while we are looking at Mantles...

[Lordstan]

Randall,
That is a beauty. I love those posters he did in the late 80's. A lot of them seem to have huge autographs. I sold a Robert Stephen Simon poster about 5yrs ago that had a 7.5in sig on it. It was spectacular.

This one is 5.5in on an 8x10. Was signed in person around 1987.


He had such a beautiful signature. too bad there are so many fakes.

Best,
Mark

[scmavl]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Did anyone else notice that The Mick left the "e" out of Mickey in this one? Never seen that before. I guess he'd had a few before he signed it for you, Mark.

[CW]

Beautiful pieces, everyone. Thanks for sharing!

I'd have to agree on the aesthetic beauty of a flowing Mantle auto. Of all sports and forms of entertainment, baseball seems to have the most notable, memorable, and recognizable autographs. Ruth's classic signature is no doubt the most iconic in sport, but you simply can't beat the beauty of a Williams, Dimaggio, or Mantle. Ok... Gehrig's signature was pretty cool, too....

[Lordstan]

Jarrod,

That's weird. I never noticed that.

This is a picture of a charcoal painting my father and I commissioned around 1986. We made pics and sold them at shows blank and got them signed to sell as well.

As anyone who was there can tell you, it was far rarer for Mickey to be sober at shows than not. Surprisingly, at most shows, he was a really nice guy to the fans. There were some where he was grumpy, but the sig never changed. Well...almost never.
I have around a hundred Mantle autographs in my collection. Out of curiosity, I went back and looked at about 50-60 different and I can't find any others like that.
I guess I have a rare error sig.
Good eye, buddy.
Best,
Mark

Originally Posted by scmavl

Did anyone else notice that The Mick left the "e" out of Mickey in this one? Never seen that before. I guess he'd had a few before he signed it for you, Mark.

[scmavl]

You're lucky to have gotten to meet him and have things signed, an opportunity I never had. Better hang onto that one, that's a pretty neat error. If you look close, you can see where he stopped the pen for a second before they "y" as if to say "Oh, there should be an "e" there... ah, whatever..."

And 100 Mick signatures??? WOW. If I'm ever in PA, I'd love to see your collection.

[3and2]

1956 Spring Training...I just love how Mickey's signature evolved over time...Absolutely one of the best signatures in the hobby.

[Lordstan]

Jarrod,
I was fortunate to come into the collecting arena in the late 1970's, just prior to the autograph boom. At that time, Mantle, Dimaggio, and Williams were the most expensive, at shows, at $7 per item. During the 80's they went up slowly, and in the early 90's is when all hell broke loose. Around then is when Mantle, Dimaggio, and Williams went up to $150-175 per.

One of my best memories is the 1982 Show at the GW Motor Lodge, run by Ray Gallo, with Joe D signing. My father and I bought 100 autos. They closed the door to the auto room while he completed my items and answered all sorts of questions about the late 30's Yanks and, more specifically, Lou Gehrig. I was 16 and it was pretty cool to have a private audience with Joe D.

As far as my Mantles go, you can actually see the majority(about 65) of them by following the link in my signature to my photobucket account.
The main album is pictures I have used in ebay listings in the past, but the sub albums have the photos of the stuff in my collection. There are around 35 in and on Sport magazines. The rest are on various items, including HOF yrbks, cards, pictures, etc.

[chaddurbin]

look at all the nice mantle sigs! got inspired and picked this up tonight in hunt

[Lordstan]

Nice one Chad

[Cooptown]

LordStan-I know we have gone back and forth on another message board (maybe SCN?) about your HOF yearbook collection, but as a HOF yearbook and Induction Program collector, your collection blows anything I have ever seen away. Nice work.

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Jarrod,
I was fortunate to come into the collecting arena in the late 1970's, just prior to the autograph boom. At that time, Mantle, Dimaggio, and Williams were the most expensive, at shows, at $7 per item. During the 80's they went up slowly, and in the early 90's is when all hell broke loose. Around then is when Mantle, Dimaggio, and Williams went up to $150-175 per.

One of my best memories is the 1982 Show at the GW Motor Lodge, run by Ray Gallo, with Joe D signing. My father and I bought 100 autos. They closed the door to the auto room while he completed my items and answered all sorts of questions about the late 30's Yanks and, more specifically, Lou Gehrig. I was 16 and it was pretty cool to have a private audience with Joe D.

As far as my Mantles go, you can actually see the majority(about 65) of them by following the link in my signature to my photobucket account.
The main album is pictures I have used in ebay listings in the past, but the sub albums have the photos of the stuff in my collection. There are around 35 in and on Sport magazines. The rest are on various items, including HOF yrbks, cards, pictures, etc.

[Lordstan]

Cooptown,
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, we did discuss it on SCN.
It took along time to put them together, but I really enjoy them. Only a couple more to go(of the old ones that is)
If you haven't seen it already, you might enjoy this thread as well.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=140712

Best,
Mark

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by scmavl

Did anyone else notice that The Mick left the "e" out of Mickey in this one? Never seen that before. I guess he'd had a few before he signed it for you, Mark.

I've seen this a few times. Not super rare. He also forgot the last e on occasion as well.