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Eligibility & Omission Guidelines

Standard measures and guidelines for catalog entry.

Omissions:

  • Custom created or artwork cards
  • Cards of a different individual player where Mario Lemieux also appears
  • Team or Event Cards where Lemieux is only referenced
  • Any Jersey Fusion Cards
  • Miscut Cards
  • After Market Autograph cards
  • Basic Checklists

Eligibility:

  • Trading cards produced by licensed or unlicensed manufacturers
  • Individual player cards
  • Multiple-player cards featuring Mario Lemieux
  • Award Recipient cards
  • Autograph, Memorabilia, or Manufactured Patch cards
  • Team cards featuring Mario Lemieux
  • Documented manufactured error cards
Mario Lemieux Action Shot

Visual Classification Standards

Omissions:

1. Custom or Artwork Card

Independent artwork (created, painted, replicated or drawn) cards not released through commercial packs.

Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom
Custom

2. Individual Player Cards with a Mario Lemieux Cameo

Secondary and Background Appearances of Mario Lemieux.

2019-20 Upper Deck - UD Canvas - Evgeni Malkin #C44
2019-20 Upper Deck - UD Canvas - Evgeni Malkin #C44
2013 Goodwin Champions - Sidney Crosby #47B Variant
2013 Goodwin Champions - Sidney Crosby - Horizontal Variant #47B
2005-06 In the Game Sidney Crosby Series #25
2005-06 In the Game Sidney Crosby Series #25 - Road to the Pros
2021-22 Upper Deck the Cup Hockey
2021-22 The Cup - Renditions Relics #RR-SC

3. Team / Event

Visually Absent Cards commemorating a game or team

1991-92 Bowman #424 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Front
1991-92 Bowman #424 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6
1991-92 Bowman #424 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Back
Back of Card
1991-92 Proset #319 Front
1991-92 Proset #319
1991-92 Proset #319 Back
Back of Card
1992-93 Score - 1992 Stanley Cup Champs #518 Front
1992-93 Score - 1992 Stanley Cup Champs #518
1992-93 Score - 1992 Stanley Cup Champs #518 Back
Back of Card

4. Jersey Fusion or similar

After-market "merged" cards adding by memorabilia to original releases.

Jersey Fusion
2021 Jersey Fusion All Sports Edition - A 1990-91 Topps Mario Lemieux #175 with memorabilia included.

5. Miscuts

A manufacturing miscut caused an adjacent card to remain attached to this Mario Lemieux issue. Please note: this is considered a production defect, not a traditional error card.

Miscut
Miscut
Miscut

6. IP Autographs

Standard cards signed in-person (IP).

IP Autograph

7. Checklists

Standard Checklist Cards - Names only without a picture of Mario.

Checklist
Checklist
Checklist

Eligibility:

1. Licensed / Unlicensed

Officially NHL or NHLPA licensed and unlicensed trading cards, spanning both limited and unlimited production runs.

2. Individual player cards

Featured Player: Mario Lemieux Individual Cards

3. Multi-Player Issues Featuring Mario Lemieux

All card releases where Mario Lemieux is co-featured alongside other athletes. (ex. 2013-14 SP Authentic Moments Evgeni Malkin And Mario Lemieux #196)

4. Award Recipient cards

Individual Distinctions: cards commemorating Award Winners, Candidate and Finalist honors.

5. Autograph, Memorabilia or Manufactured Patch

Certified Autographs, Game-Used Memorabilia, and Commemorative Patches.

6. Team Card

Franchise Representation: Pittsburgh Penguins Team Issues featuring Mario Lemieux. (ex. 1989-90 O-Pee-Chee (1988-89 Highlight) #327, 1991-92 Parkhurst (Pittsburgh Wins Wales Conference) #459)

7. Error Card

Documented error cards made incorrectly by the manufacturer (not miscuts) that feature Mario Lemieux. (1994-95 Upper Deck #200B Error)

While collectors generally prize perfection, "error cards" represent a unique sector of the hobby where specific manufacturing mistakes can significantly drive value and desirability. A true error card involves a design or content mistake that occurred during production, which is then categorized as either a "corrected error" where the manufacturer fixed the mistake in later print runs, often making the initial version a rare short print or an "uncorrected error," where the mistake persists throughout the entire production. It is critical for collectors to distinguish these from common mechanical misprints or production defects, which typically decrease a card's value. Ultimately, the market significance of an error is determined by the scarcity of the uncorrected version, the popularity of the player involved, and the unique story or infamy associated with the mistake.

8. Checklists featuring Mario

Documented checklist cards that feature Mario Lemieux's image. (1990-91 Upper Deck #305 Penguins Checklist)

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