Offered are four 1966-1969 Topps 5-Cent Wrappers and a 1-Cent 1968 Topps Fun Pack Wrapper, plus the 21 Cards, several inserts and gum from the packs. 1966 Pack #1: #390 Conigliaro, 430 Drysdale (wax on front), 431 Bond, 434 Kirkland and 442 Orioles' Rookie Stars (gum stain damage); 1966 Pack #2: 124 McGraw (gum surface damage, 127 Berry, 154 Hiller, 185 Buhl and 187 Dressen. Rub-Off: Fregosi (miscut); 1967 Pack: 149 Moeller (surface issues), 214 Kelley (miscut), 241 AL RBI Leaders (surface damage from gum), 262 KC Athletics (gum surface damage), 352 Oyler (mild gum stain). Pin-Up: Hank Aaron (gum staining and waviness); 1968 "Fun Pack": 13 Hartenstein (gum damaged); 1969 Pack: #427 Oliva AS (wax on front), 445 Knoop, 456 Harrelson (heavy gum damage), 468 Pirates' Rookie Stars, 503 Brown. Decal: Reggie Jackson (strong NM). Cards are generally EX with some nicer, with noted condition issues. Wrappers are intact, with some small tears. The 1966 wrappers are both faded slightly.
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.