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

[tedzan]

Hey guys......when is the last time you saw this Mantle card ?





TED Z
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[ALR-bishop]

Someone posted one of these on CU so I picked one up because I of have a few other Topps player tribute posters that picture all of the player's Topps and Bowman cards. I just posted the four I have in a separate thread to see if anyone knows of others. I have all the card portrayed but think they make neat room decor in my study.

The certificate from Topps says 10,000 of the Mantle poster were produced

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Someone posted one of these on CU so I picked one up because I of have a few other Topps player tribute posters that picture all of the player's Topps and Bowman cards. I just posted the four I have in a separate thread to see if anyone knows of others. I have all the card portrayed but think they make neat room decor in my study.

The certificate from Topps says 10,000 of the Mantle poster were produced

I wonder why they left the '52 & '53 Bowmans out. Looks like for 'artistic balance' ?

[orly57]

Scratch a big one off the list:

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by orly57

Scratch a big one off the list:

Great card, Orlando. One of my favorite issues and image!!

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by orly57

Scratch a big one off the list:

Orlando, heartiest of congratulations on getting a Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle. Nice card for the grade.

Perchance you might be interested in learning more about the Stahl-Meyer Franks promotion and this Mickey Mantle gem, I wrote about them in my recently released book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. I cover a nice selection of the regionals from 1947 - 1971. It is not a standard book; it's a book on a CD. Works easily and very well---you read it by inserting the CD into the disc drive of your computer or laptop. It's the equivalent of a 478-page book, including about 32 mostly color photos, which will look gorgeous on your computer screen.

If interested, send me a $30 money order. The postal service charges only $1.20 for theirs. I'm at

Brian Powell
P. O. Box 743
New Carlisle, Indiana 46552

After getting the Stahl-Meyer Mick, I think I can more than reasonably assure you you shan't be disappointed with my book.

Regardless, again, nice going bro on the acquisition of a regal Mickey Mantle baseball card. ---Brian

[begsu1013]

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[brian1961]

Bob, I'm afraid to disappoint you here, but the first compromise I made with my book was to deviate from the standard traditional paper book. My editor, Tom Bartsch, and I were gunning for that. I won't explain all our trials and tribulations, but it came down to a Hobson's Choice with my book on a CD.

I'm mostly dinosaur, so a book on a CD was a hefty compromise. You're right, of course, a book on a CD is basically a thing of the past. ANYTHING printed on paper is slowly going away. I cannot relate to or understand, digital downloads. However, most of us have disc drives on our computers or laptops. It is do-able if the collector is motivated enough to accept it for what it is, and work within its parameters. Believe me when I say that its appearance on the computer screen mirrors an open book, with an easy on the eye font, and looks fabulous. The book was not whipped out---it took me years to write and edit it, after many, many more years of gathering research and interviewing some very renown and pertinent hobby pioneers and major figures from the past. The information and interpretive investigative collecting 501 is ultra prime rib material.

With it being the equivalent of a 478-page book, the buyer is not getting short-changed, believe me. Oh, the $30 money order I ask is the bottom line price; the book, housed in a sturdy half-inch thick DVD case, is mailed to you postpaid--first class.

I hope this convinces you, Bob. Thank you for your interest, bro.

Regards, Brian Powell

[tedzan]

Hi Al

That's a great looking poster.


TED Z
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[tedzan]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey guys......when is the last time you saw this Mantle card ?





TED Z
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I'm surprised at the lack of curiosity on this forum regarding this Mantle card.

Anyhow......I did receive a couple of emails from Net54 "readers" inquiring about the source of this "1954 TOPPS" Mantle. On display here is a partial picture of
Sports Illustrated (Aug 23, 1954) edition with the centerfold-out depicting 27 players on the New York Yankees.

Back in the early 1980's a collector/dealer and ole friend, Charlie, who frequented the Willow Grove Show gave me this card. Charlie had a printer buddy of his,
using the image of Mantle from this centerfold-out, produced a number of these cards. I have not seen any of these in circulation since the mid-1980's.






TED Z
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[KCRfan1]

Ted,

You always have cool stuff!!!

[pawpawdiv9]

Hey TED..
I actually was browsing last week on the 54 mantle--the red version, which is common
I did run across the 'white' version on Ebay too, which I had never seen before, just like your 'blue' version.
I did see a graded PSA red one..Why would someone grade one of these?

[brian1961]

Ted,

Thanks for enlightening us on the history of your "1954 Sports Illustrated Topps" enhanced blue version. I was wracking my brain trying to recall the reprints that Larry Fritsch offered, but as I remember now, duh, they were straight reprints.

I love yours with the blue background, but then I have always admired the George Silk portrait of Mickey taken during his rookie year and used by LIFE magazine in the spring 1951 when they ran a brief feature on Mickey's major league debut.

Much as I love the 1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes "1954 Topps" version, the George Silk portrait is such a gem, being still appropriate in the time frame for a 1954 Topps. After all, that's the shot SI chose for its 1954 spread of the Yanks!

I for one would love to own a specimen of your printing buddy Charlie's craftsmanship.

Best regards, Brian Powell

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Ted,

Thanks for enlightening us on the history of your "1954 Sports Illustrated Topps" enhanced blue version. I was wracking my brain trying to recall the reprints that Larry Fritsch offered, but as I recall now, duh, they were straight reprints.

I love yours with the blue background, but then I have always admired the George Silk portrait of Mickey taken during his rookie year and used by LIFE magazine in the spring 1951 when they ran a brief feature on Mickey's major league debut.

Much as I love the 1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes "1954 Topps" version, the George Silk portrait is such a gem, being still appropriate in the time frame for a 1954 Topps. After all, that's the shot SI chose for its 1954 spread of the Yanks!

I for one would love to own a specimen of your printing buddy Charlie's craftsmanship.

Best regards, Brian Powell

Hi Brian

I haven't had any contact with Charlie since the Fort Washington (PA) Shows in 2001.

I cannot promise you anything, but I will try to contact collectors (dealers) in Pennsylvania that may still have (or know how I can get) this Mantle card.





TED Z
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