The type on the real card is a bit thicker and easier to read.No one gets anything right on the first try, and Pro Set made several small changes that vastly improved the design of their inaugural set: Prototype card (top) and real card (bottom) There is also a line in the upper right corner.īut it is on the backside of the proto where you see some real differences. The Hull card was also given to dealers - along with a promotional Barry Sanders football card - in a small Pro Set folder.Īt first glance, the prototype card could almost pass for the standard-issue card of Hull - the only real differences being the bright blue ink on the proto being swapped out for a darker blue that better matches the St. The card was originally packed with a copy of the Pro Set Gazette, a free newsletter that was sent out to collectors who signed up for it. Released by Pro Set sometimes during the first half of 1990 was a prototype card of Brett Hull.

Prototype card (top) and regular card (bottom). But these promo cards took on a life of their own, and were heavily sought by investors and collectors alike. Such cards were given to card shops and collectors to show them what the new cards would look like, and to entice them to purchase the forthcoming sets. When the hockey card market expanded from two to five companies in 1990, promotional and prototype cards became all the rage. Murray Murdock Card 1932 World Wide Gum Co.Brett Hull: The first of many prototype hockey cards in the 1990s Melville 'Butch' Keeling Card 1932 World Wide Gum Co. Earl Robinson Card 1932 World Wide Gum Co. Charley McVeigh Card 1932 World Wide Gum Co. Antiques / Collectibles / Art / Coin & Currencyġ932 World Wide Gum Co.

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