Panini Peek: 2011 Donruss Limited Cuts
Panini America has taken its Americana concept many different directions since releasing that first product back in 2007. But in late December, the company will elevate the bar unlike ever before with 2011 Donruss Limited Cuts, a decadent cut-autograph-per-pack release that will likely change the genre forever. 2011 Donruss Limited Cuts will deliver cut autographs from the most legendary names of all time from the worlds…
Cuts Above: A Breathtaking Peek at 2010-11 Dominion Hockey’s Kindest Cuts Insert
Count captivating cut autographs from hockey's most hallowed legends amid the myriad mind-blowing assets I witnessed firsthand earlier this week on my field trip to the Panini America printing facility for the start of packout for 2010-11 Dominion Hockey. The names on the one-of-a-kind treasures dotting the Kindest Cuts checklist read like the table of contents from a hockey history book -- and the cards themselves are…
The Hits Keep Coming: More Goodies from 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball
Sadly, I had to return to the office today while the dedicated Panini America crew in charge of hand-inspection every card slated for insertion in 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball ventured back to the printing facility for 10 more hours of dedicated scrutiny. All is not lost, though. I've been receiving periodic email updates of some of the sweet cards receiving the white-glove treatment today,…
On the Routing Table: An Independence Day Peek at More from 2011 Panini Americana
Yesterday we ignited a few early fireworks on this Fourth of July weekend by showcasing some of the bombshell beauties in store for 2010-11 Dominion Hockey and 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball. Today, we offer more visual explosives with these early looks at 2011 Panini Americana from the vaunted Panini America Routing Table. After all, you can't spell "Americana" without "America"…
A Panini Peek Shocker: Legendary Timeless Treasures Brand Finally Coming to Football!
Since bursting onto the collectibles landscape in 2003 inside trademark tin boxes, the Timeless Treasures brand has carved out a well-earned following as one of the earliest and most popular high-end brands in the sports card universe. Football collectors, however, have spent the last eight years watching . . . and waiting . . . and wanting as their baseball and basketball counterparts…
Panini Peek: 2010-11 Dominion Hockey
My hands are a little shaky at the moment so you'll have to excuse any typos in this post. I just spent the last 10 minutes marveling at the preliminary product information and images for 2010-11 Dominion Hockey . . . and I can't stop shaking. Frankly, I don't even know where to begin previewing a product of this magnitude. (more…)
First Cuts: A Pre-Production Look at Some of 2011 Panini Americana’s Cut Autographs
Loyal readers of The Knight's Lance were treated to their first look at 2011 Panini Americana in early March. Not long after that, I noticed preliminary designs for the product's Combo Cuts cut-autograph cards sitting on the fabled Panini America Routing Table. So I took a few pictures. (more…)
Making the Cut: Sourcing Ernie Davis Autos for 2010 National Treasures Football
Of the myriad headline-making cards to come from 2010 National Treasures Football, perhaps none is more majestic than the 1/1 Souvenir Cuts Ernie Davis masterpiece that was pulled last week from Triple Crown Trading Company in Naperville, Ill. It's one of just five Davis certified cut autograph trading cards in existence -- but it stands alone as the only one to include Davis' full, hand-scrawled "Ernest"…
Panini Peek: 2011 Americana (with Gallery)
The next red-carpet-ready installment of Panini America's popular Americana trading card line is currently in production, with plans to release to rave reviews in early June. 2011 Panini Americana, a bona fide star-studded summer blockbuster, will deliver one autograph or memorabilia card in every $25 pack while each four-pack box will yield one Screen Gems insert, one Matinee Legends insert, one Prime Time…
‘Championship Card’ Winners Announced
To help get us all in the spirit of Super Bowl XLV late last week, The Knight's Lance asked its loyal readers to share the stories behind their own championship cards; those special personal collection gems that, like the Lombardi Trophy itself, have come to symbolize football greatness. True to form, you did not disappoint. (more…)