1995 Classic Images Hockey Forum

Hi all,

My apologies if this question has already been asked somewhere in the forums, but I recently added a 1995 Classic Images Autograph card for my PC, Jeff Friesen. In the Autographs insert set on TCDB, all of the cards have SNs; however, for the card I have (and, it appears, other cards), no SN appears on the front or the back of the card, in pen or otherwise.

Here is a similar card to mine: https://www.comc.com/Cards/Hockey/1995/Classic_Images_-_Autographs/JEFR2/Jeff_Friesen_(Non_Numbered)/15215441

Here are a few others that show up with unnumbered auto cards: https://www.comc.com/Cards,sl,=1995+Classic+Images+-+Autographs+non+numbered,ot,i100

Does anyone know anything about the non numbered version? Is there any reason why they can't be added to the insert set as variations?

Thanks in advance!

The ones without numbering were likely replacements for damaged cards and got out in the aftermarket following bankruptcy. Since the numbered autographs were available to the public in packs, we can't list the unnumbered ones.

Ah, makes sense. So if they weren't ever in packs, they can't be included on the lists? Thanks for clarification.

If a card or set was never made available to the public but was later discovered in the aftermarket, we're allowed to list them with "Aftermarket" clearly defined. In this case, if the Autographs set had been planned but never officially released, then it became available after bankruptcy for the first time, then it could have been listed as "Autographs Aftermarket", but since it was released to the public with hand numbering as intended, that's what we list here.

So there's no window under which the non numbered cards could be listed? Just curious, I like using TCDB to track my PCs... So long as it's not a counterfeit card, is there another classification they could receive? Thanks.

If we did, it would open a huge can of worms