2003 Exquisite Collection Limited Logos Kobe Bryant PATCH AUTO /75 BGS 9 MINT

Already a three-time NBA champion, Kobe Bryant added a new superlative to his résumé in the middle of the 2002-03 season. Over a 13-game stretch, Bryant averaged 42.4 points per game and scored 40+ in nine straight games, the fourth-longest streak in NBA history. “He’s the best player in the game right now,” said veteran Jazz guard Mark Jackson, whose team was torched for a combined 82 points in two games during the stretch. “He’s playing as good basketball as I’ve seen.” Kobe’s rise corresponded with Michael Jordan’s final retirement, and as Kobe took the torch as the NBA’s top talent, Upper Deck highlighted him in its new high-end product the following year with cards such as this 2003 Exquisite Collection /75 Limited Logos patch autograph. Upper Deck introduced its revolutionary Exquisite Collection that year in conjunction with a star-studded rookie class. At $500 per five-card box, the barrier-breaking high-end product featured troves of hard-signed autographs and intricate patches—making it an instant classic that helped usher in a new era of trading cards. While the rookie class led by LeBron James drove much of the collector interest in Exquisite Collection, the company also produced plenty of cards of established stars such as Kobe, who appears on 21 cards from the product. One of his most popular offerings is the Limited Logos card, an insert that has become synonymous with the seven-year Exquisite era. This beautiful BGS 9 example stamped 41/75 features an oversized game-used, three-color patch and Kobe’s hard-signed signature. It’s a glorious artifact that honors both a player and product who dominated 2000s basketball card collecting. The certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 02/06/25. Please note a small crack stemming from the top edge of the Beckett case near the middle and a small front surface crack to the middle left edge.