Today, we have a pack of 1968 Fleer Iron-ons! Each pack contains three (more or less) iron-ons featuring logos and team names. The wrapper is all late 60's/70's goodness: wax paper where the wax itself served as the closure. And, check out the design and graphics. Those are all 60's/70's right there!
Opening the pack reveals a strip of three (in my case) iron-ons: The Angels, the Indians, and the Yankees. The Angels features the team logo while the Indians and Yankees are done in text. Yes, you read that correctly: I pulled a freaking Indians iron-on! WAHOO!!
The red stains you see are from the gum that was fused to the back of the iron-ons. It bled through a bit, but with some careful prying, I managed to get it off. Nothing quite like 50-year old gum...
In addition to the gum and transfers, a rigid card with instructions helped collectors figure out what to do with these things. Sorry, Fleer. This one goes directly into my personal collection...
Very cool. It's not often people bust open a pack that's approaching 50 years.
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