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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

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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.

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Well I bought it from a guy high up on the Master registry that said he is working with PSA to have them graded, so I guess I will wait and see...if you look at the 58 premium photo card and this one under a loupe the cardstock, cut, and printing (black pixels) are basically the same.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

Well I bought it from a guy high up on the Master registry that said he is working with PSA to have them graded, so I guess I will wait and see...if you look at the 58 premium photo card and this one under a loupe the cardstock, cut, and printing (black pixels) are basically the same.

I hope for you that it is legit, but I have serious doubts that it is not a fantasy piece. I don't doubt for a second that whoever sold it to you genuinely thinks it is real--I know a lot of the registry guys, and they are incredibly trustworthy, good people. Good luck though and please keep me updated on how it turns out. I will hope for you that I am wrong.

[TimCarrollArt]

Just finished up that 53 Mantle earlier today. Cut junk era commons (with some other more recent commons spattered in).