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Mantle, Mays, and Aaron Highlight Bazooka Gum Baseball Collection

1960's and 70's Uncut Bazooka Gum Panels from Nebraska Collection

April 12, 2025

Uncut, original boxes of Bazooka gum with baseball legends have been discovered and purchased by Just Collect. Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and more from the Nebraska Collection.

Remember chewing Bazooka gum? You ripped open the wrapper, put in that square and got ready to blow a big bubble as you were looking at the dandelions while playing right field in your little league game. Do you also remember the boxes of Bazooka that came with baseball cards on the back? We discovered and purchased a collection of these cards along with a few uncut, original boxes!

1960's & 70's BAZOOKA GUM COLLECTION

In the 1960's and 1970's, a box of Bazooka gum would sit on the counter of your local store. About 25 pieces of gum per box, but you only need a piece or two. Unless - unless you collected baseball cards! On the boxes were a panel of baseball stars such as Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and more iconic players.

Unlike Topps who put their cards inside of a wax pack along with their stick of gum, Bazooka placed cards on the outside of their box of gum. Starting in 1959, you could find baseball cards on a box of Bazooka. A total of 23 players were in the inaugural set, and Bazooka continued including their boxes with baseball players until 1971. Bazooka released more cards later in years but nothing like these vintage boxes.

Below, you can see in-tact boxes along with a few cut cards. The first image below has a full box with Willie Mays! Below Mays is a cut Mantle. Hank Aaron is on the uncut box in the second photo. As you scroll left, look at the baseball history! This collection has boxes uncut from the days when gum was about a dime, you didn't have a mortgage and you read the box score in the paper to see how your team did the night before.

These Bazooka Gum cards were part of a huge collection we purchased from a lifelong collector named Uncle Curtis. When we traveled to appraise the collection, we were amazed by both the volume and variety of cards, premiums, and memorabilia. We paid Uncle Curtis $77,000 for "The Nebraska Collection." For the first time, we are sharing the collection of the Bazooka Gum!

Do you have 1960's or 1970's Bazooka cards you'd like to sell and you'd like a free appraisal? Just click HERE:

The Nebraska Collection was so massive, we are still going through it! Keep checking back here on our Just Collect blog as we feature different sets and items.

Here is an interview Leighton did with Uncle Curtis:

WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING

Just Collect is always buying vintage sports and non-sports cards from 1879 to 1979 as well as select modern cards. If you have a collection that you are considering selling, contact us today to discuss or get our industry-leading purchase offer. If you have a collection that you want appraised, please contact us and we would be happy to discuss your collection and help you understand the real cash value of your collection in the current marketplace. Check out the Just Collect Buy List.

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We offer may ways to evaluate your cards other than or using our website, too.

Travel to Us

If you can make the trip here like the son from my hometown did for this collection- we can make a deal at the office. We once met a father-son duo that drove eight hours from Virginia to meet us to sell a Michael Jordan rookie card stored in Tupperware since 1986 - great read here.

Come to convention

We keep a LIST of card shows we'll be attending. Come stop by the Just Collect table and chat.

Meet in-person

If you have a valuable collection and want us to come to you, we'll hop on the next plane out.

Meet in New York City

If you're near New York City and would like to meet in a public place, our owner, Leighton, would be happy to meet you; read all the information here.

SHIP your collection

If you choose to mail your cards for an appraisal, we will evaluate your cards for FREE still. If you choose not to sell the cards, we'll ship them back shipping fees paid by us! We can offer our FedEx account with 2-day shipping, fully insured, all covered by us. Simply contact the office to set up this option.

OUR BUYING PHILOSOPHY

We've run into a wide range of people and collections over the last 25 years. Although Just Collect is known for buying vintage sports cards and especially vintage baseball cards, we are also extremely interested in buying non-sports cards, too!

Every collection and every collector is different and we treat EVERY collection with the respect and attention that we show for our own collections. We understand that many have put their heart and souls into building their collections. So when you're ready to sell, we understand the feelings that you're going through and will work with you to help you reach a decision that is a WIN/WIN, because if you're not happy, we're not happy.