Ted, I apologize if my question was inappropriate. I am fairly "young", the oldest wax packs that I have opened were 1990 Donruss. I really not sure how those printers/cutters treated those pre-war cards after cutting them. If they kept them in piles i would assume most of the cards should have shape corners, if they just got threw into huge buckets and waited for wrapping then I would think they do get corners dents and all that. I also assume all these wax packs were being packed by hands and not machine, correct? .....i don't know.

May be I should have said corner wears instead of "round corners". Sorry.

Pre war 1934 diamond stars box. My favorite pre war set.


Post war 1951 Bowman box . I don’t think I need to add why for this one.

Chris

Whether you were a Yankees fan or not, when Mickey Mantle came to bat in the 1950's - 1960's, you had a sense of excitement. Was he going to hit a tremendous 500 - 600 ft. HR ?
You had to see him play to appreciate this phenomena. I did see him play, both on TV or at Yankee Stadium. And yes, my Mantle cards (from the 1950's) show lots of love-and-wear.


April 17, 1953....Griffith Stadium
https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...xMantle50x.jpg

TED Z

T206 Reference
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Bill, Is this what you are looking for? 12 packs of Sweet Caporal in an unopened case. Sorry, not BroadLeaf 460s!

https://memorylaneinc.com/site/bids/...e?itemid=54383

I'd like a sealed envelope from the Goudey Company with a 1934 postmark, addressed to some young collector. And if you hold it up to the light, you can see the outline of a single card, with no paperclip on it.

that'll do! Question though...shouldn't they be able to be 100% certain if this case aligns with the time, series, tax stamp to validate if cards are inside? The next question...if you're the winning bidder do you crack this puppy to look at the packs for the details?

I would...and probably get skewered for doing so by the purists :)

Bill

I would definitely open up the case and pop a few packs just for fun. Imagine if the 1st and 2nd packs have Wagners, would u continue? (I would just sell the rest claiming those packs have Wagner inside......but who would believe me) :D

Why am I still dreaming? Had my 3rd coffees since this morning just now. hehe.

A T3 sealed in the original envelope.

My next :) best unopened find would be a case of packs of Just So Tobacco from 1893.....(and of course the Goudey box mentioned above)