Fall 2019 - Item detail
1973-1975 Topps "Wacky Packages" Series 1-15 Complete Set Run Plus Checklists, Wrappers, and Duplicates
- Sold For:
- $1,680
- Year:
- 1973
- Auction:
- 2019 Fall
- Lot #:
- 2987
- Category:
- Non-Sports Cards/Sheets/Card Artwork
When Wacky Packages stickers were issued in the early 1970s, kids went wild. Whether it was the times, as youngsters became more enlightened about the manipulations of Madison Avenue, or the amusing irreverence of the artwork, the set struck a chord with the youth of America that continues to this day. Offered is an outstanding high-grade complete set run of Series 1 through 15 stickers and checklist puzzles plus five assorted wrappers.
1) 1973 1st Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Vg-Ex (with a few Ex). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Vg-Ex (with a couple better).
2) 1973 2nd Series Complete Set (33) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Vg-Ex overall. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex.
3) 1973 3rd Series Complete Set (30) Plus Variation and Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex (with one lesser). Keys: Spit and Spill (“Spic and Span” on top and side, Vg-Ex) and Spit and Spill (corrected, Ex+). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Vg-Ex.
4) 1973 4th Series Near-Complete Set (32) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with a few Vg). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ("Wormy Packages") is Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex-Mt.
5) 1974 5th Series Complete Set (32) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): 62% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt) and 38% Vg to Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex (with a couple better).
6) 1974 6th Series Complete Set (33) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): 72% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple better) and 28% Vg to Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg-Ex to Ex overall.
7) 1974 7th Series Complete Set (33) Plus Variation and Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Ex to Ex-Mt overall, with a couple better and a couple lesser. Keys: Grime Dog Chow (“Heavy Chunks”, Vg) and Grime Dog Chow (“Dusty-Greasy Chunks”, Ex). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex-Mt (with one Vg-Ex).
8) 1974 8th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex (with a couple better). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ("Kong Fu") is Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex+.
9) 1974 9th Series Complete Set (29) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with one card measuring small). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex.
10) 1974 10th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is five Ex to Ex-Mt and four Vg to Vg-Ex.
11) 1974 11th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with a couple lesser and one better). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex.
12) 1975 12th Series Complete Set (27) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with a couple better). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is five Ex to Ex-Mt and four Vg to Vg-Ex.
13) 1975 13th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with a couple slightly lesser). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Vg-Ex overall.
14) 1975 14th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex-Mt (with a few slightly lesser). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt overall.
15) 1975 15th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is six Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt and three Vg-Ex.
The collection also includes the following five wrappers, in Very Good to Excellent condition overall: 1974 Series 7, 1976 Series 16, 1979 Series 1 Rerun, 1980 Series 3 Rerun, and 1980 Series 4 Rerun. This is a superb complete set run of these classic nonsport cards! Total: 601 items (461 stickers, 135 checklist cards and 5 wrappers). Reserve $1,000. Estimate (open).
1) 1973 1st Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Vg-Ex (with a few Ex). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Vg-Ex (with a couple better).
2) 1973 2nd Series Complete Set (33) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Vg-Ex overall. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex.
3) 1973 3rd Series Complete Set (30) Plus Variation and Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex (with one lesser). Keys: Spit and Spill (“Spic and Span” on top and side, Vg-Ex) and Spit and Spill (corrected, Ex+). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Vg-Ex.
4) 1973 4th Series Near-Complete Set (32) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with a few Vg). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ("Wormy Packages") is Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex-Mt.
5) 1974 5th Series Complete Set (32) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): 62% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt) and 38% Vg to Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex (with a couple better).
6) 1974 6th Series Complete Set (33) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): 72% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple better) and 28% Vg to Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg-Ex to Ex overall.
7) 1974 7th Series Complete Set (33) Plus Variation and Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Ex to Ex-Mt overall, with a couple better and a couple lesser. Keys: Grime Dog Chow (“Heavy Chunks”, Vg) and Grime Dog Chow (“Dusty-Greasy Chunks”, Ex). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex-Mt (with one Vg-Ex).
8) 1974 8th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex (with a couple better). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ("Kong Fu") is Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex+.
9) 1974 9th Series Complete Set (29) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with one card measuring small). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex.
10) 1974 10th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is five Ex to Ex-Mt and four Vg to Vg-Ex.
11) 1974 11th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with a couple lesser and one better). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex.
12) 1975 12th Series Complete Set (27) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with a couple better). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is five Ex to Ex-Mt and four Vg to Vg-Ex.
13) 1975 13th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex (with a couple slightly lesser). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Vg to Vg-Ex overall.
14) 1975 14th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex-Mt (with a few slightly lesser). Condition of the checklist puzzle set is Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt overall.
15) 1975 15th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set is six Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt and three Vg-Ex.
The collection also includes the following five wrappers, in Very Good to Excellent condition overall: 1974 Series 7, 1976 Series 16, 1979 Series 1 Rerun, 1980 Series 3 Rerun, and 1980 Series 4 Rerun. This is a superb complete set run of these classic nonsport cards! Total: 601 items (461 stickers, 135 checklist cards and 5 wrappers). Reserve $1,000. Estimate (open).