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Happy New Year everyone!
Another type of card many of us have in our collections is the Pop-up or Stand-up. These mostly die-cut cards were meant to be popped out of their background to give the player more of a 3-D image. For today's oddball post, here are nine such cards from my collection.

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1989 Donruss Pop-Ups #1 Mark McGwire (This card was an insert in a wax pack of Donruss All-Star cards in 1989.)
1994 Kraft #10 Cal Ripken (This card came in a specially marked package of Kraft cheese slices.)
1994 Fun Pack #190 Barry Bonds STA (Some believe this may be a short print from Upper Deck's second Fun Pack release.)

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1994 Oscar Mayer Round-Ups #26 Greg Maddux (This pop-up disc was inserted in a specially marked 16 ounce package of Oscar Mayer bologna.)
1995 Stouffer Pop-ups #4 Bob Feller (Pull the tab at the top of this card and Bob Feller pops out of the front. This card was one of five distributed by Stouffer's Frozen Foods.)
2003 Bazooka Stand-Ups Red #2 Albert Pujols (This card was designed similar to the 1964 Topps Stand-Up set.)

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2011 Topps Lineage Stand-Ups #TS23 Mickey Mantle (This insert from Topps Lineage line was also designed after the 1964 Topps Stand-Up set.)
2012 Panini Golden Age Batter-Up #24 Nolan Ryan (This set mimics the 1934-36 Batter-Up baseball set that was issued by National Chicle.)
2016 Topps Heritage Stand Ups #1 Bryce Harper (An insert from Topps Heritage that was found exclusively in packs sold at Walmart.)