Collecting Ichiro - Other Cards

OTHER USA CARDS



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1993 - 1997 CARDS 2001 CARDS 2002 CARDS 2003 CARDS


1993 - 1997 CARDS

Hilo Stars '93 (Minor League) #1.
    (America's very first Ichiro card.) $350 - $450

Hilo Stars '93 (Minor League) Gold, signed Insert #1.
    (Name signed in Japanese characters, or Kanji. 200 made.) $500 - $750

Hilo Stars '93 (Minor League) #5.
    $350 - $450

Hilo Stars '93 (Minor League) Gold signed Insert #5.
    (Has first initial and full last name “I. Suzuki.” Normally he signs just “Ichiro,” or “Ichiro 51.” 200 made.) $500 - $750

Pinnacle '97 #180: East Meets West.
    (Pictures Alex Rodriguez, in Japan, in 1996, being interviewed by Yumiko Fukushima. Card is of interest to Ichiro collectors since this reporter became Mrs. Yumiko Suzuki.) $15 - $25

Pinnacle '97 #180: East Meets West. Museum Collection.
    $25 - $35

Pinnacle '97 #180: East Meets West Artist's Proof.
    $60 - $80

2001 CARDS

Hilo Stars '01 (Minor League) Commemorative Reproduction #1.
    $25 - $30

Hilo Stars '01 (Minor League) Gold Signed Commemorative, Reproduction #1.
    $35 - $45

Hilo Stars '01 (Minor League) Commemorative Reproduction #5.
    $25 - $30

Hilo Stars '01 (Minor League) Gold Signed Commemorative, Reproduction #5.
    $35 - $45

NOTES: All commemorative Hawaii Naniloa Hotel Hilo Stars (the team's full name) reproductions are easily distinguished from 1993 originals, as they have both the "1993" and "2001" copyright dates on the back, and read "Reproduction of original 1993 card." Click here to compare them (original is on top).

Though not used on cards, click here to see three Hilo Stars game action shots that could have been attractive Ichiro cards. As you see, his Hilo number is 5, not the famous No. 51 used with both the Blue Wave and Mariners. According to Ichiro, this is because the jersey sizes were proportional to the numbers — meaning No. 51 would have been too large but No. 5 fit just right.

Toon Art / US Bank / MLB Genuine Merchandise. Matted card and art.
    (50,000 numbered made. Card, 8" x 6 1/2" Ichiro art print, and Ichiro/Mariners logo are featured in an 11" x 14" matted collage, ready for framing. Includes Certificate of Authenticity. Given in 2001 by US Bank to its customers.) $20 - $30

Makin' History / Seattle Mariners '01 #April 2, 2001.
    (4" x 6" postcard. 500 numbered cards made.) $10 - $20

Makin' History / Seattle Mariners '01 #April 2, 2001 - Gold Foil Edition.
    (4" x 6" postcard. Designated as "001 of 001.") $75 - $100

Makin' History / Seattle Mariners '02 #April 2, 2001.
    (4" x 6" postcard. 25 numbered cards made.) $25 - $50

MLB Showdown '01 #169/175. Used to play MLB Showdown (Trading Card Game).
    (Issued at Cleveland show. Reads: “National Sports Collectors Convention.”) $40 - $60

MLB Showdown '01 #169/175. Used to play MLB Showdown (Trading Card Game).
    (Issued at Columbus show. Reads: “Origins.”) $40 - $60

MLB Showdown '01 #169/175. Used to play MLB Showdown (Trading Card Game).
    (Issued at Seattle Fan Fest. Reads: “All Star Game 2001.”) $40 - $60

MLB Showdown '01 #169/175. Used to play MLB Showdown. (Trading Card Game).
    (Issued at Milwaukee show. Reads: “Gen Con Game Fair.”) $40 - $60

MLB Showdown '01 #169/175. Used to play MLB Showdown. (Trading Card Game).
    (Pennant Run card. Has no printing in the area used to differentiate each of the above variations.) $40 - $60

Legends Sports Memorabilia '01 #H-117. Magazine.
    ("Laker Legends" magazine with nine card insert, including one of Ichiro.) $15 - $25

Legends Sports Memorabilia '01. Card only.
    (Magazine is #117, but card is not numbered.) $5 - $10

Legends Sports Memorabilia '01 #H-122. Ichiro Cover. Magazine.
    ("Legends Sports Memorabilia" magazine with card inserts, including three of Ichiro: two standard 2 1/2" x 3 1/2," and one 8" x 10.") $10 - $15.

Masterpiece Collectibles / Legends Sports '01 Decade of Legends.
    (8" x 10" reproduction of "Legends Sports Memorabilia" #122 cover. Designated as "1 of 1.") $50 - $100

Masterpiece Collectibles / Legends Sports '01 Decade of Legends.
    (Promo 3" x 5" "Legends Sports Memorabilia" #122 postcard. Designated "1 of 1.") $50 - $100

Legends Sports Memorabilia '01. Card only.
    (Magazine is #122, but card is not numbered.) $5 - $10

Masterpiece Collectibles / Legends Sports '01 Decade of Legends. Card only.
    (Same card as above, but from a different company. Designated as "1 of 1.") $250 - $350

Legends Sports Memorabilia '01 Rookie of the Year. Card only.
    (Magazine is #122, but card is not numbered.) $5 - $10

Masterpiece Collectibles / Legends Sports '01 Decade of Legends. Card only.
    (Same card as above, but from a different company. Designated as "1 of 1.") $250 - $350

Legends Sports Memorabilia '01 Ichiro Career Statistics & Career Notes. Card only.
    (Magazine is #122, but card — an 8" x 10" — is not numbered.) $5 - $10

Sports Card Investor '01. Gold Edition. Card only.
    (Border is gold foil.) $8 - $10

Sports Card Investor '01. Blank Back Edition.
    (10 un-numbered cards exist. Back side has no printing whatsoever.) $75 - $125

Sports Card Investor '01. Gold 2001 National Sports Collectors Convention Edition.
    (Has "National Sports Collectors Convention 2001 - 1 of 1" stamped in gold foil.) $200 - $300

Sports Card Investor '01. Platinum Edition. Card only.
    (Border is platinum foil. One of every 100 is a platinum edition.) $10 - $20

Sports Card Investor '01. Gold Edition. Magazine.
    ("Sports Card Investor" magazine with nine-card insert intact. Has gold foil borders.) $10 - $15

Sports Card Investor '01. Platinum Edition. Magazine.
    ("Sports Card Investor" magazine with nine-card insert intact. Has platinum foil borders. One of every 100 magazines is a platinum edition.) $30 - $40

Sports Card Investor '01. Gold 1/1 issued in 2003.
    (Has "Sports Card Investor Magazine" stamped in gold foil.) $20 - $30

Keebler Promotional Giveaway '01 #5.
    (Not numbered. 10,000 sets made.)
    Ichiro card only: $50 - $65
    Complete 28-card set, including special bag: $60 - $75
    Note: Though 10,000 28-card packs were distributed at Safeco Field, none were complete sets. Each pack contained 20 different cards, plus eight of the same player, making it necessary to, by trade or otherwise, gather the remaining seven needed to complete the set.

Keebler Uncut Promotional Giveaway '01 #5. Card Only.
    (Uncut and untrimmed, cards are noticeably larger. See image.) $200 - $250

Keebler Uncut Promotional Giveaway '01. Full 28-Card Mariners Team Set Uncut Sheet.
    $100 - $200

Daily [Everett] Herald Newspaper '01.
    (Special 4" x 5" promotional card.) $10 - $20

Authentic Images '01. Gold Foil Signature Collectible.
    (Not numbered. 100,000 made.) $10 - $20

Authentic Images '01. Gold Foil Signature Collectible. Promotional/Publicity Edition.
    (Area where "Limited Edition One of 100,000 Made" would go is left blank. Approximately 25 made for this purpose.) $40 - $50

Authentic Images '01. 24k Gold Limited Edition Commemorative.
    (51,000 numbered made. Includes leatherette storage case.) $100 - $150

Authentic Images '01. 24k Gold Limited Edition Commemorative. Promotional/Publicity Edition.
    (Numbered with a "PP" prefix. Approximately 25 made for this purpose. Includes leatherette storage case.) $200 - $250

Authentic Images '01. Gold Foil A.L. Batting Champion.
    (10,051 numbered made. Debuted through the Washington Mint, then went to general release.) $20 - $30

Authentic Images '01. Gold Foil A.L. Batting Champion. Promotional/Publicity Edition.
    (Area where number "Of 10,051" made" would go is left blank. Approximately 25 made for this purpose.) $40 - $50

Authentic Images '01. 24k Gold 2001 A.L. All Star.
    (51,000 numbered made. Made exclusively for the Danbury Mint.) $100 - $150

Authentic Images '01. 24k Gold 2001 A.L. All Star. Promotional/Publicity Edition.
    (Numbered with a "PP" prefix. Approximately 25 made for this purpose. Includes leatherette storage case.) $200 - $250

Authentic Images '01. 24k Gold Limited Edition Commemorative.
    (Not numbered. 1,000 made exclusively for a customer in Japan. Includes leatherette storage case, which reads "Ichiro - The Pride of Japan.") $100 - $200

Authentic Images '01. 24k Gold Limited Edition Commemorative. Promotional/Publicity Edition.
    (Numbered with a "PP" prefix. Approximately 25 made for this purpose. Includes leatherette storage case.) $200 - $250

Crown Pro '01 2001 Rookie Edition.
    (Not numbered. Inexplicably scarce considering that card states 10,000 made.) $50 - $75

"Collector's Edition QSL Card '01.
    (Shortwave radio confirmation card, or Appreciation Certificate. The size of a postcard, made by a Seattle-based ham operator to send to those in Japan with whom he made radio contact. Not a baseball card, though it looks similar to one.) $8 - $12

One on One - American Originals '01. "Ichiro Through the Years." Three numbered sets made.
    (Nine card set, one for each year: 1993-2001. Not printed or manufactured — every card is a one-of-a-kind piece of original art.) $500 - $600
    Complete Set No. 1.
    Complete Set No. 2.
    Complete Set No. 3.

One on One - American Originals '01. "Ichiro Through the Years: 1994."
    (One made. Prototype card, one of six different designs made. Created as a sample of how cards in the actual series might look. Not printed or manufactured — this card is a one-of-a-kind piece of original art.) $50 - $75

One on One - American Originals '01. "Ichiro Through the Years: 1995."
    (One made. Prototype card, one of six different designs made. Created as a sample of how cards in the actual series might look. Not printed or manufactured — this card is a one-of-a-kind piece of original art.) $50 - $75

One on One - American Originals '01. "Ichiro Through the Years: 1997."
    (One made. Prototype card, one of six different designs made. Created as a sample of how cards in the actual series might look. Not printed or manufactured — this card is a one-of-a-kind piece of original art.) $50 - $75

One on One - American Originals '01. "Ichiro Through the Years: 1998."
    (One made. Prototype card, one of six different designs made. Created as a sample of how cards in the actual series might look. Not printed or manufactured — this card is a one-of-a-kind piece of original art.) $50 - $75

One on One - American Originals '01. "Ichiro Through the Years: 2001."
    (One made.Prototype card, one of six different designs made. Created as a sample of how cards in the actual series might look. Not printed or manufactured — this card is a one-of-a-kind piece of original art.) $75 - $100

One on One - American Originals '01. "Ichiro Through the Years: 2001."
    (One made. Prototype card, one of six different designs made. Created as a sample of how cards in the actual series might look. Not printed or manufactured — this card is a one-of-a-kind piece of original art.) $75 - $100
   

Notes: No American Originals prototype cards exist for 1993, 1996, 1999, and 2000. Two prototype designs were made for 2001, though neither concept appears in the actual series (thus the slightly higher value). An error card appears in Complete Set Number 3, where the 1993 Hilo Stars art depicts his uniform number as "51" (same as his Mariners number). It should have been "5."

A full-size (18" x 24") variation of the American Originals 2001 prototype card art exists, which is personally signed by Ichiro and fully authenticated by Upper Deck. Affixed to this piece of original art, under the signature, is the Upper Deck hologram with item registration number. The art is accompanied by the standard Upper Deck Certificate of Authenticity. As with any original artwork, it is a one-of-one collectible. See it here!

2002 CARDS



Sports Illustrated for Kids - February '02 Issue. Magazine.
    (Magazine with nine-card insert intact. Has one Ichiro card.) $20 - $30

Sports Illustrated for Kids '02 #131. Card only.
    (Card is at center of page. If removed, it will have perforated edges on all four sides.) $3 - $5

MLB '02. Promotional 8" x 10" Photo.
    (5,000 hand-numbered made. Distributed to attendees of the 2002 Hawaii Trade Conference.) $20 - $30

MLB Showdown '02 - Wizards of the Coast "Great Throw" #S30/S50. Used to play MLB Showdown.
    (A trading card game.) $10 - $20

MLB Showdown '02 - Wizards of the Coast "On Base" 12 #306. Used to play MLB Showdown.
    (A trading card game.) $10 - $20

Epex '02 Master Edition #11
    (1 made, encased in plastic holder.) $300 - $400

Premera Health Care '02 Get Well Tour. Promotional Item Only.
    $10 - $15

Disabled American Veterans '02 #21. Stadium Giveaway.
    (Reportedly, 5,000 made.) $10 - $15

MLB '02. Promotional piece from MLB.com for retail card sales.
    (Pictures Ichiro, Derek Jeter, Sammy Sosa, Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza, and Pedro Martinez.) $3 - $5

2003 CARDS

AOJ Lithocards '03 No number used.
    (1,000 hand-numbered made. Each card is signed by the artist.) $10 - $20

MLB Showdown '03 - Wizards of the Coast "On Base 12" #272. Used to play MLB Showdown.
    (A trading card game.) $10 - $20

MLB Showdown '03 - Wizards of the Coast "On Base 13" #272. Used to play MLB Showdown.
    (A trading card game.) $10 - $20

Rookie Review '03. Magazine #3.
    (Magazine with 18-card insert, including #43 "Asian Invasion.") $10 - $15

Rookie Review '03 Asian Invasion: Hideki - Yao - Ichiro #43. Card only.
    (Pictures Ichiro with Hideki Matsui and Yao Ming.) $3 - $4

Rookie Review '03. Magazine #3 Premier Edition.
    (99 hand-numbered made. Magazine with 18-card insert, including #43 Premier "Asian Invasion.") $345 - $355

Rookie Review '03 Asian Invasion: Hideki - Yao - Ichiro Premier #43. Card only.
    (99 hand-numbered made.) $20 - $30

Rookie Review '03 Asian Invasion: Hideki - Yao - Ichiro Gold Premier 1/1 "Subscriber" #43. Card only.
    (1 hand-numbered card made.) $75 - $100

Keebler/Chips '03 Deluxe Promotional Giveaway '03 #2.
    (Not numbered. 10,000 sets made.)
    Ichiro card only: $15 - $25
    Complete 28-card set, including special bag: $30 - $50
    Note: Though 10,000 28-card packs were distributed at Safeco Field, none were complete sets. Each pack contained 20 different cards, plus eight of the same player, making it necessary to, by trade or otherwise, gather the remaining seven needed to complete the set.

MLB Wood Imagedisq '03.
    (Wood card, blank on back side. Essentialy the same basic card as included in the 2001 "Sports Card Investor Magazine.") $5 - $10

Trendwest Resorts/Seattle Mariners '03 Six-card uncut brochure (Ichiro / Edgar Martinez / Bret Boone / Joel Pinero / Randy Winn / Mariner Moose / Safeco Field).
    (Brochure with all cards intact. Includes separate sheet of Mariners stickers.) $10 - $15

Trendwest Resorts/Seattle Mariners '03 #51. Just the Ichiro card from the above brochure.
    $3 - $5

M.J. Roop Archivers '04 Divider Card. Made for Hawaii Trade Conference.
    (12 numbered cards made for distribution at the February 2004 Kit Young Hawaii Trade Conference. Has "Honolulu" misspelled on front. Oversized [4" x 2 3/4"] and laminated.) $10 - $20

Player's Choice - It's Outta Here '03. Stats for 2001.
    (Oversize card, seemingly made for use in a game.) $3 - $5

Player's Choice - It's Outta Here '03. Stats for 2002.
    (Oversize card, seemingly made for use in a game.) $3 - $5

Merrick Mint Laser Line Gold Card '03. First edition.
    (Offically licensed, gold-plated MLB player card.) $15 - $20.

Merrick Mint Laser Line Gold Card '03. Second edition.
    (Offically licensed, gold-plated MLB player card.) $15 - $20.

All prices shown are for Near-Mint to Mint condition. Cards graded and sealed may sell for more than is shown here, as can those for Game Used Base and Ball swatches that are multi-color (logos, stitching, etc.) or show wear (scuffs, stains, etc.).

  

THE ILLUSTRATED ICHIRO CARDOGRAPHY

PART ONE: CARDS MADE IN THE U.S.A.


Donruss 2001
Donruss 2002
Donruss 2003
Fleer 2001
Fleer 2002
Fleer 2003
Topps 2001
Topps 2002
Topps 2003
Upper Deck 2001
Upper Deck 2002
Upper Deck 2003
Other
Brands

Factory-issued One of One Cards Cards with Authentic Ichiro Signature

 

PART TWO: CARDS MADE IN JAPAN AND ELSEWHERE


BBM
(Japan)
Calbee
(Japan)
Takara
(Japan)
Upper Deck
(Japan)
Other
Brands

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