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Posts published in “Unopened”

Packs, boxes, cases—and everything that was never meant to be opened.

Mr. Mint Alan Rosen’s Find II

In my post about Seven 1954 Bowman Unopened Five-Cent Wax Packs, I mentioned that they originated from the famous Paris, Tennesse, find, which I said…

Unopened Case And Box Sale At The National In 1990

Here’s some unopened hobby history from the 11th Annual National Sports Collectors Convention Official Program, including a photo of three 1986 Fleer basketball wax cases!…

24 GAI-Graded 1966 Topps Lost in Space Wax Packs

Another incredible Carpet o’ Wax Packs from Mastro’s April 2004 catalog of incredible non-sport material. This time, 24 GAI-Graded 1966 Topps Lost in Space Wax Packs. The…

1952 Topps Wings 5-Cent Wax Box

You’ll occasionally find a 1952 Topps Wings cello pack for sale, but wax is far scarcer. So I was pretty surprised when I ran across…

1965 Topps Battle Five-Cent Proof Wrapper

This is a one-of-a-kind production relic for the five-cent wrapper for the 1965 Topps Battle series. Ex-Topps Vault. I presume Mastro was the first auction house…

Seven 1954 Bowman Unopened Five-Cent Wax Packs

In August 2003, Mastro sold these seven 1954 Bowman baseball five-cent wax packs that originated from the famous Paris, Tennesse find, which I’ll detail in a…