Here’s a pretty cool display I spotted in Mastro’s June 2007 Classic Collector auction catalog: a 1952 Topps Baseball five-cent wax wrapper, a stick of gum and five cards, all framed together.
I have to think someone opened this pack and decided to preserve the whole thing. The nickel packs contained five cards, and that’s exactly what we have here.
The cards are #11 Phil Rizzuto, #25 Johnny Groth, #27 Sam Jethroe, #63 Howie Pollet and #69 Johnny Stallcup. All five are from the first 80 cards in the set, so assuming they really did come from the same pack, this looks like a preserved first-series pack opening.
And since those first 80 cards were issued with both red and black backs, there’s one thing the display doesn’t tell us: which backs are they?
If anyone knows where this display ended up, or has done something similar, please let me know.
Happy Collecting!
P.S. Want to see just how pricey the wrapper is now? Check out 1952 Topps Baseball wrappers on eBay.
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