Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisPAUL
Well said, and I would say between your very informative post and my post (1 PM) relating
my experience as a kid in 1951-1952 , we pretty well accounted for the popularity of the
1952 Topps Mantle over his 1951 Bowman card.
I was hoping you had mentioned the 1980 auction in Philly where 3 - 1952 Mantle cards
sold for a total of $10,000. This selling price at that time was unprecendented for just
any BB cards, that it received nationwide attention since it was depicted on the front
page of Philadelphia's major newspaper.
This event "jump-started" the hype on the '52T Manntle and 6 years later Al Rosen's big 52T
find in Boston raised the level of hype and the value of this Mantle card an order of magnitude.
I must correct you on one minor item....the 52T Mantle is a double-print (not a triple-prt)..
And, there are subtle front picture differences between these double-prints.
The earlier posted (PSA8) card is referred to as "Type II".
I will post a scan later today of mine which is referred to as "Type I".
Thanks for a great explanation.......TED Z