Topps Unopened Supplemental Wax Packs
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Hi,
If you are sitting at home reading this, then you are probably not at the National (unless you have some 30th century, solar powered, computerized message board thingy strapped to your arm...or a laptop). With all the talk about the amount of unopened material at the show, I thought that maybe some of you might like to see some too.
Hope you enjoy! I will provide scans of unopened Topps Supplemental Wax Packs from 1955 to 1977. There will be a few that I don't have, so feel free to post scans of anything that is missing (and prices if you want to sell...SPAM, SPAM, SPAM).
Bob
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1955 TOPPS DOUBLEHEADERS
1955 TOPPS HOCUS FOCUS
Don't Have.
1955 TOPPS TEST STAMPS
Not issued in packs.
If you are sitting at home reading this, then you are probably not at the National (unless you have some 30th century, solar powered, computerized message board thingy strapped to your arm...or a laptop). With all the talk about the amount of unopened material at the show, I thought that maybe some of you might like to see some too.
Hope you enjoy! I will provide scans of unopened Topps Supplemental Wax Packs from 1955 to 1977. There will be a few that I don't have, so feel free to post scans of anything that is missing (and prices if you want to sell...SPAM, SPAM, SPAM).
Bob
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1955 TOPPS DOUBLEHEADERS
1955 TOPPS HOCUS FOCUS
Don't Have.
1955 TOPPS TEST STAMPS
Not issued in packs.
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Don't have.
1956 TOPPS PINS (picture borrowed from current MastroNet auction)
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Not issued in packs (as far as I know).
1961 TOPPS MAGIC RUBOFFS
Inserted in packs of 1961 Topps.
1961 TOPPS STAMPS
Inserted in packs of 1961 Topps.
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1962 TOPPS STAMPS
Inserted in packs of 1962 Topps.
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1963 TOPPS PEEL-OFFS
Inserted in packs of 1963 Topps.
1963 TOPPS MANTLE MASK
Not issued in packs (available as a send away).
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Inserted in packs of 1964 Topps.
1964 TOPPS GIANTS
1964 TOPPS PHOTO TATOOS
Don't have red pack.
1964 TOPPS STAND-UPS
1964 TOPPS ROOKIE ALL-STAR BANQUET
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Inserted in packs of 1965 Topps.
1965 TOPPS TRANSFERS
Inserted in packs of 1965 Topps.
1965 TOPPS PUSH-PULL
Don't have (never seen).
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Inserted in packs of 1967 Topps.
1967 TOPPS PIRATES STICKERS
1967 TOPPS RED SOX STICKERS
Don't have.
1967 TOPPS PUNCHOUTS
Don't have.
1967 TOPPS TEST DISCS & SF GIANTS TEST DISCS
Not issued in wax packs.
1967 TOPPS STAND-UPS (borrowed from Topps Test Vault auction)
1967 TOPPS WHO AM I?
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1968 TOPPS ACTION STICKERS
1968 TOPPS DISCS
Not issued in packs.
1968 TOPPS GAME (also inserted in 1968 Topps Packs)
1968 TOPPS PLAKS (wrapper)
1968 TOPPS POSTERS
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Inserted in packs of 1969 Topps.
1969 TOPPS DECALS
Inserted in packs of 1969 Topps
1969 TOPPS 4-in-1
1969 TOPPS STAMPS
1969 TOPPS SUPER
1969 TOPPS TEAM POSTERS
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Don't have.
1970 TOPPS CLOTH STICKERS
Not issued in packs.
1970 TOPPS 1968 POSTERS (1968 Posters repackaged)
1970 TOPPS INSERT POSTERS
Inserted in packs of 1970 Topps.
1970 TOPPS SCRATCH OFFS
Inserted in packs of 1970 (and 1971) Topps.
1970 TOPPS STORY BOOKLETS
1970 TOPPS SUPER (also with white wrapper)
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Inserted in packs of 1971 Topps.
1971 TOPPS GREATEST MOMENTS
Don't have.
1971 TOPPS SUPER
1971 TOPPS TATTOOS
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Not issued in packs.
1972 TOPPS CLOTH STICKERS
Not issued in packs.
1972 TOPPS POSTERS
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1973 TOPPS COMICS
1973 TOPPS PIN-UPS
1973 TOPPS 53 REPRINTS
Not issued in packs.
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1974 TOPPS DECKLE EDGE
1974 TOPPS PUZZLES
1974 TOPPS STAMPS
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Now collecting:
Topps Heritage
1957 Topps BB Ex+-NM
All Yaz Items 7+
Various Red Sox
Did I leave anything out?
Morrie
One question (so far) - how do you tell the difference between a 1970 Topps Super pack and a 1971 Topps Super pack? They look identical. I'm assuming you might be able to see the card through the back of the pack to differentiate them?
JEB.
Thanks for sharing, Bob.
<< <i>how do you tell the difference between a 1970 Topps Super pack and a 1971 Topps Super pack? They look identical. I'm assuming you might be able to see the card through the back of the pack to differentiate them? >>
JEB,
Exactly right. I bought the '71 first and didn't care whether it was '71 or '70. When I got home, I went through my set to try to figure out who the player was (turned out to be Nate Colbert). The copyright line is the same on both packs (1970) so that doesn't help. I finally saw an auction on eBay where I could clearly see the player showing through the wrapper and bought it. Bit of a pain. The white wrapper for 1970 seems to be very difficult to find.
I'm glad you guys liked the packs! Thanks for the thanks!
Bob
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<< <i>I've heard them talked about, and I get the feeling they're as rare as hen's teeth, but what is a 68 Plak? Let the learning begin... >>
Try this link. The Old Baseball writeups on Topps test cards are probably the best you will find.
1968 Topps Plaks
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Here's one of the checklists (front and back). You can see why the checklists are in high demand!
Bob
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I remember so many of these from the stores when I was younger.
Thanks,
Keith
I can't even imagine what kind of stuff you have stashed away, Bob! You should get a table at next year's national and charge people 5 bucks a head for 5 minutes of viewing your collection - it would probably pay for itself in 2 days! Thanks for the link - very informative stuff on there.
<< <i>Bob - Are these from your collection (unless noted otherwise)?
I remember so many of these from the stores when I was younger.
Thanks,
Keith >>
Hi Keith,
Yes, unless noted they are mine. I sat around scanning packs for the last few days (while my wife glared at me). Luckily my 3 year old helped me (DADDY...LEMMEE SEE LEMMEE SEE LEMMEE SEE....) I wish I had run into these in the store when I was younger. Would have saved some dough (ummmm, dough). Do you collect packs?
Bob
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<< <i>You should get a table at next year's national and charge people 5 bucks a head for 5 minutes of viewing your collection >>
Thanks Jeff! Oh, by the way, you have been looking at this thread for 22 minutes and 47 seconds. Please PayPal me $23.00 immediately.
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Sounds good. I'll go ahead and open the pack and see if you get a Ryan...hey it looks like a Ryan....its, its...oh, sorry, its ron bRYANt. Close, but maybe not worth $30.
B
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<< <i>Nice post, Bob. Thanks for sharing the scans...very interesting collection! I remember those 1977 Cloth Sticker packs like it was yesterday... >>
ctoxfan,
I never got to see these in the store. They were all the rage when I started collecting packs because they were unusual but could readily be found. Probably the first supplemental pack I bought.
Bob
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Not only is this am impressive run of packs... it's an amazing collection! Thanks for sharing it. I always like to see how some of these products were marketed and packaged. One thing I didn't see... 1951 Topps Connie Mack's or Teams. I guess these kind of like supplemental issues if you consider the Blue and Red Backs to be the year's main release. Do you have any wrappers or unopened on these?
very informative to see pics of these packs, you have a very nice collection.
is there a holy grail of packs?
Groucho Marx
<< <i>I've heard them talked about, and I get the feeling they're as rare as hen's teeth, but what is a 68 Plak? Let the learning begin... >>
I don't have a Topps supplemental collection that rivals Bob's, but I do have a 1968 hen's tooth, Kansas farm variation.
...Bob, keep it coming, the more you share details about your collection, the more impressed we become. On another post you mentioned that you've seen most of the supplemental issues listed or in person, correct?
So how many of each '66 Punchout, '67 Standup, and '68 Plak do you think exists? Most items tend to appear eventually, any guestimate what a Yaz in each of the aforementioned would fetch? I remember a '67 Standup Aaron selling for $2500 about two years ago.
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calleocho,
Thank you too! Holy grail of packs in the Topps Supplementals would probably be the 1967 Topps Stand-Ups pack or the 1971 Topps Greatest Moments pack. As you can see from the 1967 section of this thread, Topps Vault sold an unfolded empty box of the '67s, and quite a few of the die cut examples in Sportscards Plus auction last year had wax stains on the backs. I have also seen a 1971 Greatest Moments unfolded empty box (I think it was also Topps Vault...I have a scan of that one at work). I have never heard of a 71 GM with wax stains though (anybody?)
I have seen packs of Topps Punchouts (and lots of wrappers). Unopened pack of Topps Plaks sold in Sportscards Plus auction for over five grand.
Bob
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<< <i>So how many of each '66 Punchout, '67 Standup, and '68 Plak do you think exists? Most items tend to appear eventually, any guestimate what a Yaz in each of the aforementioned would fetch? I remember a '67 Standup Aaron selling for $2500 about two years ago. >>
Andrew,
Wow, I have no idea. Helpful aren't I? I don't think that we will see a huge influx of these things into the hobby (despite the rumors of Keith Olbermann having gobs and gobs of stuff). With all of the great stuff that has come out in MastroNet, Lelands, etc. auctions in the last couple of years, it is striking that we have not seen any Punchouts, Punchboards, or Plaks. We have seen a few Dice Game cards, Test Discs (although not any '68s), and pretty many 67 Standups.
Bob
edited to add: forgot to price your Yaz examples. $20 for the punchout, $3 trillion for the Stand Up, and $15 for the Plak (you can guess which one I have)
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<< <i>...So how many of each '66 Punchout, '67 Standup, and '68 Plak do you think exists? Most items tend to appear eventually, any guestimate what a Yaz in each of the aforementioned would fetch? I remember a '67 Standup Aaron selling for $2500 about two years ago. >>
67standup,
I think you meant '67 Topps Punchouts. Yaz is listed at $250 in NM condition in SCD's catalog. For what it's worth, Stargell is listed at $200 in NM and I picked up this one (obviously not in NM condition) for about $65.
JEB.
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<< <i>...So how many of each '66 Punchout, '67 Standup, and '68 Plak do you think exists? Most items tend to appear eventually, any guestimate what a Yaz in each of the aforementioned would fetch? I remember a '67 Standup Aaron selling for $2500 about two years ago. >>
67standup,
I think you meant '67 Topps Punchouts. Yaz is listed at $250 in NM condition in SCD's catalog. For what it's worth, Stargell is listed at $200 in NM and I picked up this one (obviously not in NM condition) for about $65.
JEB.
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Nice item Jeb. However, I did mean '66 Punchout (there's no Stargell, and set is not depicted in the Standard Card Catalog) This set is often confused with the '67 Punchboard, for which you show an impressive scan. I'd pay $250 in a heartbeat for a that '67 Yaz Punchboard.
JEB.
Awesome collection Bob!
Thanks for sharing.
61 Topps (100%) 7.96
62 Parkhurst (100%) 8.70
63 Topps (100%) 7.96
63 York WB's (50%) 8.52
68 Topps (39%) 8.54
69 Topps (3%) 9.00
69 OPC (83%) 8.21
71 Topps (100%) 9.21 #1 A.T.F.
72 Topps (100%) 9.39
73 Topps (13%) 9.35
74 OPC WHA (95%) 8.57
75 Topps (50%) 9.23
77 OPC WHA (86%) 8.62 #1 A.T.F.
88 Topps (5%) 10.00
1951 TOPPS CONNIE MACK WRAPPER
1966 TOPPS PUNCHBOARDS
1967 TOPPS PUNCH-OUT WAX PACK
1971 TOPPS GREATEST MOMENTS BOX
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1980 TOPPS PUFFY STICKERS PACK
1980 TOPPS SUPERSTAR PHOTOS PACK
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1981 TOPPS SCRATCH OFF
1981 TOPPS STICKERS
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1982 TOPPS STICKERS
1983 TOPPS FOLDOUTS
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1984 TOPPS PHOTO RUB DOWNS
1984 TOPPS SUPER
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