Lot # 1655: 1973-1974 Topps Wacky Packages Posters High-Grade Collection (79) with Complete Set (24/24) Including #21 Cheapios, #23 Weakies & (55) Duplicates

Take a tour of the non-sport realm's lighter side, with this 1973-1974 Topps Wacky Packages Posters collection (79). The man responsible for the visual delights found in the Wacky Packages series, was none other than the great Norm Saunders, who provided the wicked satire artwork for this irreverent line from 1967-1978. A highly satisfying bunch, the offered posters are high grade examples, ranging 90% NM to MT, 10% EX to EX-MT. All are bright, crisp and clean, with factory fresh appeal. Three posters from the original 1973 set were replaced when the set was reissued in 1974. The posters that were replaced were #5 Toadal, with Kook; #21 Cheepios, with Ditch Boy Paint, and #23 Weakies, with Lipoff Cup-a-Slop.

Headlining this offering is a complete set of (24/24), including 1973 keys #21 Cheepios, and #23 Weakies.

The balance are (55) duplicates, with numbers and quantities: 1 (2), 2 (5), 3 (3), 4 (3), 5 (2) both 1974 Kook, 6 (4), 7 (1), 9 (1), 10 (1), 11 (2), 12 (1), 13 (6), 14 (3), 15 (2), 16 (3) 18 (3), 19 (2), 20 (5), 21 (2) both 1974 Ditch Boy Paint, 22 (2), 24 (2).

The checklist for this two-year issue is:

#1 Log Cave-In Syrup

#2 Koduck Photos

#3 Blast Blew Ribbon Beer

#4 Neveready Battery

#5 1973 Toadal, 1974 Kook

#6 Hipton Tea Bags

#7 Camals

#8 Gadzooka Gum

#9 Crakola Crayons

#10 Milk-Foam

#11 Ivery Snow

#12 Plopsikle

#13 Wacky Garbage

#14 Burpsi-Cola

#15 Mex-Pax Coffee

#16 Hurtz Tomato Ketchup

#17 Jail-O Dessert

#18 STD Oil Shortage

#19 Hawaiian Punks Juice

#29 Slopicana Juice

#21 1973 Cheapios, 1974 Ditch Boy Paint

#22 Fang

#23 1973 Weakies Breakfast Cereal, 1974 Lipoff Cup-a-Slop

#24 Glutton