This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/19/2024
Offered are three 1965 Topps Wrappers, with two 5-Cent wrappers and a 1-cent wrapper. Also included are the 12 Cards, one 1965 Topps Transfer and the gum from within the packs. Cards include: 5-Cent Pack 1: #451 Owens (wax on front), 492 Freese (back is faded, likely repacked card), 496 Cunningham, 497 Giants' Rookie Stars, 520 Cloninger. Transfer: Tiantnt (gum stains); 5-Cent Pack 2: #4 NL HR Leaders, 7 AL ERA Leaders (wax on front), 31 White, 36 Wine, 105 Salmon. Embossed: Pinson (gum damage); 1-Cent Pack: #41 White Sox Rookie Stars (wax stains and gum damage to surface). Cards present in EX-MT+ condition overall, with noted issues, some less with back fading. The wrappers present with original folds. One nickle has "1965" written on the edge, and both nickle wrappers are faded slightly. The penny wrapper is nicer with mild separation at one spot. (see photos).
About the Packs We Opened for this Auction
This pack comes from a collection of 100+ packs from a single-owner collection of Topps, Bowman and Fleer packs started in childhood and built with a passion all through a lifetime of collecting. While more than 100 packs were graded by PSA (and sold in our April 2024 Auction), the pack offered here was NOT encapsulated after review by PSA. While the offered pack and the ones like it in this auction may have been rejected due to physical attributes that differ from factory sealed packs--and may in fact have been previously opened and even repacked with other cards--we at Rockhurst thought it would still be interesting to collectors to have them opened and offer the contents and wrappers in this auction. Further, we thought it important not to let packs of this nature circulate as "sealed" packs. We hope you enjoy reviewing and bidding on these treasures as much as we have bringing them to you.