Non-sports Trading Card - Autograph Cards

Autograph Cards

Although earlier sets contained autograph cards, cards hand signed by celebrities related to the set in question, they started to become more common when Skybox inserted original series signatures, at a ratio of one per box, in the Star Trek: The Original Series set issues in 1997. Other companies, including Topps, Rittenhouse Archive and Inkworks, started to add autograph cards to their sets and now, many collectors routinely expect to find at least one autograph per box. Cards are signed by cast members, behind-the-scenes creatives and in the case of a set based on TV series Lexx, by artists contributing art for the set.

Some manufacturers have used such variations as dual autographs, triple autograph (and more!), autographed memorabilia cards and cut autographs, where a signature from a check or other document is secured into a specially produced card. Topps, Inkworks and others have used holographic or foil stickers, which are signed then affixed to the card. Collector opinions on these sticker cards has been mixed.