (random 1993 insertions) Blue & White (8 cards)
Production Run = 100,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $3
Value of each card ~ $3
Cards 21-22 (send away offer) Blue & White (2 cards)
Production Run = 75,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $3
Value of each card ~ $3
Card 23 (7th Edition SCD BB Card Price Guide) Blue & White (1 card)
Production Run = 60,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $10 ($20 if still in Guide)
Value of each card ~ $10 ($20 if still in Guide)
Cards 24-28 (random 1994 insertions) Blue & White (5 cards)
Production Run = 84,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $3
Value of each card ~ $3
Card 28 was also printed with a "Conlon Collection Day" on back and distributed
on September 11, 1994 at a St. Louis Cardinals game. Blue & White (1 card)
Production Run = 24,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $10
Value of each card ~ $10
Cards 29-30 (Send away premium) Blue & White (2 cards)
Production Run = 12,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $5
Value of each card ~ $5
Cards 31-33 (hobby foil inserts) Blue & White (3 cards)
Production Run = 12,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $5
Value of each card ~ $5
Cards 34-37 (Toys-R-Us exclusive inserts) Blue & White (4 cards)
Production Run = 48,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $3
Value of each card ~ $3
Cards 38-39 (special offer premiums) Blue & White (2 cards)
Production Run = 12,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $5
Value of each card ~ $5
Cards 40-48 Green & Gold (8 cards)
Value of full set ~ $216 ($226 with #23 still in the SCD Guild)
Production Run = 12,000 (assumed)
Value of each card ~ $10
Value of each card ~ $10
One of the most interesting Conlon groupings to collect are the Color cards released from 1992 to 1995. These cards are numbered 1-48 (plus a 28CCD card) and are strikingly beautiful.
1-39 (the 1992-94 releases) are on a dark Blue background, while cards 40-48 (the 1995 release) is on a dark Green background. The photo is framed in gold foil, and there is a gold Conlon logo in the lower right corner of the 1995 cards.
Card #23 (Bob Feller) was ONLY card distributed as an insert to the 1993 Sports Collectors Digest, Baseball Card Price Guide, 7th Edition. Finding this card still in the catalog would be the ultimate configuration and worth $20 instead of the $10 for the card alone.
If a collector only wants a sample of the Conlon Collection rather that the entire multi-year set, this, in my opinion, would be the best example of the series.
Please download the 1992-95 Color Cards Set checklist to find the players included in this set.
