With that said, not only does the 1991 Upper Deck Baseball set check those boxes, but it also offers collectors four cards that should be included in any Junk Wax Era collection.

Griffey's Upper Deck card graded a PSA 10 has seen an incredible surge as of late. Even a month ago his card was doing roughly $2,500. Now you will be lucky to find one around $3,000.

Upper Deck with Dr. Beckett & CardFather! Chasing Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards and exploring the iconic junk wax era. Relive ...

25 years ago, a California company named Upper Deck exploded onto collectible sports card scene. What followed was a surge in the popularity of baseball cards that hasn’t been matched since ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/collectibles as Most Iconic Cards From the 1992 Topps Baseball.

Upper Deck, a glossy, sharp looking card with beautiful crisp photos, had the card industry abuzz with anticipation. This was not the old Topps cards of my youth, the ones with those awful pink ...

Last summer, Upper Deck issued Goodwin Champions, a baseball card set featuring the design and look of the 1880s tobacco cards of the same name -- but with a modern twist that included autographs ...

I was ten years old and obsessed with baseball card collecting in 1989 when Upper Deck debuted a new set of baseball cards. Up to that point there were three card companies: Topps, Donruss, and Fleer.

It was card No. 1 to the new kid on the block, Upper Deck -- a company cobbled together by Anaheim, California, businessmen in time to usher in the era of investing in the baseball card business.

Obviously, Upper Deck hit a home run choosing Griffey as the No. 1 card in its debut set. No doubt about that. But even with that huge vote of confidence, the company still underestimated him.

Nostalgia Boosts Baseball Cards of the ’80s and ’90s Ken Griffey Jr. has been retired for a decade but his 1989 rookie Upper Deck card has doubled in value since March By Michael Salfino Share ...