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Originally Posted by tedzan
TYPE 1 ........... paid only a penny for this Mickey in the Fall of '52 ....................... TYPE 2
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I've received several emails from Net54ers asking me if I really "paid a penny" for my 1952 Topps Mantle (Post #17). So, here is my response to anyone here interested.......
I was 14 years old in the Fall of '52. Since the Spring of '52, I had acquired 100's of 52T cards (spent a lot of nickels buying 5-cent wax packs, traded a lot, and won a lot
of cards while flipping).
And yes, I was very fortunate. My folks stored my original cards (1947-1952) while I was away 4 years in the Air Force. Included in the 5-cent pack with Mantle were these
four Hi #s......
Cannot pass up this chance to display 3 more of my favorite goodies............
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T-Rex TED
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