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3rd Series 1973

• This series came out in late summer, early fall 1973.
• Packs contain two stickers, a checklist, and a piece of gum.
• There are 30 different titles in this series.
• In the 1st and 2nd series Topps had used up all of their old images and so for the 3rd series had to create a whole new set of ideas.
• This is the first series where a mistake was corrected during production. When the series first came out Spit and Spill had "Spic and Span" written on the top and on the right side. This was removed fairly early on, making the "Spic and Span" variation rare. It can often be seen on ebay selling in the $40-$60 range.
• Dr. Ono was pulled during production, but late enough in the run that it is not particularly rare.
• Topps still had some white back sticker stock left over which they used up on the beginning of this series. This created the rare 3rd series white back stickers which is a difficult series to complete. A large proportion of these were distributed in the Saint Louis area.
   
  

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  3rd Series Checklist
  Harm & Hammer	Dr. Ono	Choke King
  Neveready Battery	Rice A Phoni	Rabid Shave
  Crakola Crayons	Sledge	Motorzola
  Busted-Finger Candy	No-Tips	Drowny Softener
  Spit & Spill Cleanser ver.1  ver.2	Beanball Bubble Gum	Sweat-Hard Soap
  Koduck Photos	Foolball Bubble Gum	Lova Soap
  Moonshine Crackers	Hawaiian Punks Juice	1-A Sauce
  Snatch-A-Pak	Lucky Stride Cigarettes	Hurtz Bird Seed
  Raw Leaves Cigarettes	Hired Root Beer	Argh
  Fright Guard	Hungry Jerk	Windchester