Fans of political trading cards will want to check out the upcoming 2012 Upper Deck World of Sports. Inserted at a rate of one out of every forty packs, an insert set entitled "World of Politics" will include the major players of the 2012 U.S. Presidential election. Included in the set are the likes of Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney and other candidates like Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Michele Bachman, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Sarah Palin. Finishing out the set is the current U.S. President, Barack Obama.
(Click here for images of the 2012 Upper Deck World of Sports World of Politics insert set)
According to Upper Deck, there will also be short-printed variations of each card. Previous card sets featuring President Obama have sold for as much as $199, so not only are collectors chasing history, there is some secondary market value in the cardboard as well.
Upper Deck World of Sports is scheduled to drop on February 21st. Non-politicians scheduled to be in the set include Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Hope Solo, Sidney Crosby, John Elway and more.
Source: Sports Collectors Daily
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