I love the 55...I have a SGC 5 example with decent centering for my Mantles and a couple not graded. He looks so young and it's a great pose. I am partial to the 55 Bowmans though as I had some poor examples as a kid of some commons when it was really difficult to get your hands on anything that old. Nostalgic for me.
My worst Mantle BY FAR is the 1967 Topps. I think the 67's are one of the most popular set designs of the 60s, and that card is so dissapointing. The background is even ugly...terrible card. How much do you think the value would be if you take 1967 Topps card 277 Steve Whitaker and imagine Mantle in that pose and background. What a Yankee image...love that card. I believe the 65 Topps has a premium value due to pose, had the Whitaker pose been used in 67 I would guess the card to have twice the value. My theory anyhow.
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John Otto
1963 Fleer - 1981-90 Fleer/Donruss/Score/Leaf Complete
1953 - 1990 Topps/Bowman Complete
1953-55 Dormand SGC COMPLETE SGC AVG Score - 4.03
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