1995 Signature Rookies 1980 "Miracle on Ice" sets

[steve B]

It's a great set. And one that's a bit tougher than you'd think.

I'll have to get mine out, but I think one of the Herb Brooks cards came somehow as a signed promo.

It's interesting seeing the cards from the boxed sets. I don't have either, and just figured they were the same as the base cards.

[steve B]

Ah, that's what it is. The unnumbered celebration signed promo card.

I wouldn't be surprised to see other cards that aren't widely known, SR did some strange stuff.

[jp1216]

Steve, Thanks for mentioning those Herb Brooks signed promos. I've read about fakes etc. Currently there are a couple on eBay. One has a clear, circular sticker on the back and the other doesn't. I've also seen a gold, square sticker on the back in the past.

edit: Picked up a clear sticker Brooks signed promo and added Jim Craig this week! Now 51 of 52 signed! Complete for me!

[steve B]

Originally Posted by jp1216

Steve, Thanks for mentioning those Herb Brooks signed promos. I've stayed away from those. I've read about fakes etc. Currently there are a couple on eBay. One has a clear, circular sticker on the back and the other doesn't. I've also seen a gold, square sticker on the back in the past.

Part of what makes SR such a strange thing to collect.

I got mine at a flea market close to when it was new for something like $2.

The round stickers are interesting, I usually see them on stuff like the mail away inserts that are signed. On the other hand, I just picked up a regular Hockey signature with one on the back. That makes me think they were used to "authenticate" the cards they had to use vouchers for. I don't think I'm familiar with the square gold stickers.

There's a whole group of stuff they made that I think may be questionable, but there isn't enough info out there to know for sure. I do know some stuff wasn't mentioned in packs, but is around. And they did do special stuff for either HSN or QVC.

[jp1216]

Here are pics of 3 stickers I found. All from the Herb Brooks signed Promo cards.

[steve B]

I don't think I've ever seen the gold one, but there were a couple products that had bonus signatures and I think some of them were clearance items as the company wound down.

The clear one may be legit, it's the one I've seen on cards I think were obtained by mailing in a redemption.
The white one looks a bit iffy. Authentic signature, but no branding....

My most recent pickup from this summer is a standard hockey card but with the clear sticker on the back.

After Christmas I'll have to dig out all the SR stuff I have and see if I can make sense of some of the odd ones. I think many of them were sort of dealer only type things.

Like I never saw anything on how the 8x10s were released, signed or unsigned.
And the signed star squad inserts, which I think were in the T95 set, but I only saw on dealer tables, and they're signed on cards with regular 1/10000 foil with the clear sticker.

[Oldschl45]

Hey Guys,

I hope all is well. I recently purchased the red and blue box sets. Your informative thread helped answer most of my questions (surprisingly little info on the internet btw), but I have a few more questions as I seek to understand.

1) Other than the packaging and box number (blue numbered to 1980 and red 9999), what are the differences between the red and blue set?
2) Are autographs included in the box set? I assume no, but I’m wrong often.
3) Are there wax unopened boxes available? Someone mentioned 6 cards, 5 base and 1 autograph per pack, again I think is separate from the box sets I just purchased.
4) I see red box set on eBay and other sites for around $100. Any idea on value for the blue box set?
5) Is there anything else I should know about this set?

Thank you!

Drew