Release Date: April 3, 2008

With this years pool of rookie talent, SP Authentic is already guaranteed to be a hit! Boxes of SPA will include an average of three autographs in every box, highlighted by one signed Future Watch Rookie Card. Add to that the always popular Signed Rookie Patch cards, Autographs of the leagues biggest stars, both past and present, and Star autograph patch cards, and this product looks to be one of the year’s best.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

• Get 3 autograph cards in every box on average! At least 1 will be a signed Rookie Card!
• Sign of the Times fills the SPA lineup, with up to 8 signatures per card!
• Signed rookie patch cards average 1 per case!
• SP Chirography (#’d to 75) and Prestigious Pairings (#’d to 100) offer terrific autograph inserts!
• Look for Sign of the Times Duals, averaging 1 per case!
• Holograms return in the SP Holo F/X insert - 2 per box on average! Die-cut versions of this cool insert hit at a ratio of 2 per case on average!
• SP Limited parallels (all #’d to 100) of the entire regular set offer up valuable hits!
• Also find autographed patch cards of NHL superstars!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN

SPA’s Signature - Autographed Rookie Cards (combining to deliver an avg. of 1 per box!)

• Autographed Future Watch - #’d to 999

Terrific Signature Cards

• Sign of the Times
• Sign of the Times Duals - inserted 1:288
• Sign of the Times Triples - #’d to 25
• Sign of the Times Quads - #’d to 10
• Sign of the Times Fives - #’d to 6
• Sign of the Times Sixes - #’d to 5
• Sign of the Times Eights - #’d to 3
• Rookie Review Patches - #’d to 100
• Autographed Future Watch Limited Patches - #’d to 100
• SP Chirography - #’d to 75
• Prestigious Pairings - #’d to 100

Cool Hologram Cards

• SP Holo F/X - inserted 1:12
• SP Holo F/X Die-Cuts - inserted 1:144

Rookie Cards

• Future Watch - #’d to 999

Regular Set Parallels

• Regular Cards Limited - #’d to 100
• Future Watch Limited - #’d to 100
• SP Notables Limited - #’d to 100

Numbered Subset

• SP Notables - #’d to 1999

Regular Cards

• 100 Regular Cards

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