1964 Topps Mad Monsters Stickers: 5 Prototype Cards on Art Board - One of a kind

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1964 Topps Mad Monsters Stickers: 5 Prototype Cards on Art Board - One of a kind:
$7500.00

This is a 12-inch by 16-inch concept art board featuring the only fiveknown 1964 Topps Mad Monster Stickers. These are all prototypes featuring theimagery of the 1959 Topps "You’ll Die Laughing," with only a few design differences. Plumbing even deeper into its abundant well of inspiration, Topps decided to produce the Norm Saundersinspired "Ugly Stickers" the following year.These prototypes are affixed to the concept art board along with Topps' original header. The size is 2.5 inches by3.5 inches for each card and the color is as nice as they day they werecreated. This design element was not used until more than a decade laterwith the 1976 Star Trek, 1977 Star Trek, and other similar series. Note that this is the first of the stand-alone Topps Sticker Setsknown to exist.

ORIGIN:

Obtained directly from an executive and board member of the Topps Shorin family along with an extensive collection of proofs, concept prototypes on art boards, test issues, promotional sheets, 3-card advertising strips, original art, company documentation, uncut sheets, uncataloged production products, mock-ups, demos, variations, banquet sets, type 1 photographs, and many other one-of-a-kind pieces. The entire collection was purchased in 1995 and stored carefully since.

The two pieces sold to date were a display prototype for a 1978 Star Wars card storage locker and an art board with 1973-74 Topps Basketball Test Super cards, which were individually removed from the art board and encapsulated by PSA: