Where have you gone, Brad Rasmussen? (A 1960 Post Mickey Mantle tale)

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by brian1961

One small gold nugget of information is found on the title page of Brad Rasmussen's project----the date of Nov. 14, 1960. There has been a teenzie bit of discussion as to when these gorgeous Post Sports Stars were issued. I believed they debuted shortly after the 1960 World Series. Brad's dated document confirms my belief, and goes right along with a multi-sport set---mostly baseball, with a pair of football and a pair of basketball stars.

Brian - thank you for your outstanding post. There are a number of dated entries in the book; 1960, 1961. Do you think that perhaps young Brad received the Mantle in let’s say January of 1960 , and kept it intact until he decided to write the book in November….meaning that he had it before the World Series?

Originally Posted by brian1961

Whatever you do, Jim, you best choose a path leading to no regrets. If you choose to have it professionally removed, make them understand the precious card must survive completely intact. As it is now, it is quaint, nostalgic, and satuated with ambience-----PLUS VERY VALUABLE.

I plan without hesitation to send it to SGC, once I remove the paper and glue. That way it will be preserved forever in that gorgeous black tuxedo.

Regarding being valuable, I was very pleasantly surprised to see some listed for sale in the 2K to 4K range, a huge jump from my small investment.

Jim

[Mark17]

I know that with 1962 Post Cereal cards, the printing was done on paper which was then glued to the cardboard. So if you soak this, you might end up with the Mantles separating from the cereal box cardboard, and your Mantles will be thin pieces of paper.

[swarmee]

That's what I would be worried about as well. Soaking on pre-war cards is different because the composition of the item itself is different.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Would it be worthwhile to get some quotes from a couple of reputable paper conservators? If the card is that valuable, I'd definitely explore that option. If they can't do anything with it due to type of glue, they would hopefully let you know prior. It doesn't cost anything to get a quote, and it may not be that costly relative to value.

[Vintagedeputy]

Thank you everyone for your feedback. I’m out of town right now but when I get back home, I’m going to take another look at it. I’m thinking that the best way to handle this would be to see if I can just simply remove the notebook paper and hope that most of the glue is on the notebook paper and not the card. Then, I can address the glue remnants on the Mantle itself. Further examination may reveal a different course of action though so stay tuned!