Believe it or not, this is our first card from 1992-93 Upper Deck. We’re going to look at two great Karl Malone photos, discuss a high-scoring game, and talk about some hologram-related confusion, so stick around. 1992-93 Upper Deck was a large, overprinted set typical of early ’90’s junk wax. But it’s a great set for representing simplicity and focus on the photos. Basic white border, typical stats and second photo on the back. Not even a small blurb with additional information. So there’s not too much to look at other than the photos, but credit to Upper Deck for selecting great photos in this set. This Karl Malone has two that are wonderful! There’s an exciting dunk attempt against the Seattle Supersonics on the front. Curious if he made this one, he’s a bit out of balance. And there’s a friendly Malone/Stockton moment on the back. Really nice photo there!
Although the back is pretty bare, I do want to point out the 61-point season high in 1989-90. That was actually the most points scored by a Jazz player since they moved from New Orleans to Utah.
But as simple as things are, the set isn’t so simple to collect, and it’s all due to that little hologram on the back of the card! Let me explain. These cards weren’t distributed in a normal “Series I/Series II” situation, with Series II being later cards in the set. Instead, there is what’s called a “Low Series” and a “High Series.” The Low Series is just card #1-310. But the High Series is all the cards, starting from the same #1 to #510. So cards in the Low Series continued to be printed. Problem is, they switched the hologram style. The Low Series was still using the 1992 hologram design, which showed the Upper Deck Diamon logo. But starting with the High Series, there was a new 1993 design which also contained text that said “Upper Deck” on top of the diamond logo. This variation adds another dimension to what seems like a simple, but large, set.
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