1983 fleer stickers group break packs 39 through 48

by my calculations, there are still 7 panels we haven't seen yet.  we've seen some panels 4 times already and are 70 stickers short of a set.  i don't know if that is a collation issue or if there are more nefarious things afoot.  i am a bit worried about the latter as we haven't seen the jewel of the set (cal ripken) yet.  let's see what these packs bring

pack 39

ken oberkfell - cardinals
al holland - giants

ken landreaux - dodgers
white sox logo - white sox
ron leflore - white sox
manny trillo - phillies
john lowenstein - orioles
dave concepcion - reds
dave kingman - mets
cubs logo (checklist back) - cubs
alan trammell - tigers
scott sanderson - expos

some new faces there.

pack 40

tom burgmeier - red sox
chili davis - giants

bob bailor - mets
brewers logo - brewers
woody fryman - expos
bruce bochte - mariners
wayne krenchicki - reds
billy sample - rangers
rick monday - dodgers
mets logo (checklist back) - mets
manny sarmiento - pirates
robin yount - brewers

pack 41

andre dawson - expos
lary sorensen - indians

luis deleon - padres
royals logo - royals
terry puhl - astros
ivan dejesus - phillies
hosken powell - blue jays
ryan & ashby - astros
fred lynn - angels
reds logo (checklist back) - reds
mark clear - red sox
danny darwin - rangers

now only missing 5 panels

pack 42

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 - red sox
orioles logo - orioles
steve howe - dodgers
ul washington - royals

pack 43

duane kuiper - giants
bob forsch - astros
rafael ramirez - braves
mets logo (braves checklist back) - mets

moreno & lacey - pirates
george wright - rangers
dave beard - a's
toby harrah - indians
al oliver - expos
expos logo - expos
hal mcrae - royals
wade boggs - red sox

pack 44

andre dawson - expos
lary sorensen - indians
luis deleon - padres
royals logo - royals

terry puhl - astros
ivan dejesus - phillies
hosken powell - blue jays
ryan & ashby - astros
fred lynn - angels
reds logo (checklist back) - reds
mark clear - red sox
danny darwin - rangers

pack 45

dale murphy - braves
steve rogers - expos

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

pack 46

rick langford - a's
larry bowa - cubs

dane iorg - cardinals
expos logo (checklist back) - expos
jack morris - tigers
mike flanagan - orioles
al cowens - royals
britt burns - white sox
jim gantner - brewers
royals logo - royals
carl yastrzemski - red sox
ken forsch - angels

pack 47

rick sutcliffe - indians
pat zachry - mets

tom hume - reds
dodgers logo (checklist back) - dodgers
scott mcgregor - orioles
steve carlton - phillies
tom paciorek - white sox
rose, schmidt, knight - phillies (i will confirm that it is the phillies' turn)
willie wilson - royals
tigers logo - tigers
john stuper - cardinals
roy smalley - yankees

pack 48

dennis eckersley - red sox
bill laskey - giants
ron guidry - yankees
cubs logo (white sox checklist back) - cubs

vida blue - royals
tom brunansky - twins
len barker - indians
dan driessen - reds
ed vande berg - mariners
dodgers logo - dodgers
bump wills - cubs
carlton fisk - white sox

so that's 48 packs.  but not the end of the box.  there were 4 extra packs in there.  this is disturbing because it likely means that this box was consolidated from partially emptied boxes which might well have been subjected to searching.  once you know which panel the ripken sticker is on, it would be easy to pilfer the box as the wrapper is not entirely opaque.  at any rate, we have 4 packs left and 5 panels missing.  i don't like our odds.

i'll be back with those last 4 packs and a wrap up.  i'll also contact the dealer and see what he has to say.