Thread: which card?
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Old 01-13-2014, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Zach Wheat View Post
My preference would be the '56 Mantle. That is probably my favorite card.

In the card they re-arranged several things from the original photo....like the height of the ball and they duplicated the crowd scene as well. They guy in the tie and people surrounding him were put in twice. I don't have a copy of the photo they used. It would be nice to see for comparison purposes.

Z Wheat
There was a great thread a while back with the original photos of the 56 cards. I do remember seeing the Mantle picture, the ball was a home run for sure. They moved it down for the card.
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