post-war guys...your oddball items?

[sflayank]

i need more

[sflayank]

ineed more

[ALR-bishop]

http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrTc...yPEAh4Ifx5h1s-

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by sflayank

ineed more

Larry, while I cannot help you on the Yoo Yoo Chocolate Drink cards, I do have a sincere question for you, bro.

Would you please enlighten me about the heritage or history of the ultra rare 1959 Mickey Mantle Yoo Hoo card, found with and without a half-inch thick white strip at the bottom of the card? Presumably, the white strip was meant for Mick to autograph it, or so I interpreted the space.....

Hope you can, and are willing, to divulge what you know.

Have a good evening. ---Brian Powell

[sflayank]

Dont know of any with white strip

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by sflayank

Dont know of any with white strip

Larry, when Brigandi Coin Company of metro NYC decided in about 1987-88 they wanted to enter the fray and sell vintage baseball cards, they took out a full-page advertisement in Baseball Cards Magazine. Glowing as a beacon in the middle of the ad was a 1959 Yoo-Yoo Chocolate Drink Mickey Mantle, with the white strip. I remember it as if it was yesterday. They wanted $2,000 - $2,500, though here I am not clear in my mind. I do recall it was at least 2K, in an era when 2K purchased a gold medal card. The stated condition was Nr Mt / Mt.

That's quite an extraordinary Mick to roll out the red carpet for your coin company to be taken seriously as also a purveyor of choice baseball cards.

Naturally, I was disappointed you did not know the heritage of the white strip. Regardless, thanks for responding, bro.

Best regards, Brian Powell

[sflayank]

Never seen any with white strip and i dont believe a REAL one exists

[toppcat]

Robert, I don't think I've ever seen a Swift's player assembled before, kinda creepy and cool at the same time.

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by sflayank

Never seen any with white strip and i dont believe a REAL one exists

A year prior to Brigandi, Alan Rosen and I were talking on the phone, and the subject of the Yoo-Hoo Mickey Mantle came up. In his description of the card, I vividly remember him saying it had a small white strip at the bottom. --Brian Powell