Autographs is an insert set in 1997 Bowman.
One of the more complete autograph sets from any Bowman release, it remains one of the popular autograph sets on the secondary market. 90 different players are featured on cards. The autographs of Roy Halladay, Miguel Tejada, Derek Jeter, Vladimir Guerrero and Kerry Wood all remain in demand with collectors across the hobby.
The standard set is autographed with Blue ink and were inserted 1 per 96 packs. The Black ink variations are much more rare with a 1 per 503 pack odds. The Gold ink variations are even rarer than the Black with a stated odds of 1:1509 packs.
Derek Jeter also signed some of his cards with green ink. It has a slightly lower book value than the Blue ink version although the same amount of each were printed.
About 10 players in the set never appeared in a major league game. Here is a list of major league players who have their only autographed cards in this set:
- Homer Bush
- Jamey Wright
- Jeff D’Amico
- Nelson Figueroa
- Everett Stull
- Tony Saunders
- David Coggin
- Chris Fussell
- Brad Rigby
- Willie Adams
- Rocky Coppinger
- Curt Lyons
- Jaime Bluma
- Brian Banks
- Eugene Kingsale
- Jay Canizaro
- Adam Riggs
- Julio Mosquera
- Heath Murray
- Tom Fordham
- Ron Wright
- Ryan Nye
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| Base Set |
| Insert Sets |
| ROY Favorites - Autographs - Best Preview - Scout's Honor Roll |
| Other Information |
| Card Images - Box Breaks |
| See Also |
| 1997 Bowman Chrome - 1997 Bowman's Best |