Offered are four 1971 Topps 10-Cent Wrappers, plus the XX Cards, three inserts and gum from the packs. One is a 1970 Wrapper that held 1971 cards, a not uncommon occurrence. Pack #1 (1970 wrapper): #s 525 Banks (EX+), 541 (2), 556 (2), 567 (2), 569, 512, 518 and 632. Scratch Off: Powell (inscratched); Pack #2: #s 60, 62, 66, 95, 107, 169, 210, 218, 219 and 243. Coin: 15 Mazeroski (clean, no oxidation); Pack #3: #s 118, 120, 211, 219, 220, 527 (miscut), 554, 597, 598 and 614. Coin: 52 Tovar (minor wear, no oxidizing); Supers Pack: #s 11 Oliva (small wax spot on edge), 12 Freehand, 49 Gibson (gum stain). The cards are very well-preserved for '71 Topps cards--the black borders are above average. EX+ condition overall, with a few nicer. The wrappers present with factory folds and minor wear and separations at intersections (the '71 Super wrapper is nicer). Good color (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.