February Pickups

[pawpawdiv9]

Chris,
Did you get those from KeymanCollectibles?
PIC #1 : 1950s Mickey Mantle 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" Premium Photo

[K-Nole]

Allow me in on this thread please.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE this rare SP card.
2nd favorite player of all time (Al Kaline) and love the 63's as well.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

Chris,
Did you get those from KeymanCollectibles?
PIC #1 : 1950s Mickey Mantle 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" Premium Photo

Hey buddy,

Thanks for sending this. I was not aware that it was on Keyman--I got this off of eBay. It is interesting to see that it might be from the 50s and great to hear the price I paid was fair.

[bobc88]

I just picked up this '62 Topps All Star Ken Boyer.

62 T K Boyer 022214.jpg

[itjclarke]

Picking up where I left on my Mantle kick that started in about 2001, but had tailed off the past few years.

[Stonepony]

Beautiful 52 Ian!!

[Bestdj777]

Beautiful card Ian.

[itjclarke]

Thanks guys! I've long liked this pose... sort of a pensive, even subdued version of the Mick.

Only a couple Bowmans remain to complete the Topps/Bowman Mantle run (not including all the misc All Stars/two player cards/etc). 20 years ago when I scored my first two Micks (nice '66 and '67) from a HS friend for peanuts (he wanted a few bucks to buy some jeans), I'd have never imagined I'd still be going after these things well into my 30s.

Will have to take a full group shot when done, but for now, this is the most comprehensive pic I've got taken several years ago.

[Harliduck]

Great Mantles...and love the 63 Killer (my favorite player, and great SP card)...


Alright, I hope Matt doesn't chastise me too much on the OC of this card..haha..., but after months and months of having my heart broke, missed opportunities, and thrill of the chase, I finally won a 55 Clemente I am happy with. This also completes my 1955 Topps Set. I was hoping for a more centered version, but not having any major creasing (to be consistent with my set) was more important to me. I am flat out stoked, and can't wait to hold...







I also wanted to post this. Normally I crack graded cards for my sets (outside my registered player collections) but with all the Clemente Reprints out there I am going to keep this one in jail. So I don't have a hole in the binder, I thought I would buy one of the many reprints/archive cards. Then I found this. This card frankly scares the hell out of me...it will be interesting to see in hand but this could fool a lot of folks online. What do you guys think? It was fully advertised as a reprint, zero attempts to mislead, and it was $10. I bought it for the binder -



Claims it is the same size and everything. I have yet to receive it...but wow.