1971 Topps Greatest Moments Wrapper

[jeff8877]

Hi guys,

I am also working on this set...if anyone has doubles to sell/trade let me know.

Also, I have had four or five cards with a wax stain. All were on front center of picture. Pic of card below. Wax was very heavy on all cards and much more than I have seen from standard cards.

Jeff

[4reals]

Thank you so much for sharing Jeff, Your input is valuable!

[ALR-bishop]

4 Reals--you may be talking to yourself, but from my standpoint it is an interesting conversation nonetheless

[cmcclelland]

I used to be very big into this set and have owned 100's of these cards. I have definitely seen many with wax stains - always on the front. I have never actually seen a wrapper though. I have no doubt they were distributed in packs in some limited way. However, there was a large "warehouse find" many of which had water damage, so it seems many of the surviving cards probably never made it into packs.

[Griffins]

+1 for a Colt sighting!

The only place I ever saw these offered were from Richard Gelmans catalog. Given that his warehouse had a big fire in the late '70's, that might explain the water damage they are often found with.
Strange that they are so often found with wax stains yet a wrapper has never surfaced (to the best of my knowledge) and only 1 box. I"m not doubting they were ever found in packs given the wax stains, but wonder if they were issued in a wrapper that doesn't indicate Greatest Moments, perhaps in Topps typical white test wrapper.

[cmcclelland]

Definitely one of my all time favorite sets.

Here is a link to the scans of my old set that I no longer own (also has scans of the uncut sheets and box - I never owned those):

http://imageevent.com/cmcclelland/19...k9i2r2.goose_s

[4reals]

Originally Posted by Griffins

I"m not doubting they were ever found in packs given the wax stains, but wonder if they were issued in a wrapper that doesn't indicate Greatest Moments, perhaps in Topps typical white test wrapper.

Interesting thought Griffins! Especially considering that those who have found wax on the cards reported it being a heavier dose of wax compared to what's found on traditional wax packs. What other Topps test sets come to mind that used this white test wrapper? Forgive my ignorance but I've never seen what one looks like....

[Griffins]

Here's a few- basically they just stuck white wax paper and slammed a sticker on it.

[ALR-bishop]

I have 70 and 71 Topps Super Packs but never heard that these were inserted in those, which did have gum