The Official Post War Regional, Food, Snack and Beverage Thread

[Baseballcrazy62]

Really excited about this.

[Baseballcrazy62]

This one as well.

[dstudeba]

Those Mays with tabs are fantastic!

[DeanH3]

[brian1961]

I posted this photo last July on the still current Mickey Mantle thread. Figured since these are mostly regionals, it would fit the thread.

Many of these items in my case are among my prized regionals: a pair of 1962 JELL-O mint unfolded boxes, a pair of 1961 Bazooka panels, and an SGC 50 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle. The latter's technical grade would easily cause one to woefully underestimate this magnificent beauty. For the centered Mantle aficionado, it is 50-50, 50-50 dead-centered, extremely unusual for a 54-55 Stahl-Meyer.

On top of the case is another 1960 Post Cereal Grape Nuts Flakes Mickey Mantle, the first one SGC ever graded. They were willing to give it a try, but knew it would be ever so close to the boundaries of its over-sized card holder. It JUST fit, and I must say looks awesome.

The 1966 Dexter Press Mickey Mantle was, according to fellow collector Keith Olbermann, only available at Yankee Stadium vendor stands. He personally saw them available there that wretched year. The original 1962 Salada Coins ad is not rare, but it is beautiful, and I highly prize it.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by brian1961

I posted this photo last July on the still current Mickey Mantle thread. Figured since these are mostly regionals, it would fit the thread.

Many of these items in my case are among my prized regionals: a pair of 1962 JELL-O mint unfolded boxes, a pair of 1961 Bazooka panels, and an SGC 50 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle. The latter's technical grade would easily cause one to woefully underestimate this magnificent beauty. For the centered Mantle aficionado, it is 50-50, 50-50 dead-centered, extremely unusual for a 54-55 Stahl-Meyer.

On top of the case is another 1960 Post Cereal Grape Nuts Flakes Mickey Mantle, the first one SGC ever graded. They were willing to give it a try, but knew it would be ever so close to the boundaries of its over-sized card holder. It JUST fit, and I must say looks awesome.

The 1966 Dexter Press Mickey Mantle was, according to fellow collector Keith Olbermann, only available at Yankee Stadium vendor stands. He personally saw them available there that wretched year. The original 1962 Salada Coins ad is not rare, but it is beautiful, and I highly prize it.

Wow, that's a nice layout of Mantle items there, Brian. I am not a Mantle collector, so I had not seen that picture before.

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

Wow, that's a nice layout of Mantle items there, Brian. I am not a Mantle collector, so I had not seen that picture before.

Thanks for the kind words, Eddie. Hope you are doing well, my friend.

My son and I work different shifts, so it's hard for us to get together. He helps me load up images on Net54, like the one you just commented on.

Anyway, you recall your terrific vintage racing thread? Well, I bought my first racing card, and would you believe, it's of one of the great drivers I commented on. It's a 1939 Churchman's Cigarettes of John Cobb, in PSA 7 condition. I watched for a long time, and deliberated whether I wanted to buy it. It really wasn't the price so much as I was setting a personal precedent in buying a racing card. With my interest in racing, it's strictly 1/43rd models, books, VHS tapes, and now DVDs. I did not need another expensive hobby!!! Ha!

Anyway, the poignant card of Mr. Cobb will go perfectly with my masterpiece 1/43rd scale model of one of Honest John's most famous cars---his 1935 Napier-Railton as he raced at Brooklands in 1935, when he broke the lap record at 143 mph. He is the gent I said who likened racing at Brooklands to standing at an open window of a very tall building----and seeing how far one could lean out without falling off!!!! So, I envision pairing my fairly rare factory-built model with the John Cobb cigarette card. The photo on the card appears to have been from the years he raced at glorious Brooklands. Your thread influenced me, and I thank you, friend.

My best to you Eddie---ALWAYS. Take care, my fellow collecting warrior. ---Brian Powell

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by brian1961

I posted this photo last July on the still current Mickey Mantle thread. Figured since these are mostly regionals, it would fit the thread.

Many of these items in my case are among my prized regionals: a pair of 1962 JELL-O mint unfolded boxes, a pair of 1961 Bazooka panels, and an SGC 50 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle. The latter's technical grade would easily cause one to woefully underestimate this magnificent beauty. For the centered Mantle aficionado, it is 50-50, 50-50 dead-centered, extremely unusual for a 54-55 Stahl-Meyer.

On top of the case is another 1960 Post Cereal Grape Nuts Flakes Mickey Mantle, the first one SGC ever graded. They were willing to give it a try, but knew it would be ever so close to the boundaries of its over-sized card holder. It JUST fit, and I must say looks awesome.

The 1966 Dexter Press Mickey Mantle was, according to fellow collector Keith Olbermann, only available at Yankee Stadium vendor stands. He personally saw them available there that wretched year. The original 1962 Salada Coins ad is not rare, but it is beautiful, and I highly prize it.

Love to see a close up of the Stahl Meyer - that is one TOUGH card - add to that the condition it's in and make that near impossible!!

[brian1961]

Howard, the term "condition rarity" fits these beautiful gems to a T. There are some interesting stories in my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, as to why some of the cards look pristine, while so many were damaged from the get-go, winding up looking like the inside of a goat's stomach. As for this '54 Stahl-Meyer, I was able to trace back the provenance to 1969, which was very gratifying---involving the collector-dealer I bought it from, the collector who sold his collection to the collector-dealer, and the story of how that collector got the card in a trade on a vacation trip to California in the summer of '69. Intriguing reading.

There's a super picture of my 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle that serves as the photo for chapter 3. Some time in the past 10 years, my son loaded up the photo on Net 54. As I faintly remember, it was to a thread involving cards you felt took your breath away. Perhaps if you're adroit in your searching, you'll find it. I tried, and failed! However, Howard, if you find it, you sure have my permission to load 'er up on this thread. It would fit this thread to a T as well.

Kind regards, my fellow collecting warrior. ---Brian Powell