March 30, 2023: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/30/2023
Here’s a fascinating lot brimming with those campy Wacky Packages Stickers that delighted youngsters in the 1970s while occasionally missing some big-name corporations that couldn't take a joke at their own expense. This enormous array includes 37 Stickers from 1974-75 that have been third-party slabbed and graded to good effect, with most of the slabs coming in at PSA 6 or 7, with a handful reaching PSA 8 and 9. That pedigree neatly matches an enormous complementary pile of raw Stickers, 444 in all, that are essentially Near-Mint to Near-Mint to Mint blazers, with a few below. The entire pile encompasses Series 1-13, with a huge number of Checklists, including a couple that are (mk). Here’s the breakdown of slabs (37) – 1) 1973 Series 1-6 (14), with a couple with o/c or (st) qualifiers; and 2) 1974-75 Series 7-12 (23) – PSA 9 (1), PSA 8 (4), PSA 7 (18), PSA 6 (13) and PSA 5 (1). 1973-75 Topps Wacky Packages (37) – 1973 First Series Tied Detergent – PSA 7 (st), First Series Grave Train – PSA 8 (mc), 1973 Third Series Hungry Jerk – PSA 5, 1973 Third Series Rice-A-Phony – PSA 6, 1973 Third Series FoolBall – PSA 6, 1973 Third Series 1A Sauce – PSA 6, 1973 Third Series Spit & Spill – PSA 7, 1973 Third Series Hurtz – PSA 8 o/c, 1973 Third Series Choke King – PSA 8 o/c, 1973 Fourth Series Rinkled Wrap – PSA 7, 1973 Fourth Series Milk-Foan – PSA 7, 1973 Fourth Series Nestree – PSA 9 o/c, 1974 Sixth Series What Man’s Simple – PSA 7, 1974 Sixth Series Bonaway – PSA 7, 1974 Sixth Series My Sink – PSA 7, 1974 Sixth Series Blisterine – PSA 7, 1974 Sixth Series Sugar Daffy (2) – PSA 8, 1974 Sixth Series Cut – PSA 6, 1974 Seventh Series Top Slob (2) – PSA 7, 1974 Seventh Series Flop (2) – PSA 8, 1974 Seventh Series Flop – PSA 6, 1974 Seventh Series Creature – PSA 7.5, 1974 Seventh Series Caged – PSA 8, 1974 Seventh Series Leek – PSA 7, 1974 Seventh Series Hag & Hag – PSA 7, 1974 Seventh Series Slopicana – PSA 7, 1974 Seventh Series MediQuak – PSA 7, 1974 Ninth Series Windstun – PSA 7, 1974 11th Series Swiss Fright – PSA 7, 1975 12th Series Toad – PSA 6, 1975 12th Series Fright Guard – PSA 6, 1975 12th Series Wrecko – PSA 6, 1975 14th Series Quit – PSA 6 and 1975 15th Series Gums – PSA 7.
1973-75 Wacky Packages Huge High-Grade Array, 37 Slabs (481)
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