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BASEBALL BAT
DATING GUIDE |
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1987 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins
Wheaties Box |
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1987 World Series
Champion Minnesota
Twins Wheaties Box |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1987
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MANUFACTURER
- General Mills
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SIZE
- 8.6" x
12.25" x 3.25"
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PRICE GUIDE
- $10.00-$15.00
Excellent - Near Mint condition
(Full, Empty, or
Flat)
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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The first baseball team depicted on a
Wheaties box was the 1987 World Series
Champion Minnesota Twins. There was
great excitement in Minnesota over the
1987 Twins going to the World Series. A
feat not accomplished since 1965, when
their championship dreams were dashed
by the LA Dodgers. Inspired, General
Mills decided to put the Twins on the
front of the box if they won the World
Series. The design had to be ready to
go if the Twins beat the St. Louis
Cardinals in the World Series.
A photo of the team celebrating on the field after winning the American
League Championship Series, against the
Detroit Tigers was chosen.
The 1987 Minnesota Twins World
Champions Wheaties box was done in 2
weeks, from design to printing. A task
that typically takes about 16 weeks.
The company produced 5,000 packages,
printed in advance of the World Series.
The night the Twins won the seventh
game, the boxes were filled with
Wheaties and they were in grocery
stores the very next day. The boxes
would have been destroyed if the team
had lost Game 7 of the World Series.
Cereal Box Collecting Tips - Weather
you're already a collector of cereal
boxes or just starting out, the
question of opening the box or not will
be raised. Many collectors believe that
the value will diminish after the box
is opened. A major reason to remove the
cereal is the existence of bugs. Boxes
that sit over a long period of time
could attract egg laying insects. If
you remove the cereal and replace it
with a filler to keep the box from
crushing in, it should hold it's value.
A full box could also cause budging at
the bottom. As with autographs avoid
direct sunlight when choosing a spot to
display your cereal box. UV light will
cause the color on the box to fade.
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1987 WS Champion
Minnesota Twins Wheaties
Factory Flat Box |
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