Today I approach that yellow set much like I do yellow snow: acknowledge that it's there but just keep on moving. However, within those packs was something brilliant and gorgeous. They were works of art - literally. I'm speaking of the ProVisions inserts.
The 12-card painted set features the fantasy artwork of Terry Smith and captures the game's biggest stars of the time in a fantastical sense. Smith blends a realistic style with a symbolic approach to what made his subjects so good. The cards are numbered 1 of 12 through 12 of 12. Seeing as how inserts were pretty new to the hobby in 1991, no insertion rates were announced.
I just discovered that four additional cards were inserted into factory sets, numbered F1 through F4. Seeing as how they're numbered differently, I'm considering them a different set, although I did go out and grab three of them. If anyone has an F4. Dave Stewart available, please let me know.
ProVisions became a part of the base set in 1992 and were inserts again from 1993 through 1995.
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I too, loved those inserts. Unfortunately, this set, and the '91 Score Hockey set, introduced me to pack searchers. I wondered why people were intently studying the edges of these packs.
I found out the the black bordered cards really stood out on the edges of packs. Even through the wax paper.
I agree, beautiful cards. Thanks for posting all of these.
I also remember chasing these, and not getting too many, IIRC. This was one of the better early chase sets.
Great concept too, destroyed by putting them into the regular set the year after.
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