So we have seen the last of several spectacular auctions of material from the Andy Yanchus collection that were held over the past couple of years. Yanchus was a former designer for Aurora Plastics during the heyday of their iconic Universal Monster model kits and then worked as a colorist for Marvel Comics. Along the way he amassed a stunning collection of comics, toys and cards. In April of this year (2024 if you are reading this in the future) his trading cards and related ephemera were offered by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, of Cranston, Rhode Island. Within those varied lots were some real gems and very, very big surprises as Yanchus was a massive collector of rare Topps test issues, among many other things.
There will be more on this collection's holdings here but today I want to look at an obscure Topps issue from 1971 called Stupid Scratch-Offs. Prior to this auction, the set was pretty much a total mystery and it wasn't even clear, at least to me, that is had even been tested. Well, it certainly did see a test:
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