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Originally Posted by tedzan
Irv
The # 311 on this card has always amazed me, too. However, it is only by sheer coincidence.
The card was produced before the 1952 season ended. This I can attest to, since I remember
opening a TOPPS 5-cent wax-pack in Sept 1952 and getting this Mickey Mantle......
 
TED Z
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Great story, Ted.
It was my Father's 77th birthday yesterday and our family all gathered to celebrate it.
Dad and I got talking about the 52 Topps cards he gave me but can't specifically remember buying them?
He collected comic books and coins back then and assumes he purchased them but the more we talked the more he guessed/got confused that maybe someone else gave them to him?
He said he did remember receiving his BeeHive hockey cards that were given to him so he thinks, again, that maybe he did purchase those 52 Topps cards for some reason?
Judging by last night, I don't think the mystery will ever be solved?
Needless to say, I am glad he held onto them for all these years!
P.S. Forgot to add. Your card has a similar looking crease/mark to the left of Mickeys face as what mine does, and our 2 aren't the only ones I have seen like that?
