1998 Paramount Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1998 Paramount has 250 cards which there are 7 Cubs players

Card Dimensions

The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"

Basic Features

In the spring of 1998, Pacific Trading Cards produced The Paramount, a 250-card set featuring today's best players and tomorrow's budding stars. Pacific's Paramount, along with 1998 Aurora, was one of the first English-only baseball card releases, and so was not licensed by MLB Properties. A full-bleed action photo of the player was on the front, along with the team he played for and his name in silver foil.

A second color portrait, as well as comprehensive year-by-year career data and a bio, are included on the backs.

Parallels All 250 base cards are available in the following parallels.

• Copper
• Gold
• Red
•  Platinum Blue /67
• Holographic Silver /99

Inserts This set had some fantastic inserts, but there are no Cubs to collect.

• Special Delivery
• Fielder's Choice
• Cooperstown Bound

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number	Player
136	Rod Beck
137	Jeff Blauser
138	Mark Grace
139	Lance Johnson
140	Mickey Morandini
141	Kevin Orie
142	Sammy Sosa

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1998 Aurora Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1998 Aurora has 200 cards which there are 8 Cubs players

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2-5/8” by 3-3/4”

Basic Features

Aurora (by Pacific Trading Cards) was released in the spring of 1998 as a 200-card set. Aurora was one of Pacific's initial English-only baseball card offerings, along with 1998 Paramount, and hence was not licensed by MLB Properties. On the fronts, there was an action photo and a portrait of the player on a green background with their team, position, and name.

A portrait photo of the player appears on the reverse of the card, along with the normal stats, bio, and a brief about their career, as well as a trivia question and answer. Overall, it's a terrific set to collect, with a wealth of information about the players and trivia that will puzzle even the most seasoned collectors.

Inserts This set had some fantastic inserts, but there are no Cubs to collect.

Pennant Fever- featuring some of the biggest names of the league. this 50-card set was inserted at the rate of one-per-pack. In addition, each card is also available in the following inserts:

• Red inserted 1:4 packs
• Silver /250
• Platinum Blue /100
• Copper /20

More Inserts

• On Deck Laser Cuts - No Cubs
• Hardball Cel-Fusions - No Cubs
• Kings of the Major Leagues - No Cubs

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number	Player
110	Rod Beck
111	Jeff Blauser
112	Mark Grace
113	Lance Johnson
114	Mickey Morandini
115	Henry Rodriguez
116	Sammy Sosa
117	Kerry Wood

1998 Bowman Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1998 Bowman has 441 cards which there are 12 Cubs players

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

A great picture was inside a silver boarder on the fronts, with the player's name and position on the bottom. The player's facsimile signature was on the left side, drawn from their Topps contract. Players making their Bowman debut are now designated with a gold Bowman Rookie Card stamp above their name for the first time. On the back, there's a bio and stats against the squad they played the year before.

Parallels

Bowman International - On this foil-fronted parallel the background image was replaced with a map of the area of where player was born. If the player came from a non-English speaking territory the bio would be translated into that language instead.

Golden Anniversary - Produced in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Bowman's debut set, each card sports a gold-stamped facsimile autograph instead of the silver foil on the base. Each card is serial-numbered to 50.

Inserts

• Scout's Choice 
• 1991 Japanese BBM
• 1999 ROY Favorites
• Minor League MVPs

Autographs

Each card is signed in blue ink and has the Bowman logo embossed in gold foil, regardless of foil color The parallel determinant is the hue of the "Certified Autograph Issue" foil stamp.

Blue foil - Inserted at a rate of one in 149 in the first series and one in 122 in the second series.

Silver foil - Inserted at a rate of one in 902 in the first series and one in 815 in the second series.

Gold foil - Inserted at a rate of one in 2976 in the first series and one in 2445 in the second series.

Chicago Cubs 1998 Bowman Checklist

Number	Player
39	Mark Grace
50	Sammy Sosa
94	Pat Cline
175	Jon Garland
191	Todd Noel
213	Kerry Wood
236	Rod Beck
243	Brant Brown
275	Henry Rodriguez
305	Chris Gissell
392	Jeff Yoder
423	Courtney Duncan RC