Extremely Rare 1971 Topps Fourth Series Baseball Unopened Wax Box (24 Packs) - BBCE

Sold For:

$144,000

Year:

1971

Auction:

2023 Spring

Lot #:

15

Category:

Unopened Packs and Boxes

Complete, original unopened wax box of 1971 Topps baseball. The box houses twenty-four packs with each pack containing ten cards for a total of 240 cards. This is a fourth-series box (#394-523), a series that is highlighted by Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Bob Gibson, and Nolan Ryan, as well as numerous other stars and Hall of Famers. While it is impossible to provide guarantees with reference to grading of unopened material, there is the possibility that within this box are Mint or Gem Mint cards. The box comes shrink-wrapped by Baseball Card Exchange (owned by Steve Hart, the foremost expert on unopened material). The display box is very attractive with bold colors and only minor shelf wear visible. This is an exceptional unopened box, one of the rarest of all unopened issues, appearing almost exactly as it did on the store shelf over fifty years ago! Opening Bid $20,000.