While I broke five boxes for this post, I only show two here. One (yellow) is Series 1, and the other (green) is Series 2.
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| 1991 Donruss Series 1 and 2 baseball boxes |
Each box contains 36 packs. Each pack contains 15 cards and a 3-piece puzzle card.
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| 1991 Donruss Series 1 and 2 baseball packs |
THE BIG HITS: serial-numbered Elite inserts
In 1991 Donruss inserted one of the landmark sets of sport cards, the Elite cards. With a total of 10 cards, eight were numbered to 10,000. One, a "legends" card, was numbered to 7,500. The last was autographed and limited to 5,000. While these kinds of print runs seem preposterous today, it was considered small in 1991. Because these cards were printed in ridiculous amounts, the Elite cards are still a tough pull.
THE CONTENTS
Even with five boxes, I didn't sniff a single Elite card. The base cards are typical early 90s junk. The Series 1 cards have blue borders, and Series 2 cards have green borders.
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| 89 - Nolan Ryan |
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| 648 - Rickey Henderson |
There are some subsets mixed in with the base cards. The most famous subset is the Donruss Diamond Kings. I can't stand these things. Every player seems to have a mustache. Aside from the Elite insert set, the Bonus Cards are the only other subset. These cards are season highlights. Series 1 has 10 Bonus Cards, and Series 2 has 12.
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| 16 - Diamond Kings Edgar Martinez Bonus Cards - 1 - Langston and Witt |
CONCLUSION
Boxes of 1991 Donruss can be found in the $5 range on eBay. You get what you pay for.
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