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Show everything & anything of "The Mick"
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'65 & '68 Empty Topps Boxes featuring The Mick...
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SI, June 18, 1956
http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...I%20Mantle.jpg Auto'ed 1953 Topps Lithograph & Hartland figurine http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_.../DSC04239a.JPG '53 and '57 Topps http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...s%20Mantle.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...s%20Mantle.jpg . . . plus a happy headful of memories from my ancient youth watching the Mick in center and at the plate. |
the official Mickey Mantle Ring
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there were about 100 made, each with a unique number inside.
real damonds, made by balfour (maker of most of the Yankee championship rings). www.sports-rings.com |
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pics I got recently
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side job trade
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Murderer's Row as they get ready to take on the Bums in the '56 Fall Classic.
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Original vintage TYPE I photo...
Attachment 2787 And the Yanks rout the Dodgers in game seven... Attachment 2788 |
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Number 130 out of 536. The number of home runs he hit.
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More Mick
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Topps tribute,Signed plaque and Robert Stephen Simon lithogram
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The Mick calls his shot !
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Mantle breaks the Bambino's career World Series record of 15 home runs with his 16th in Series play. He did it in style...a "called shot" walk off homer in game 3 of the 1964 fall classic.
Attachment 2811 Mantle showing the record-breaking ball in the winners locker room along side winning pitcher Jim Bouton. Also, a ticket stub from said game. Attachment 2812Attachment 2813 |
Three paintings of the Mick done by my spouse Jennifer Ettinger (www.ettinger.ca, http://flickr.com/photos/baseballart)
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The Mick, kneeling in the on-deck circle, 1956:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ng1956-RGB.jpg And an accompanying head shot to boot! http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...56Portrait.jpg |
Wow! Between Baseballart's Wife and Graig, those are some fabulous paintings.
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Original vintage TYPE I photo of the Mick on-deck from 1962 and a mid 1950's autograph.
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Safe At Home (1962)
Mickey signed this insert poster for me after Roger had died; luckily I was able to get both of them to sign a lobby card from the same movie several years earlier.
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My favorite Hartland of all....
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1955 World Series...
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The Mick goes deep in his first at bat of the series. Original vintage TYPE I photograph.
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Single signed ball
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For someone growing up in the early sixties this has to be at the center of my 1961 Yankees' autograph collection.
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Very sweet post from Mark, Joe and Tim. Keep it up guys.
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A 1962 Mantle Bobblehead MIB.
Attachment 2927 1958 Topps All Star Card Signed by Mantle. PSA/DNA LOA. Attachment 2928 |
Tape measure arms = tape measure homers.
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Every picture tells a story, don't it...
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Attachment 3239Attachment 3240 Mickey Mantle receives his MVP Award for his Triple Crown Season and Don Larsen's World Series Perfecto earned him the Babe Ruth Award as the MVP of the 1956 World Series. Attachment 3241 |
The Mick has some big shoes to fill...
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One of the most duplicated images you'll ever come across. But a true TYPE I hasn't come up for sale since I bought this one over five years ago.
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This is one of only a couple known handwritten letters. Mick was not much of a letter-writer. I love the content of this piece. It really shows Mickey's softer side. Sorry the scan got cut off. I'll fix it when time permits.
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1948 School Yearbook.
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Jodi. Are those in Mick's hand?
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They sure are. Nearly the oldest examples extant, too (I think the 1947 examples are the earliest that I know of).
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Those yearbook shots are absolutely fabulous. It's amazing how wide that grin was, even at that age!
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Truly great stuff Jodi. Best, Jimmy
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Thanks. The letter is mine. I wish the yearbook was.
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Image used for his 1953 DanDee card
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That image is familiar. Wasn't it used for the Red Heart card?
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No on the Red Heart Jodi. It's the image used on two of his toughest cards in the 1953 Dan Dee as previously mentioned and also Mick's 1953 Stahl Meyer.
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I knew it was either the Red Heart or the Dan Dee Chips. It's been so long since I was involved with cards that I forgot which one it was! Either way, a classic image.
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The "Mick" hits his third round-tripper of the day...
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as he's greeted by Maris & Howard. 1962 Vintage original TYPE I photograph...
Attachment 3515 and a superb vintage signed album page (JSA) with the date pinpointed to 1965. Attachment 3516 |
The Mick in 1957 during his second consecutive MVP season.
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Incredible "Mick" stuff guys!
I figured I'd add some Mick stuff to this superb and ecclectic array...
The Mick card that never was - 54SI 2nd issue: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1249107331 60s Hartland Mick: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1249107670 1950s Mickey Mantle Game - complete with the "photo" card: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1249107830 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1249107902 My favorite Mick PM-10 pin: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1249108015 Auto'ed "The Mick" http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1249108355 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1249108239 |
A 1962 TOPPS Slabbed wax pack with the...
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Managers Dream Card of Mantle and Mays showing through on the back of the pack. And a neat little snapshot of the Mick circa. early 1950's.
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A 1962 TOPPS Slabbed wax pack with the...
Nice to know ya have a prize inside a pack Jimmy!
I really like personal type photos taken of ball players - nice. Thanx for sharing mike |
The Mick's 500th Home Run...
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A pair of original vintage TYPE I photographs and a stub from the game...
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"I Love Mickey"
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Mickey
Jimmy,
I always loved that pin! Here are a few hard ones.:eek: |
One of the roads that I've traveled as a collector is Hall of Fame induction class baseballs. I have most classes complete from the 80's on, but, with many deceased players from the 70's and earlier, it makes it tough to put together a class ball collection of the earlier years. I found this ball last year signed by Mickey and Whitey. Came with the original owner's polaroid photo from the day it was signed in Tennessee in 1974.
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Neat photo, "Come buy a suit and get an autograph of The Mick!"
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Mickey on a Record in 1964.
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Great Mantle stuff guys!
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Thanks Jimmy were you talking about one of these two? :D
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Despite being a die-hard Red Sox fan I've managed to tolerate this one in my collection for a while. I'm also the proud owner of a 1960 Topps Mantle that was locked inside an old tackle box for a number of years. Thanks to age and moisture it is now essentially adhered to the "protective" screwdown it was encased in. Can't find a scan of it though, which is probably for the better... it's really quite sad looking.
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The hardest one of all the Mantle PM10s that I had to find (in nice condition) was the Yellow back ground one at the bottom.:eek: I believe in 1 3/4 size this is all the Mantles there are that arenot repro or fake.
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The Mantle That Never Was
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When I won this from a top end auction house last year I was pumped because I was going to have this framed with a really awsome pic of the Mick and what a conversation piece it would be.
I took it to get it authenticated at last year's National in Chicago and was heartbroken when it came back as unauthentic. I was given a refund right away from the auction house but this is one item that I really wanted. |
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I picked this up at the recent White Plains show. From what we can tell, it is a 1953 signature.
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Jimmy, small world. At least it saved you from alot of trouble if you had won it. The auction house did at least issue me a refund check right there at the National and even refunded the money I spent to have it authenticated. Too bad as it was a cool item but both PSA/DNA and Jimmy Spence both agreed that is wasn't genuine.
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More of the Mick...
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A 1951 vintage TYPE III wirephoto from Mickey's debut game at Yankee Stadium.
Attachment 5540 Vintage original TYPE I photograph from late Sept. 1956 when Williams was still leading Mantle in the race for the batting title. Mick of course would come back to win the title and the Triple Crown. Attachment 5541 |
I am guessing this is one of the only Basketballs Mantle signed :-D
http://www.thetoyheaven.com/images/items/Mantleball.jpg. To bad the last owner got Willis Reed and Brad Van Pelt to sign it as well. Jesh no respect for the Mick. James G |
Picked up this magazine at Barnes & Noble yesterday. Not a bad rundown of Mantle related material and noteworthy for its inclusion of three works by our resident prodigy, Master Kreindler.
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I really like this Mantle piece...
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A True one-of-a-kind from the Topps Vault. 1958 TOPPS Transparency that was used by TOPPS to make card #418 "World Series Batting Foes" Featuring Hank Aaron & Mickey Mantle. A Top 250 Sportscard.
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Mantle momento's...
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Mantle has been one of my collecting focuses since we started in this hobby 20 years ago (lets see...I was 12 years old then...ugh..I'm 32 now!!)...here is a sample of some of our Mantle stuff....
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Just picked this up...
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1953 vintage original TYPE I photograph of the Mick being congratulated by Yogi after he just smacked the longest HR (565 feet) in Baseball History.
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favorite Mantle pic
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Mantle signing my Hall of Fame book in the late 80's.
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My favorite Mantle card. 1960 Post Panel
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Just had this framed, I'm really happy with the way it came out.
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A neat little snapshot...
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Ted,
How did you arrive at 1953 as the date of the Mantle page? I have to disagree--in your favor, judging by signature style, that sig dates to no later than 1952. This style was employed by Mantle during his first two MLB seasons. |
1964 World Series Game 3
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Jodi, The 1953 date is what I was told by the dealer whom sold it to me. He said he was not 100% sure, he was going by the other autographs in the same album. Thank you for pointing out the correct years, I never would have known otherwise. Steve |
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If possible, perhaps you can ask that dealer if he owned/owns the rest of the autograph book that the Mantle came out of. The other players who signed the book might be better able to pinpoint the year. After all, a rookie-year Mantle is a much nicer acquisition than a 1952! Mick changed his signing style 5-6 times during the 1950's alone! |
I wish I could go back and ask him about the rest. But I picked it up at the White Plains show back in August when my wife and I were on vacation in NYC.
He had a large collection of albums he had bought and was selling the autographs off piece by piece. I know he had cut out quite a few of the autograph pages and had them for sale at the show. I had no idea that Mantle changed his autograph so much. I know the more common one and I had seen one other similar to this on Antiques Road Show. Is there any way to tell that would lean this to 1951 instead of 1952 without having the rest of the album? I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me. This is actually very exciting thinking I may possibly have a rookie Mantle autograph! |
There is no way to differentiate without gathering more information, so I guess it will always remain a "circa 1951-52" example. Some people do not like using the "circa" qualifier, but there's really no other option in the case of this piece.
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Joplin, Missouri.
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A pair of vintage Original 8 x 10 TYPE I photographs that hung in Mickey Mantle's Holiday Inn along with some original stationary.
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Mickey's Lounge in Joplin Holiday Inn
Dugout Lounge
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In the clubhouse
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Taken sometime during the early 1960s during Arthur Rickerby's employment with LIFE magazine 11 x 14 Type I Original Photo
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Sorry for the crappy photo. This is one of my favorite pieces in my collection. It's a limited edition of 1,952 pieces.
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1958 vintage Mickey Mantle photo...
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This might be the coolest (though not the most expensive) lot handled by Heritage Auctions. It sold for $33,460.
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c. 1960's Mickey Mantle Glove - New in Package
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"little mickey"
1939 MANTLE TYPE 1 ON HIS HORSE
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a..._horse_1-1.jpg 1950 Minors(Joplin) TYPE 1 http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ntlejoplin.jpg 1951 TYPE 1 IMAGE OF THE MICK AND JOE D http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ough_tough.jpg 1951 ROOKIE SIGNED GPC http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a..._gpc_front.jpg TYPE 1 IMAGE -PERHAPS MY FAVORITE MANTLE IMAGE OWNED http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...mantle_gun.jpg |
From top to bottom, absolutely fantastic stuff Ben. That kid Mantle on the Horse is off the charts. Please post it in my "snapshots' thread as it certainly belongs there as well.
Well done! Best, Jimmy |
Here is my Mantle/Yankees shelf with Mantle Hartland, MIckey Mantle Board Game, Mickey Mantle inspired tin action toy, and Yankees team signed ball including Mantle.
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