(LOT 1009)
1968 Near-Complete Bazooka Box w/Tom Seaver & Clete Boyer
Presented here is a near-mint 1968 Bazooka Bubble Gum box featuring Hall of Famers Tom Seaver and Clete Boyer, with one tab missing. In 1968, Topps put four cards on the sides of the Bazooka box rather than the bottom for the only time, resulting in these obscure baseball card subjects having a somewhat short width. This was Seaver's first of only two appearances on a Bazooka box (the other being 1971). The cards of four players appeared twice to round out the 1968 set of 15 boxes. Seaver is a single print, and is a tough find even its manual cut state, let alone on an intact box that also includes Kaline, Boyer and Casanova. The magnificent aesthetics include brilliant surfaces that reveal no glaring blemishes, sparkling hues and a sharp perimeter. Seldom surfacing in this extremely scarce near-complete box form, it would make a fine addition to any world-class "Tom Terrific" collection!
MIN BID $200
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