History and Art Come to Life in Upper Deck’s 2014 Goodwin Champions Set

There are so many elements that make Goodwin Champions a favorite with fans every year from the painted set to the hard-signed autograph cards, but more than anything, it is the different aspects of the set which really excite collectors. And one of the most compelling ways Goodwin Champions inspires collectors who open these packs are through amazing inserts series like the Museum Collection and Art of the Ages.

In 2014 Goodwin Champions the Museum Collection insert set focusses its attention on a huge conflict in modern history with the subject being World War I. Upper Deck staff have worked for months to acquire authentic memorabilia from this historic event and are making them available through rare insert cards found randomly in packs of 2014 Goodwin Champions. With different levels of rarity, these will be very exciting for collectors to find. Below is the checklist with some live imager. A good portion of these cards will be oversize cards that would not fit in a pack so they will be redemptions.

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MR-BOC British Commonwealth Officer’s Cap
MR-FBU French Horizon Blue Uniform
MR-GAF Imperial German Airplane Canvas
MR-GFU Imperial German Field Uniform
MR-GPC Imperial German Papercloth Straps
MR-SHC Imperial German Spiked Helmet Cover
MR-USB U.S. Army M1912 Trousers
MR-ACD U.S. Artillery Collar Disc
MR-AEB Austrian Enlisted Buckle
MR-BAB Belgian Aviation Service Button
MR-BGB Belgian General Service Button
MR-BRB British Commonwealth Regimental Button
MR-BRC British Commonwealth Regimental Cap Badge
MR-BRS British Commonwealth Regimental Shoulder Title
MR-BWB Black Wound Badge
MR-CCD U.S. Calvary Collar Disc
MR-ECD U.S. Engineer Collar Disc
MR-FJC Austrian Franz Joseph Enlisted Cockade
MR-FMB French Military Button
MR-GAS Imperial German Artillery Shoulder Strap
MR-GGL Imperial German Gas Mask Lens
MR-GHC Imperial German Honour Cross of 1914/1918
MR-GID Imperial German Soldier ID Tag
MR-GNC Imperial German NCO Cockade
MR-GRB Imperial German NCO Collar Rank Button
MR-HLB Polish Haller’s Legion Button
MR-IC2 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class
MR-ICD U.S. Infantry Collar Disc
MR-MAO Meuse-Argonne Offensive
MR-MBC British “Mill Bomb” Base Cap
MR-MCB U.S. Marine Corps Overcoat Button
MR-MCD U.S. Medical Corps Collar Disc
MR-MGD U.S. Machine Gun Collar Disc
MR-PEB Prussian Enlisted Buckle
MR-PHC Imperial German M.95 Spiked Helmet Cockade
MR-POT Prussian Overcoat and Tunic Button
MR-RCB Red Cross Charity Brooch (w/Zeppelin Wire)
MR-RHC Imperial Russian Enlisted Hat Cockade
MR-STM Battle of St. Mihiel
MR-USD U.S. Collar Disc
MR-VER Battle of Verdun

We have shared some imagery for the Art of the Ages cards previously, but as more and more came in, we were continually blown away by the quality of the cards the artists were able to deliver. Recreating classic art from the Masters is difficult enough on a normal sized canvas, but when you shrink it down to a 2.5” x 3.5” canvas, that is an entirely different ball game! This marks the second year of their inclusion in Goodwin Champions and 2015 will finish up this memorable series.

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