Place your bets! 52 Topps Mantle playing days signed!

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Originally Posted by conor912

I realize I might be in the vast minority here, but I have never liked signed cards that also have a facsimile signature. Something about the redundancy makes the card look cluttered to my eye.

You're not alone. The 1955 and 1956 Topps autos are the worst for that, because the signatures are often in roughly the same place. The redundancy still triggers my OCD with 1952 Topps, but it's a little better because the facsimile is confined to a box.