2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Part 1: Cities Checklist and Details

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2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Part 1: Cities brings the 250th anniversary of the United States of America into the trading card space. There are seven additional sets planned to coincide with the year-long 250th celebration.

Prominently featuring many of America’s biggest cities and the figures who have shaped them, the product features an eclectic mix of historical figures, athletes, entertainers, and event commemorations.

Collectors can expect a combined four inserts or relic cards in every hobby box.

2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Part 1: Cities Checklist Overview

The base set runs 150 cards and features 19 cities, including Philadelphia, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, and more.

It features a mix of figures that range from John Hancock to Betsy Ross to Honus Wagner and also includes commemorations of events like the first presidential inauguration, Babe Ruth’s birth, and the New York City Blackout of 1977. Iconic structures like the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge are also featured.

Collectors will find two Cut Signatures per 24-box case. Prominent names include:

  • Orville Wright
  • Connie Mack
  • Mark Twain
  • Jimmie Foxx
  • John Nicholson (Founding Father)
  • Robert Morris (Founding Father)
  • Pop Warner
  • Mickey Mantle
  • Bill McKechnie
  • Kenesaw Mountain Landis
  • Muhammad Ali
  • Joan Crawford
  • Johnny Unitas
  • J. Edgar Hoover
  • Red Grange

Historic Autographs has also embedded a variety of relics into cards.

State And Territory Quarters (/145) include actual state quarters of some of the oldest states in the union. This series includes the first seven state-themed quarters the U.S. Mint produced in 1999 and 2000.

Flag Patches (/50) embed a manufactured U.S. flag patch below a photo of prominent historical figures, with the checklist including Founding Fathers, Presidents, athletes, entertainers, and more. A fireworks background gives off an even stronger sense of Americana.

Slide Of America Relics (1/1) include a small piece of a film slide. There are 20 individuals and seven states included.

Bottle Cap Relics (/4) are unique pieces that have an old-fashioned glass bottle cap of a classic soda embedded into the card, taking collectors back to the days of small-town soda and milkshake counters.

Token Relics (/125) feature authentic city transportation tokens from throughout history.

Fabric Relics (/25) include a swatch of material, and Touched Document Quad Relics feature four Presidents alongside small squares of authentic historical documents associated with them. The only exception is one card that includes former Virginia Governor and Founding Father Patrick Henry instead of a fourth President.

Inserts in the product include:

  • Hero Club (/100)
  • Join Or Die (/100)
  • Key To The City (/100)
  • Urban Tribute – Velvet Touch (/100)
  • Ameriverse (/99)

2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Part 1: Cities at a glance:

Cards per pack: Hobby – 5
Packs per box: Hobby – 6
Boxes per case: Hobby – 24
Set size: 150 cards
Release date: March 31, 2026

Shop for 2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Part 1: Cities cards:

  • Hobby Boxes — eBay

Shop for past years’ Historic Autographs Famous Americans cards:

What to expect in a hobby box:

  • Relics or Inserts – 4 Total

2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Part 1: Cities Checklist

You can also download a customizable spreadsheet copy of the checklist:

Please note that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced

Base
Autographs

2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Part 1: Cities Checklist – Autographs

Cut Autographs

135 cards
1:12 boxes
Print runs listed

Muhammad Ali, Heavyweight Champion 2
Luke Appling, Baseball HOFer 1
Arthur Ashe, Tennis Champion 1
Dusty Baker, 2x AS & 3x MLB Manager of the Year 1
Dave Bancroft, HOF Baseball Player 4
Alexander Barrow, US Senator for Louisiana, 1841–46 1
William Bell Jr, 19th-Century Ohio Politician 1
Cool Papa Bell, Baseball HOFer 2
Edward Bok, Pulitzer Prize–winning Author 1
Lou Boudreau, Baseball HOFer 7
William Cullen Bryant, American Poet 1
Frank Buck, American Hunter & Author 1
Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-American Author 1
Rory Calhoun, American Actor (with wife Lita) 1
Max Carey, Baseball HOFer 3
Gary Carter, Baseball HOFer 2
Vint Cerf, American Internet Pioneer 3
Florence Chadwick, American Long-Distance Swimmer 1
Happy Chandler, Baseball HOFer & US Senator 2
Spurgeon “Spud” Chandler, Star Pitcher & 1943 AL MVP 3
Gino Cimoli, Baseball Player (and wife) 1
Frederick Cook, American Explorer 1
Joan Crawford, Hollywood Icon (first name only) 7
Francis Marion Crawford, American Author 1
Rebecca Harding Davis, American Author 1
Thomas Dewey, 47th Governor of New York 1
Vince DiMaggio, Baseball Star 2
Morton Downey Sr, American Singer 1
Jimmie Dykes, 3x WS Champion 1
Dennis Eckersley, Baseball HOFer 1
Harry Feldman, MLB Pitcher, part of 1st All-Jewish Battery 2
Rollie Fingers, Baseball HOFer 2
George Foster, 5x NL AS 1
Carl Furillo, Baseball Player (and wife) 1
Dan Gable, Wrestling Icon, Presidential Medal of Freedom 1
Steve Garvey, Baseball Star of the 1970s 1
William “Pop” Gates, Basketball HOFer 1
Arthur Godfrey, American Radio & TV Icon 1
Red Grange, Football HOFer 2
Johnny Green, 4x NBA AS 1
Emile Gribith, American Boxing HOFer 2
Ron Guidry, 1978 AL Cy Young Award Winner 1
Will Harridge, Baseball HOF Executive 4
W Averell Harriman, 48th Governor of New York 1
Bucky Harris, Baseball HOF Manager 6
Connie Hawkins, Basketball HOFer 1
David Bennett Hill, 29th Governor of New York 1
Henry Hilton, New York Businessman & Jurist 1
Harry Hooper, Baseball HOFer 1
J Edgar Hoover, FBI Director 2
Willie Hoppe, American Billiards Champion 1
Moe Howard, American Comic Legend (first name only) 2
William F Howe, Famous Criminal Lawyer in NYC 1
Baby Doll Jacobson, Baseball Star of the 1920s 1
Chipper Jones, Baseball HOFer 1
Al Kaline, Baseball HOFer 1
Sid C Keener, Sportswriter & Director of the Baseball HOF 1
Bob Kennedy, Baseball Player (and wife) 1
Johnny Kerr, Basketball Lifetime Achievement HOFer 1
Harmon Killebrew, Baseball HOFer 3
Dave Kingman, Baseball Star of the 1970s 2
James Kirkwood Sr, American Actor & Director 1
Harvey Kuenn, Baseball Star & Manager 1
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Baseball HOF Commissioner 2
Tom Lasorda, Baseball HOFer 1
Herbert H Lehman, 45th Governor of New York 2
John Lindsay, 103rd Mayor of New York City (1966–73) 2
James Lofton, Football HOFer 1
Ernie Lombardi, Baseball HOFer 3
Ed Lopat, 5x WS Champion 2
Connie Mack, Baseball HOF Manager 2
Lee MacPhail, Baseball HOFer 1
Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, American Lightweight Champion Boxer 2
Mickey Mantle, Baseball HOFer 3
Joan Marsh, Early 20th-Century Actress 1
Billy Martin, Baseball Icon 5
Ollie Matson, Football HOFer 1
Brander Matthews, American Academic & Writer 1
Wid Matthews, Baseball Executive, Evaluated Jackie Robinson for Dodgers 1
Joe McCarthy, Baseball HOFer 6
Willie McCovey, Baseball HOFer 1
Bill McKechnie, Baseball HOF Manager 1
Paul Molitor, Baseball HOFer 1
George P Monaghan, 8th NYC Police Commissioner 1
Henry D Moore, US Congressman from PA 2
Dolores Moran, American Actress & Model 1
Robert Morris, Founding Father 1
Robert Moses, Prolific Urban Planner 1
Eddie Murray, Baseball HOFer 1
Stan Musial, Baseball HOFer, Served in US Navy 15
Charlie Neal, Baseball Player (and Wife) 1
John Nicholson, Colonial Financier & Robert Morris’s Business Partner 1
Phil Niekro, Baseball HOFer 3
Vance Page, 1938 NL Champions Team Member 1
Jim Palmer, Baseball HOFer 2
Benjamin K Phelps, New York City District Attorney (1873–80) 1
Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American Actor 1
Johnny Podres, Baseball Player (and Girlfriend) 1
Florence Reed, American Actress 1
Jim Rice, Baseball HOFer 1
Cal Ripken Jr, HOF Shortstop 3
Brooks Robinson, Baseball HOFer 3
John Roseboro, Baseball Player (and Wife) 1
Rosalie Roy, American Actress & Best Friend of Jean Harlow 1
Mrs Babe Ruth (Claire Merritt Ruth), Wife of Babe Ruth 1
Sheila Ryan, American Actress & Model 1
John Schuerholz, Baseball HOFer 1
Ted Simmons, Baseball HOFer & US Army Reservist 20
Abe Simon, American Boxer & Actor 1
Alfred Smith, 42nd Governor of New York 3
Homer Summa, 1929 WS Champion 1
Jim Taylor, Football HOFer 1
Luis Tiant, Baseball Star Pitcher 2
YA Tittle, Football HOFer 1
Mark Twain (as Samuel Clemens), American Author 1
Johnny Unitas, HOF Quarterback 10
William Kissam Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Family Member 1
Aaron Vanderpoel, Congressman from New York 1
Mickey Vernon, 2x AL Batting Champion 1
Billy Wagner, Baseball HOFer 1
Robert F Wagner, 102nd Mayor of New York City (1954–65) 1
Jersey Joe Walcott, American Boxing HOFer 1
Harold Waldridge, American Actor 1
Bill Walsh, Football HOF Coach 1
Elizabeth S P Ward, American Author & Woman’s Rights Activist 1
Glenn “Pop” Warner, American Football Pioneer 1
Nelson J Waterbury, New York City District Attorney (1859–1861) 1
Earl Weaver, Baseball HOFer 3
Barbara Weeks, American Actress 1
George Weiss, Baseball HOF Executive 2
Zack Wheat, Baseball HOF Player 2
Cornel Wilde, Hungarian-American Actor 1
Dick Williams, Baseball HOFer 2
Bob Pettit (with Slater Martin), Basketball HOFers 1
Orville Wright, American Aviation Pioneer 5

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Andrew Harner

Andrew was surrounded by trading cards during adolescence. A lifelong, second-generation collector, he maintains a sizable Tim Salmon collection and has previously published written work with Sports Illustrated, Fanatics, and the Society for American Baseball Research.

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