November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Offered is a genuinely rare and difficult 1958 Topps Baseball empty box, a seldom-encountered artifact found here in outstanding condition, presenting in Ex-Mt fashion but technically perhaps lower because of various pen marks that barely detract from the presentation. Along with some minor fraying of the cardboard on one edge, the handsome box has been subjected to those aforementioned pen notations, “52” on one side panel and “57” crossed out on three others, and anybody who’s read this far knows what those numbers mean. The box – 1-Cent Packs, 120 Count – is 7 ½-by-5 ½ inches, and 3 inches deep, and is reinforced with internal Styrofoam as part of its impeccable presentation, carrying the imprimatur and official cellophane wrapping from the fabled Baseball Card Exchange (BBCE). Simply put, it’s a great piece from one of the classic mainstream Topps issues from the giddy years of the 1950s.
1958 Topps Baseball Empty Display Box (BBCE)
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