The Unopened Archive

Welcome to the relaunched Unopened Archive! It used to have pages with photos of packs, wrappers, boxes, and cases from all the big pre- and post-war releases. This 2.0 version is more of a hub for all my blog posts about different unopened material. Over time, I’ll bring back the old content and add way more—like info about fakes, finds, sales, collation, and all the known products out there.

If you’re looking for a particular unopened product photo, shoot me an e-mail.

Baseball

1934-36 National Chicle Diamond Stars
- An R327 Diamond Star Wrapper Hoard
- 1947-66 Exhibit Baseball Cello Boxes
1948/49 Leaf
- 1948/49 Leaf Premiums Complete Set, Advertising Cards, Display Box, and Wrapper
1951 Bowman
- 1950-52 Bowman and Topps Display Boxes
- 1951 Bowman Baseball Unopened Products
1951 Topps
- The Start of an Era- The 1951 Topps Red Back and Blue Back Baseball Cards
1952 Bowman
- 1950-52 Bowman and Topps Display Boxes
1952 Topps
- Alan Mr. Mint Rosen’s 1952 Topps Wax Pack Seattle Find
- 1950-52 Bowman and Topps Display Boxes
- 1952 Topps Baseball Advertisement
- 1952 Topps Baseball High Numbers Advertising Insert
1953 Topps
- 15 1953 Topps Baseball 5 Cent Packs
1954 Bowman
- Seven 1954 Bowman Unopened Five-Cent Wax Packs
- Mr. Mint Alan Rosen’s Find II
1954 Topps
- 1954 Topps Display Box and Three Wrappers
- Just a Penny – 1954 Topps Baseball 1 Cent Packs
1955 Bowman
- Mr. Mint Alan Rosen’s Find II
1955 Topps
- Mr. Mint Alan Rosen’s Find II
1959 Fleer Ted Williams
- 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Display Box and Case
1960 Topps
- 36 1960 Topps Baseball 2nd Series Cello Packs
1961 Jay Publishing
- 200 1961 Jay Publishing Unopened Picture Pack Team Sets
1962 Bell Brand Dodgers
- 1962 Bell Brand Dodgers Ad Sheet
1962 Topps
- 1962 Topps Baseball Display Boxes
1962 Topps Stamps
- 1962 Topps Baseball Unopened Stamp Album Box
1964 Topps
- A Great New Gift Idea! The Topps 1964 Baseball Gift Box
1967 Topps
- 1967 Topps Baseball 3rd Series Wax Box
1969 Topps
- 1969 Topps Baseball Dealer Sell Sheet
- 1969 Topps Display Box Proof Sheet
1971 Topps
- 1971 Topps Baseball Wax Box of 24 GAI-Graded Packs
1973 Topps Test Comics
- Extremely Rare 1973 Topps Test Comics Complete Set (Pack)
1978 Topps
- 1978 Topps Baseball Vending Boxes and Cases
- 1978 Topps Baseball Set: A Comprehensive Guide
- Exploring the Four 1978 Topps Burger King Sets: A Unique Collaboration
- The 1978 Topps Zest Soap Set: A Refreshing Twist on Baseball Cards
1989 Upper Deck
- 100 1989 Upper Deck High Number Factory Sets or a 1952 Topps Willie Mays?
1991 Topps
- A Day in Duryea: The First-Ever Tour of the Topps Baseball Card Factory
Various
- Ridiculous Collection of Vintage Baseball Wax Boxes
- 14 1950’s and 1960’s Topps Display Boxes

Basketball

1961 Fleer
- 24 1961 Fleer Basketball Wax Packs
1957 Topps
- 1957-58 Topps Basketball Wax Packs
1969 Topps
- From Sketches to Collection: The 1969 Topps Baseball Rulers
- 24 1969/70 Topps Basketball Wax Packs
1976 Topps
- 1976/77 Topps Basketball Unopened Vending Case
1986 Fleer
- A Brief Discussion About 1986 and 1987 Fleer Basketball Print Runs
1987 Fleer
- A Brief Discussion About 1986 and 1987 Fleer Basketball Print Runs

Football

1954 Bowman
- Mr. Mint Alan Rosen’s Find II
1959 Topps
- 36 1959 Topps Football Cello Packs
- The Ultimate 1959 Topps Football Display Box and Wrapper Collection
1964 Philadelphia
- 1964 Philadelphia Football Cello Box
1968 Topps
- 1968 Topps Football 1st Series Unopened Wax Box
1976 Topps
- 1976 Topps Football Cello Cases
1984 Topps
- 1984 Topps Football Cut Card Cases
Various
- The Greatest Collection of Vintage Bowman and Topps Football Display Boxes

Hockey

1961/62 Topps
- 1961/62 Topps Hockey Five-Cent Display Box
1962/63 Topps
- 1962/63 Topps Hockey Bucks (Wrapper)
1964/65 Topps
- 1964/65 Topps Hockey Wax Box
1966/67 Topps USA Test
- 1966/67 Topps USA Test Wax Pack Display Box Uncut Sheet
1970/71 Topps
- 1970/71 Topps Hockey Wax Box and 24 Packs
1975/76 Topps
- 1975/76 Topps Hockey Unopened 3-Box Rack Case
1982/83 OPC
- 1982/83 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Sealed Rack Pack Case
1990/91 OPC Premier
- A Truly One-of-a-Kind 1990-1991 OPC Premier Hockey Vending Case
Various
- Five Incredibly Rare Hockey Wax Packs

Other Sports

Multi-Sport

1924 Willard’s Chocolates Sports Champions
- 1924 V122 Willard’s Chocolate Sports Champions Wrapper
1947-66 Exhibits
- 1947-66 Exhibit Baseball Cello Boxes

Non-Sports

1937 Johnson Candy Dick Tracy
- An Incredibly Rare 1930s Walter Johnson Candy Dick Tracy Wrapper
1949 Bowman America Salutes the FBI
- 1949 Bowman America Salutes the FBI Wrapper
1950 Topps Frank Buck’s Bring ‘Em Back Alive
- 1950 Topps Frank Buck’s Bring ‘Em Back Alive One-Cent Display Box and Wrapper
1951 Topps Animals of the World
- 1951 Topps Animals of the World One-Cent Display Box and Wrapper
1952 Topps Look ‘n See
- 1952 Topps Look ‘n See One-Cent Display Box
1952 Topps Wings
- 1952 Topps Wings 5-Cent Wax Box
1956 Topps Elvis Presley
- 1956 Topps Elvis Presley Five-Cent Wax Box with 24 Packs
1965 Topps Battle
- 1965 Topps Battle Five-Cent Proof Wrapper
1966 Topps/OPC Batman
- Ridiculous Collection of 1966 O-Pee-Chee Batman Cards, Boxes, Packs, Sets, Singles and Uncut Sheets
1966 Topps Lost in Space
- 24 GAI-Graded 1966 Topps Lost in Space Wax Packs
1967 Topps Who Am I?
- 1967 Topps “Who Am I” Unopened Wax Box
1969 Topps/OPC Man on the Moon
- 1969 Topps and O-Pee-Chee Man on the Moon Wax Boxes
1977 Topps Star Wars
- Everything We Know About the 1977 Topps Star Wars #207 C-3PO Anthony Daniels Error Card
1978 Donruss KISS
- 1978 Donruss KISS Series I and II Unopened Wax Cases
1984 Fleer Dune
- 1984 Fleer Dune Wax Cases
Various
- 14 Different 1964-1970 Non-Sport Display Boxes
- Bowman’s 5-Star Series Picture Card Collectors Club