February Pickups

[Stonepony]

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[MattyC]

Sweet Mick 61. I came THIS close to bidding on that one as the centering was so nice. Alas I had to put everything I had into winning another card. Great pickup.

[CW]

Fantastic Mantle, Dave! Cool cards posted by all! (Nice Carlton RC, Todd, and that's a killer Killebrew, CD!)

Nice grab on the Koufax, Matt -- such a classic card! One of my favorite cards from the 50s, regardless of player. I took a stab at the PSA 7 you mentioned, but I think I was 3rd or 4th underbidder, as my snipe fell a few hundo short. Typical strong PWCC price on that one.

Here's a new arrival. The original PWCC scan for this card was a bit jacked up, but the card did not disappoint once I had it in hand. Really impressed with the color, print, and registration on this one. Here's a more accurate scan, followed up with a comparison to my off-registered color variation of the same card.

[Bestdj777]

I absolutely love oddball Mantle cards and this is by far the oddest thing I have ever seen. It was described to me as a 1958 issue by National Sports Council. It is 11X14 and is printed on card stock. The bizarre part is the back. Mantle discusses at length the benefits of living in America rather than communist Russia, and it contains pictures of Stalin and other dictators.

Many thanks to Chris (pawpaw) for letting me know this even exists and for sending me a link to it. I owe you!

[pawpawdiv9]

Bestdj777...i had no idea, so i had to let you in on it...I am sending you another link with some other oddball items you might like. Found it while searching for info on this one.
Seems like your area for fun and enjoyment.

[T2069bk]

Ralph (Had to have him in a Cubs uniform):
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Koufax:
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[bobc88]

I've always liked the '58-'62 Topps All Star subsets & just picked up this nice Mantle.

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