While I am not 100% positive, I believe that you are able to (since you would, most likely, be selling to a collector/dealer. And, they would never even THINK about opening the boxes...let alone eating...

please forgive me. :blush: I have 3 Life magazines that I would love to find more info about. The 1st one is a June 23, 1947 issue and the headline simply states 'Bathing Suits'. It's not mint, but...