The '91 Set was the first to be printed by Megacards in partnership
with The Sporting News. The set consists of 330 cards released in 3
printings.
1st printing (Very Rare)
Cards 1-67 were labeled "HALL OF FAME" in the top right front corner. This printing was missing the MLB logo in the upper right corner on the back. Cards 68-330 of the 1st and 2nd printings were identical. These cards are priced in the value realm of Error cards.
2nd Printing (Rare)
The 2nd printing also was missing the MLB logo in the upper right corner on the back from all cards, but the first 67 cards were labeled "HOF(+induction year)" in the top right front corner. This is assumed to be a design change to include the HOF induction year. These cards are priced in the value realm of Error cards.
3rd Printing (Common)
The 3rd printing (and the most common) finally included the MLB logo on all 330 cards while the first 67 cards were again labeled "HOF(+induction year)" in the top right corner - the same as the 2nd printing. This is the set most commonly found.
The photos below
show the differences (front and back) between the 3 printings. A
complete checklist for all three printings is
available under "Checklists" in the right hand column.
NOTE: The prices mentions in the downloadable tables is from a 10 year old list. They are NOT currently correct and will be replaced in the future.
Special subsets include Hall Of Fame (1-67), 1927 Yankees (100-125), 75
Years Ago World Champs (135-150), 75 Years Ago League Leader (151-164),
Great Stories (165-176), Unassisted Triple Play (200-208), Trivia
(225-229), All Time Leader (250-277), Most Valuable Player (300-317),
and a Charles Martin Conlon Special Card (327).
A true Conlon baseball card
collector would want all three sets. It is estimated that the 2nd
printing represents only 10% of all 1991 sets in circulation. The 1st
printing would be even more rare.
Note: To my knowledge, however,
official print run totals on these three sets are not known. These estimates are claimed by other collectors.
Please download the 1991 Megacards Set checklist to find the players included in this set.
