There are manifold benefits emanating from
Panini America’s effort to acquire more on-card autographs for its roster of 2011
NFL products. First and foremost, obviously, is that collectors
want more on-card autographs.
But one of the real hidden beauties of the process is that it requires the actual cards being signed be completed way earlier than normal – which means we get our first look at the cards way earlier than normal. And when
The Knight’s Lance gets an early look, that means Panini America collectors do, too.
Last Friday we received a monumental shipment from our printing facility that included as-yet-unsigned Rookie Cards slated for such late-season blockbusters as
2011 Plates & Patches,
2011 Playoff Contenders and, yes, even
2011 National Treasures.
On Saturday we gave you the exclusive first look*at
2011 Plates & Patches in part one of a gallery*that showcased the product’s*upscale design, a high-gloss finish, prime memorabilia pieces and rich burgundy foil that really pops. All that’s missing at this point are the autographs, but those will be added in the coming days and weeks.
Today we present part two.
Read more over at the Panini Blog...