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Originally Posted by 7nohitter
Jon,
That signed candid is amazing. A young kid, with the stadium which he would eventually 'own' in the back!
Did you get the picture signed, or did you purchase it that way? Beautiful signature too!
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Andrew-
Thanks for the kind words. I purchased the picture signed, and Graig Kreindler was able to help me date it to 1951 via the signage visible in the photo. The signature "style" is 1951-52, so signed well before my time (I'm 33).
Here's one other pretty cool early Mantle item. It's a 1951 GPC, postmarked the night before Mickey's first major league home run. Can't get more symbolic than that!