1973-1975 Topps "Wacky Packages" Series 1-15 Complete Set Collection (15 Sets, 592 Cards) Plus Puzzle Checklists

Sold For:

$1,740

Year:

1973

Auction:

2024 Fall

Lot #:

3376

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 mid- to high-grade complete set run of Series 1 through 15, plus fifteen checklist puzzle sets. An average of two to three stickers per set display slightly miscut edges, a common characteristic of these series. 1) 1973 1st Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex), with one lesser. The Lavirus sticker shows partially erased pencil marks, otherwise Vg-Ex. Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg-Ex/Ex. 2) 1973 2nd Series Complete Set Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex). 3) 1973 3rd Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex), with one Vg and two Nr/Mt. Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex). 4) 1973 4th Series Complete Set (32) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex/Ex-Mt. Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex. 5) 1974 5th Series Complete Set (32) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex), with one Vg. 6) 1974 6th Series Complete Set (33) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt, averaging Ex-Mt. Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg-Ex/Ex. 7) 1974 7th Series Complete Set (33) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex/Ex-Mt. Includes the “Dusty-Greasy Chunks” variation of Grime Dog Chow. Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex), with one Nr/Mt. 8) 1974 8th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with a couple slightly lesser. Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex), with one Vg. 9) 1974 9th Series Complete Set (29) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg-Ex/Ex. 10) 1974 10th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg-Ex/Ex. 11) 1974 11th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex). 12) 1975 12th Series Complete Set (27) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, averaging Ex. 13) 1975 13th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with one Vg+. Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg-Ex/Ex. 14) 1975 14th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex/Ex-Mt. Condition of the checklist puzzle is Vg-Ex to Ex overall, with one Vg. 15) 1975 15th Series Complete Set (30) Plus Complete Checklist Puzzle Set (9): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt). Condition of the checklist puzzle set ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg-Ex. This is a superb complete set run of these classic nonsport cards! Total: 592 items (457 stickers and 135 checklist cards). Opening Bid $300.