Panini Blog Panini America Teases Base-Set Variations for 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball

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Add this to the list of throwback thrills slated to permeate 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball when it releases on May 16: Short-printed base-set variations — sure to be among the most sought after nuances in Panini America’s masterful mashup of old-school design elements and modern printing technologies.
In all, 50 players on the Past & Present checklist will be represented with base-set variation SPs, a generation-spanning selection of today’s hottest superstars and yesterday’s greatest legends. We offer a scene-setting sneak peak of just some of those SPs (fronts and backs) in the gallery that follows.
Oh, and just in case you missed our revealing weekend coverage of 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball, you can access those galleries by clicking the links below:
Scorching: Panini America Peeks Fireworks Insert in 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball
NBA’s Sharpest Shooters Shine in 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball’s “Raining 3s”

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