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

[quitcrab]

Anyone know what year the post card is in the above post ?

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by quitcrab

Anyone know what year the post card is in the above post ?

According to the William Wilen book it is 1953. Most other things I've seen credit it as 1950s. I'd be very surprised if it was printed in only one year.

[quitcrab]

Thank you for the info Austin Mike.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

According to the William Wilen book it is 1953. Most other things I've seen credit it as 1950s. I'd be very surprised if it was printed in only one year.

Do you know if the other McCarthy postcards are listed with later years in the guide? I have a BVG graded copy of another variation that lists the year as 1960-1969. I recall the one shown in this thread being earlier, but just never got a good sense of the dates for any of them.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Do you know if the other McCarthy postcards are listed with later years in the guide? I have a BVG graded copy of another variation that lists the year as 1960-1969. I recall the one shown in this thread being earlier, but just never got a good sense of the dates for any of them.

Hey Chris, long time no talk. The Wilen book lists the other JD McCarthy post cards as 1960. I have an old copy of the SCD and after a quick look, I see it has a general JD McCarthy listing that says McCarthy produced post cards for many players from the 1950s to the 1980s. I get the impression that there isn't necessarily a single printing date for many, if not all, of the post cards. It also says that haven't he died, his "negatives were sold into the hobby making it theoretically possible for many cards to be reproduced."

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

Hey Chris, long time no talk. The Wilen book lists the other JD McCarthy post cards as 1960. I have an old copy of the SCD and after a quick look, I see it has a general JD McCarthy listing that says McCarthy produced post cards for many players from the 1950s to the 1980s. I get the impression that there isn't necessarily a single printing date for many, if not all, of the post cards. It also says that haven't he died, his "negatives were sold into the hobby making it theoretically possible for many cards to be reproduced."

Thanks Mike. I appreciate the info. I’d imagine there was a pretty substantial and long run of all of them, although the Razor was more difficult from what I can recall, supporting the theory it’s an older piece. I owe you and Brian an email. Life has been a little hectic these days. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!