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

[bswhiten]

Nice pickup Scott! And great nice detective work Mike.

Has anyone else noticed that most of Kelly’s SCD Mantle Series articles are no longer available on SCD’s webpage? I’m guessing no one downloaded them either?

Ben

[quitcrab]

Here is one that I am sure many Topps Mantle collectors have never seen. Robert Edwards Auction house has never seen it or had it in an auction in the last 20 years (searching the online archives). This was inserted into the wax box to help promote "Baseball Press On"... which we now refer to as 1965 Topps Transfers. This little ad would be displayed by the box of cards in the store. Mantle is pictured on the jacket in the front right. Not many of these could have survived. Does anyone have any other Box Topper inserts to promote special inserts? Would love to see some.
Scott

[brian1961]

Last August 16-17, Heritage conducted their "Summer Platinum Night Auction". Among their marquee items was a spectacular 1959 Bazooka Mickey Mantle, graded SGC 88 NM/MT. Would someone with a Heritage membership kindly look up what that piece went for, including the buyer's premium? Also, how many bids were there? What was the minimum bid?

Thanks in advance. Cheers. --- Brian Powell

[Joe Hunter]

Brian, the card went for 18,000. There were 20 bidders. I could not see the opening bid.

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Joe Hunter

Brian, the card went for 18,000. There were 20 bidders. I could not see the opening bid.

Thank you for your time, Joe. Just as I wrote in my book, the people in Kansas City are friendly and helpful.

Frankly, I was surprised that magnificent Mantle went for so little. Few specimens get a numerical grade, and this was ultra high grade for the issue. I will never know how high the winning bidder was prepared to go, though, as my dear wife has reminded me on a few occasions.

Regardless, thanks again Joe for your help to me. I wish you the very best, sir. ---Brian Powell

[hcv123]

sold for 24K in August 2017. It currently resides in a PSA 3 holder in the #1 Mantle master set:

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/1...ription-071515

Sadly I was the under bidder when it sold in 2010 for 6K