1933 SKY BIRDS BOX & PACKS SOAR AT AUCTION FOR $63,000

AHeritage Auctions offering of a near complete box of 1933 National Chicle Sky Birds, with 87 unopened packs, closed on August 28, 2022. The item realized a closing price of $63,000.00, including a 20% buyer’s premium.

Unopened packs from any series of this age are an amazing nd, making this offering fascinating. Sky Birds depicts planes and aviators from World War I and is popular with vintage hobby collectors. Famous aviators Charles Lindberg, Amelia Earhart, and Manfred Von Richthofen are all represented in this set. There are 108 artwork cards in a complete set, and one can only imagine what high conditioned cards are lurking in these packs. The box has deterioration issues due to age, but this unique lot also includes a Sky Birds Escadrille Handbook, newsletter, and a store display card.