1962 Topps Mickey Mantle

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by rctaylor

Thank you all again for the comments.
I am now the owner of this card. My friend did not want to buy it without being able to get it slabbed. I told him that hell I have sent cards in that I got signed in person that PSA would not slabb. Anyways I got it for a fair price I think & I still believe it is good. His father in law is in his 80's now & I did hear him talk about it & about the night he got mantle to sign it after they had been out to eat & had a few cocktails. Shelly & Chris. I do not know either one of you but if you want to see it let me know. Maybe we can work something out where I coulld mail it to you guys. From what I have seen on here you both seem trustful. I do plan on sending it in to PSA on my next batch I send in.
Here are 3 HAll of Fame plaques signed by Mickey. Do you think all 3 of them are real?
Thanks,
Robert

One and three are definitely authentic.

The one in the middle, as sloppy and ugly as it is, is probably authentic.

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

One and three are definitely authentic.

The one in the middle, as sloppy and ugly as it is, is probably authentic.

The ever popular "drunk Mantle".

Tom C

[shelly]

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As for Mickey being drunk. I had him at three different shows. He could sign falling down. That is his bored last one I want to sign. When he started doing that no one got near him. Mikey was very proud of signature. Drunk or sober he would sign a beautiful autograph

I think that if you have a jewelers loop and you can go over the first m and see if it starts and stop and the other areas that Chris pointed out it should tell you the story.
Like I said it is the first of its kind to be out there if it is auto pened and it would be nice if we know. Look to see if pressure is different as well. I live in CA Chris in NJ which ever one is closer. If you can see it yourself.

[shelly]

I would also like to say. This is how you get things done. When someone you trust disagrees with you. You dont yell and scream. You go to another person that you respect and get his thoughts. . Better safe than loose money. JoeD you thought it was good as well any thoughts?

[Runscott]

Shelly, I think it's a good autograph - not an auto pen - and that it was signed with a bad ball-point pen. Those early ball-points were all over the board quality-wise.

[shelly]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Shelly, I think it's a good autograph - not an auto pen - and that it was signed with a bad ball-point pen. Those early ball-points were all over the board quality-wise.

That is still my opinion. The only reason I brought it up is that if this an autopen watch out.He did a great job.

[Runscott]

...and I'll also add a 'disagreement disclaimer' - some of the guys who I have had the most heated debates with here, are some of the guys who I now enjoy discussing things with most, Chris being one of them.

[rctaylor]

Guys I have looked at this card under a magnifier & my wife's CCTV (she is legally blind & this TV lets you put an item under the monitor & it blows the image up into a larger image) thie card has not been traced, their are no stopping points. The first part of the M in Mickey has been gone overbut what I think happened is he started signing the card & he got distracted telling a story or something & he started over & signed his full signature. I have compared it to the other 100+ Mantle autograph's I have in my collection & I still believe it is real. I even found a photo that Mickey signed for me where he made the circle dot above the i in Mickey.
Yes you read it right I have over 100 Mantle autographs in my collection. My uncle was Cliff Mapes. I was fortunate enough to get to see Mickey 1 or 2 times a year for several years & over that time I got a lot of items signed by Mick. The 3 HOF plaques that I posted are all real & all have been slabbed by PSA. Yes he was drunk when he signed the one in the middle. It was my first one I ever got signed by him & I askedhim to sign it when he was leaving to go back to his room. He about fell over signing it for me.
Thanks again & here are a couple more photos I wanted to share with you. The first one is of my Uncle Cliff Mapes taken at Yankees stadium on Babe Ruth day in 1948 when they retired Babe's #3. My uncle was the last Yankee to wear that number. The second is of my uncle wearing #7 congradulating a young rookie name Mickey Mantle after he just hit his first major league home run!
Enjoy!
Robert

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

The ever popular "drunk Mantle".

Tom C

I was kidding but looks like I nailed this.

(Pats self on back).

Tom C