1976-77 Topps Hockey Wax Box (36) (FASC) (Fritsch/BBCE)

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/25/2021

One of the cool Topps issues from the mid-1970s, the lot features a 36-count box of pristine unopened wax packs. Bubble gum may not handle the three decades-plus all that well, but the packs certainly did, and the box shows only minimal wear, perhaps from somebody peeking in every couple of years as the impulse to open is alternately entertained and yet ultimately rejected. With that lucky course of events, the winning bidder will have a crack at shiny new rookie cards of Bryan Trottier and Dennis Maruk, to say nothing of a spectacular card of a pretty fair non-rookie: Bobby Orr. The box has been authenticated and shrink-wrapped by Steve Hart of Baseball Card Exchange, who noted that this box originated from Larry Fritsch Cards and was pulled directly from a sealed case.