This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/13/2024
As if placed in a time capsule to emerge 70 years later as fresh and vibrant as the day it was made, offered here is a stunning unopened 5-cent wax box containing 24 packs (7 cards per pack) from the 1954 Bowman football series, which is led by the coveted George Blanda rookie card. The display box, as well as the wax pack wrappers, are lauded for their bold and eye-pleasing color, and you'd expect after this amount of time, those colors would have faded. They haven't. If you're adventurous enough to open the contents and make a statement on the PSA pop report, know that only 62 examples from the entire series (over 26,000 submissions) have earned a PSA 10 GEM MINT grade, leaving the new owner an opportunity to launch an assault on the list with many new cards that would instantly become "one of one" at the top level, with most cards still possessing single-digit pops at the PSA 9 tier. BBCE authenticated and wrapped.