The official Mickey Mantle Pickup Thread. All Mick, all the time!

[tedzan]

Just my opinion.......Mantle cards look the best when printed with a Blue background............


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[Neal]

agreed on a blue background on Mickey cards

This one came in yesterday ....

1959 Topps Mantle AS.jpg1959 Topps Mantle ASback.jpg

not a tough card to find, not high grade, and not an expensive Mick, but one that has been difficult to find centered. Love the backs on these All Stars!

Looks great with a 58 All Star (which is one of his most appealing cards imo)

[irv]

Originally Posted by Neal

agreed on a blue background on Mickey cards

This one came in yesterday ....

Attachment 249116Attachment 249117

not a tough card to find, not high grade, and not an expensive Mick, but one that has been difficult to find centered. Love the backs on these All Stars!

Looks great with a 58 All Star (which is one of his most appealing cards imo)

Nice P/U, Neal! Same with your 53 Bowman Fox.

Both very nice cards!

[Neal]

Thanks Dale!

[aconte]

Nael,

Great centering on that Mantle.

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by Neal

agreed on a blue background on Mickey cards

This one came in yesterday ....

Attachment 249116Attachment 249117

not a tough card to find, not high grade, and not an expensive Mick, but one that has been difficult to find centered. Love the backs on these All Stars!

Looks great with a 58 All Star (which is one of his most appealing cards imo)

What a GREAT 59 All Star card-- such rare centering on that one! Congrats on finding that needle in the haystack

[Neal]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Just my opinion.......Mantle cards look the best when printed with a Blue background............

1954RHMantle.jpg

not a new pickup, just more evidence for Ted's claim

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by Neal

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not a new pickup, just more evidence for Ted's claim

One of the nicest Mantle card designs around! What a great looking card!!!

[bswhiten]

http://http://www.circajerk.com/item.php?id=199

I just picked up one of these Holiday Inn cards from another Mantle collector. Anyone in here know anything more about them i.e. year, rarity, etc? It is the size of a regular baseball card. Thanks.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

http://http://www.circajerk.com/item.php?id=199

I just picked up one of these Holiday Inn cards from another Mantle collector. Anyone in here know anything more about them i.e. year, rarity, etc? It is the size of a regular baseball card. Thanks.

The one you linked to is a Holiday Inn Premium Photo. They are larger than a normal card and I think are somewhere in the 5X7 range, but don't hold me to that. Per the link below, PSA identifies them as being released in 1958. I don't think they are particularly rare. And, at least when I was more actively collecting, they were not particularly valuable. When PSA started grading them (I think in 2015), they saw an uptick in price though.

http://www.sterlingsportsauctions.com/lot-31494.aspx

[bswhiten]

Chris, you are right it wasn't the correct picture...the description seems to match though. The photo is the same as the Black & White and Premium photocard but this one is the "baseball card" size. The back w/corner of thumb for scale

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

Chris, you are right it wasn't the correct picture...the description seems to match though. The photo is the same as the Black & White and Premium photocard but this one is the "baseball card" size. The back w/corner of thumb for scale

There is a Black & White postcard using this image that is a bit larger than a regular card, but, unfortunately, this is not that. I believe the one you showed is a fantasy piece. There have been a number of them on eBay over the past year, and I do not believe any of them to be real.