I purchased this 1958 Mantle in 1966 from a Wholesale Cards mail order catalog for 75 cents. My plan was to save up my money and purchase a 1952 Mantle which they sold for $1.00. My father found out I spent 75 cents for one card and told me that was outrageous and not to do that again. Unfortunately I obeyed him and do not have a 52 Mantle. I reminded my father of this years later and showed him the value of these cards. He had nothing to say. 
__________________
Baseball's appeal isn't complicated or confusing. It's about the beauty of the game; it's about heroes and family and friends; it's about being part of something larger than yourself, about tradition---receiving it and passing it; and it's about holding on to a bit of your childhood.
Tom Stanton from The Road to Cooperstown
|