1983 fleer stickers group break packs 1 through 8 - let's crack some wax!

first off - mrmopar was right - these things are not individual stickers.  in fact, each pack contains a single panel, folded six times.  you'll see what i mean. everything is perforated, though, so should make for easy separation.  the stickers wind up being half the size of a regular card.

here we go!

pack 1 - from the right side of the box

i'm greeted by a friendly logo

tom hume - reds
dodgers logo (checklist back) - dodgers

rick sutcliffe - indians
pat zachry - mets
scott mcgregor - orioles
steve carlton - phillies
tom paciorek - white sox
rose, schmidt, knight - phillies (next one goes to the astros)
willie wilson - royals
tigers logo (mail-in offer back) - tigers

john stuper - cardinals
roy smalley - yankees

it looks like one logo sticker has the team checklist on the back, and the other has a mail-in offer. i will identify which one in each pack has the checklist.

here's the full pack contents, unfolded.

pack 2 - from the right side of the box

dale murphy - braves
steve rogers - expos
johnny bench - reds
mariners logo - mariners

gary carter - expos
buddy bell - indians
paul molitor - brewers
darrell porter - cardinals
joe morgan - giants
yankees logo (checklist back) - yankees
bob stanley - red sox
don baylor - angels

looks like bench is admiring the mariners' logo from beautiful chavez ravine!

pack 3 - from the left side of the box

i don't believe this.

dale murphy - braves
steve rogers - expos
johnny bench - reds
mariners logo - mariners
gary carter - expos
buddy bell - indians
paul molitor - brewers
darrell porter - cardinals

joe morgan - giants
yankees logo (checklist back) - yankees
bob stanley - red sox
don baylor - angels

yup, a duplicate panel already.  not a bad one to get, though, with 4 hall of famers.

probably a good time to mention that the backs feature a second photo - sometimes different from the one on the front.  the porter sticker has him in an action shot, and the back (seen above) features a portrait.  molly's photo is the same, although cropped for the back.

pack 4 - from the left side of the box

mike caldwell - brewers
ron davis - twins
rick manning - indians
blue jays logo - blue jays
harold baines - white sox
rick camp - braves
john grubb - rangers
steve bedrosian - braves
ruppert jones - padres
tigers logo (checklist back) - tigers

steve garvey - dodgers
bob boone - angels

a garvey photo from 1981, but at least he's still a dodger.  unlike one of the guys in the next pack.

pack 5 - back to the right side

lonnie smith - cardinals
davey lopes - a's (i am sorry to say)

larry biitner - reds
braves logo - braves
tim raines - expos
jim palmer - orioles
bell & fisk - white sox (via randomizer - next one goes to the rangers)
dennis leonard - royals
bob mcclure - brewers
cardinals logo (checklist back) - cardinals
greg minton - giants
bruce kison - angels

pack 6 - right side

rod carew - angels
graig nettles - yankees

jerry koosman - white sox
astros logo - astros
tim lollar - padres
alan ashby - astros
warren cromartie - expos
dwayne murphy - a's
jim clancy - blue jays
orioles logo (checklist back) - orioles
ben oglivie - brewers
gary lavelle - giants

pack 7 - left side

lamarr hoyt - white sox
charlie lea - expos
rusty staub - mets
rangers logo (checklist back) - rangers
jose cruz - astros
lamar johnson - rangers
richie zisk - mariners
goose gossage - yankees
jerry remy (quite the photo!) - red sox
orioles logo - orioles

steve howe - dodgers
ul washington (no toothpick) - royals

pack 8 - left side

frank white - royals
mike torrez - red sox
jim rice - red sox
indians logo (checklist back) - indians
jerry reuss - dodgers
al williams - twins
john matlack - rangers
johnny ray - pirates
ray knight - astros
mets logo - mets
al bumbry - orioles
eric show - padres

don't worry, al! there are still 40 packs to go!