1 of a kind POP 1 Highest graded PSA 9 Stahl Meyer Franks card

[hcv123]

This is a paid ad.

This card is being offered for the 1st time in almost 40 years and the very first time since being graded!

Www.1953StahlMeyerMickeyMantle.com

Words can't describe how excited I am to be able to bring to market what I believe is arguably the most significant post war baseball card in existence! See the website for more details. The Stahl Meyer cards were distributed in packages of hot dogs! The offered example (along with a scant few others) was saved from the greasy demise by a printing company employee.

Asking price is $2.657 million

To price the card I started with the sale of a highest graded PSA 8, 1954 example that sold for $220K and a 1953 PSA 7 that sold for $68,125. I then prepared a spread sheet looking at sales of Mickey Mantles Topps and Bowman cards (1951-1969) that sell a bit more regularly in grades of PSA 7 and PSA 9. The price multiple from PSA 7's-9's ranged from a low of 9X (1965) to a high of 162X (1969 white letter). All but 1 of the Topps and Bowman cards have multiple examples in PSA 9 grade and all but 4 of them have PSA 10's graded higher. With the populations considered, I think it is quite reasonable to suggest that the Stahl Meyer being a POP 1 highest graded should trade at the highest (or higher) multiple as any of the Topps or Bowmans. I instead have priced the card at a very conservative 39X multiple (the average multiple of all the Topps and Bowmans) of the actual Stahl Meyer PSA 7 sale. $2.657 million.

The Stahl Meyers are highly desireable high demand cards that don't exist in the kind of quantities to satisfy the number of Collectors that want one. In fact there are a total of just 95 SGC and PSA graded examples! When you look at 64 of them that are graded 1's or A's, you start to grasp how special this example is!

The card will be on display at my booth 1042 at national in Cleveland next week . The card will be otherwise available to be viewed by qualified buyers by private appointment.

Please contact me with any further questions at:

Hcv123@att.net
(516) 991-5535

Howard Chasser

[JimC]

Incredible card, Howard. Best of luck with it!

[bxb]

I never realized that the image on this card, which is the same one used on the 1954 Dan-Dee, was from a photo taken from his rookie season in 1951 by Bob Olen, the Yankees photographer.

The black and white photos then were hand colored to create the cards.

So you might say it's his first true rookie photo on a baseball card.

(Info above from Rich Mueller, SCD 7/14/24.)

[Schlesinj]

An original version of that photo just sold on Heritage in April.

Good luck, Howard.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by bxb

I never realized that the image on this card, which is the same one used on the 1954 Dan-Dee, was from a photo taken from his rookie season in 1951 by Bob Olen, the Yankees photographer.

It is also the same image used on Mantle's 1953-54 Briggs Meat card, which is much scarcer than the Stahl Meyer and Dan-Dee cards.

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

It is also the same image used on Mantle's 1953-54 Briggs Meat card, which is much scarcer than the Stahl Meyer and Dan-Dee cards.

While the Briggs in an absolute sense is scarcer, The condition this Stahl Meyer is in blows away the Briggs.

[BRoberts]

This card won't last long at that price. Wish I had the money.

[ClementeFanOh]

Great card, Howard. Good luck with the sale!

Trent King

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by hcv123

While the Briggs in an absolute sense is scarcer, The condition this Stahl Meyer is in blows away the Briggs.

Ya think?!!
Good luck with the sale,
Val

[MikeGarcia]

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..Has anyone at The National been lucky enough to have seen this Black Swan Mantle ?

..One of a kind Mantles don't pop up very often .

[CardPadre]

That 8 is a newer slab than the 9 is in. I think that was just someone pointing out the previous record sale for the issue, not any claim it was the same card.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by CardPadre

That 8 is a newer slab than the 9 is in. I think that was just someone pointing out the previous record sale for the issue, not any claim it was the same card.

Ah did not realize the comparison was the back of the 54 SM 8 and the back of the 53 SM 9. Appreciate the explanation.

The 54 and 55 SMs came with and without tabs from those I have seen.

[BigfootIsReal]

What region(s) was this distributed?

[oldjudge]

Be careful bringing the card home. While I'm sure the card is worth everything you are asking and more, the insurance company might have a slightly different view on the card's value.

[BigfootIsReal]

If I bought this, I'd be cracking out and putting it through its intended use, which it never went through. Lost all the charm the way it is.

[Lucas00]

I'd be impressed if it went over $250,000 in an auction based on the mays sale, let alone over 2.5 million.

No shade at Howard or Brian I hope they get that asking price!

[BRoberts]

Bump to see if anyone on the board bought this in Cleveland.