1977 Topps Argentina, set of 66 gummed stickers, 11 character cards, 16 puzzle pieces, sticker album. This set is a lot like
the U.S. Topps set, with a few major differences. First, the base set of 66 stickers are made of paper to be stuck into an album
(gummed on the back), instead of cardboard like the Topps cards. Also, instead of 11 stickers this set came with 11 character
cards (that resemble U.S. stickers) and a 16 card puzzle that were cardboard like standard trading cards (blank on the back, but
each has a number on the front). In addition, although the pictures in the base set are the same as those in the U.S. set, the
order isn't the same and each card says "La Guerra De Las Galaxias" instead of having a description of the picture. It's common
to find these cards with glue and paper on the back, as many were originally stuck into albums and then carefully removed to be
collected or sold as individual cards. Since the backs are blank anyway, collectors (including myself) generally accept damage
to the backs as acceptable.
Cards #23 (main set) and #88 (character cards) were short printed and are widely considered to be the rarest of all vintage Star
Wars cards. I believe that if verified NM originals of these two cards came up for sale, the pair would sell for in excess of a
thousand dollars. The photos are of the complete puzzle, samples from the base set and the character cards, the wax pack box, the
album cover, and the insider of an album with cards stuck into it.
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