(1) If the poster was issued it had a corresponding poster card
or at least...
(2) If a poster appeared in a catalog with or without a Nike number it most assuredly had a corresponding NPC.
Well the truth appears to be that neither of those are completely true.
With the following info in mind I have now gone through all the past blogs (1 - 65) and corrected for this new information. There may still be mistakes that I missed. If you find any please let me know.
Here is some of the input from Mike.
"...we did a lot of promotional posters or give-aways for events etc. These would have had a number assigned but a poster card would never have been produced for sale. "
"I believe you are right that the
numbering started with 290201. I have a list that was created June 1991 by an Administrative Assistant in the Nike Design department...... Some posters that existed prior to the numbering system may
have been assigned a number later, if it was reprinted, or they were never given
a number."
"...this is what I remember. ... there was probably a very
logical system to issuing and tracking all the numbers, but with changing times
and computer systems, my guess is it is all lost. Typically when we printed
anything, a small number of samples was sent to the Nike Archives (this would
include catalogs and posters). But that does not mean someone actually kept
them all. "
"Some of the missing numbers could be due to the following:
- Some numbers were issued as general "cost codes". For example, a number could be issued to be used for costs incurred for developing ideas or creating visuals and presentations. - Poster was never completed. It was cancelled or not approved. - Number was issued to something besides a poster (poster catalog, calendar, book covers, displays, promotional items) 290975 is a good example of this as it corresponds to a complete box of Jordan trading cards. "
Mike goes on to say that the following posters to his knowledge never had a NPC issued to match them because they were not available for sale to the public.
Mike can not address the missing numbers from the type 1 early production because he was not employed back then. He is checking such information with colleagues he had during those days and will get back to us.
290801 – 290809 – were these old posters reissued and issued as NPC ?? No NPC and I don't remember ever seeing one for these. It seems these were existing posters and possibly numbers were assigned to them at this time.
290828 World series 89- No NPC . I think this was a promotional piece.
290900 Nice Shoes- No NPC and don't remember seeing one. I think this came from an ad.
290906 Bloomsday- No NPC a Promotional/give-away poster.
290907/08 - both numbers were assigned to same card. The only NPC I have seen is 290908
290917 Andy Moller- No NPC This poster was created from a catalog shoot.
290924 Stay in School - No NPC Promotional/give-away poster.
291000 100 Yrs of BB- No NPC Promotional/give-away poster.
291284 Time to Learn (Lomax) No NPC Reprinted from a print ad.
291490 Sparkle- No NPC and I don't remember ever seeing one.
291611 Name is Mud- No NPC Reprinted from a print ad.
Posters from 1988 Catalog with no Nike numbers
Pegasus Rainbow- No NPC I believe this was from an ad.
No Finish Line- No NPC Also reprinted from an ad.
Triathelete- No NPC and I don't remember ever seeing one.
Kids Cubs- No NPC and I don't remember ever seeing one.
Mary Slaney- No NPC. This was a promotional poster. I remember several different athletes were created with the same gold border.
Stop Tying your shoes- No NPC and I don't remember ever seeing one. This was reprinted from an ad.
Note 03/31/2021 - Just heard from PSA that they have removed the above from their OK to grade list, so if any of these show up we will have to put them back on.
Your blog is awesome. I recently bought over 50 Nike Poster Cards for 100 dollars from someone who didn’t know what they were. In addition he included about 25 or so Nike Business Management displays / advertisements that I cannot locate or find any data about. If possible can you shoot me an email, I would like to share the pictures with you and see if they are familiar to you (airbornematt@hotmail.com)
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