Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Prop Cards

April 30, 2017

They may not have been the first to do it, but the 2004 Artbox Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Prop Cards (as well as those in the ensuing Update set that followed), set a high bar for others to follow.

Building off of the memorabilia concept that’s normally reserved for costumes, the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Prop Cards feature pieces from various set pieces. And with many of them coming from colorful and patterned props, most bring with them a certain level of uniqueness to them.

For the first 2004 Artbox Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban set, props combine with costumes to land one per box. For Harry Potter and the POA Update, Prop Cards are about 1:80 packs.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Prop Cards - Buckbeak's Feather — Buckbeak’s Feather /390

Like the Costume Cards, all Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Prop Cards come serial numbered. Some are definitely more rare than others, particularly in the first set. It was Artbox’s first for the franchise and the print run was relatively limited. That change with POA Update following the smash success of the original. The massive increase in production can be seen in the Prop Card numbers.

For the first set, only three of 11 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Prop Cards have print runs of 300 or higher. POA Update has 12 total cards, 11 of which have more than 300 copies.

Prop Card Incentives

Not all of the 2004 Artbox Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Prop Cards are available in packs. The Honeydukes Candy card was given to dealers for ordering five cases of the first set. The Pear Tree Leaves card, which is among the rarest of all the Harry Potter trading cards at 30 copies, was a 25-case incentive.

Contrast that with the two POA Update incentives. The Monster Book of Monsters cards, which has 310 copies, is a ten-case incentive. The 25-case incentive has pieces the Whomping Willow and has 172 copies.