The official Mickey Mantle Pickup Thread. All Mick, all the time!

[MattyC]

Recent Heritage pickup. Good God does that sales tax sting, though, LOL! Sometimes their scans are brighter than the card in hand, yet this card shocked me when it arrived; such white borders and the centering and corners are fantastic. Best 59 I've held or owned and definitey should've gotten the .5 love when it was graded.

[Popcorn]

Can’t go wrong with the mick

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[whiteymet]

Hi Gang:

Not a Mick collector per se.

Saw this tray at the Philly show. Was told it is exceedingly rare. Especially autographed. Is that so?

Cool item none the less.

Fred

[clydepepper]

Union Novelty Postcard:

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[Promethius88]

3 raw Micks I picked up today. 69 is more oc than I would like but I actually didn't have one, the color was appealing and the price was right. The 58 AS has a crease and there is some wax staining on the back but the price was too good to pass up and most of all...it's well centered! The 67, well, it speaks for itself. Beautiful card, nm corners and decent centering. I just don't know how PSA is going to feel about the tiny, pink print dot at the top. Might have paid a tiny bit too much for his one but no regrets!

[swarmee]

Nice cards; I only won 1 last night in the Small Traditions, the PSA 5(MK) Holiday Inn postcard. I was bidding on a bunch of the picture pack cards, but you guys wanted them more.
Also, I just opened up a glass display case in the Smith's Antique Mall in Destin, FL. Has 20 of my PSA graded Mantle duplicates along with a whole host of other cards and autographs.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Nice cards; I only won 1 last night in the Small Traditions, the PSA 5(MK) Holiday Inn postcard. I was bidding on a bunch of the picture pack cards, but you guys wanted them more.
Also, I just opened up a glass display case in the Smith's Antique Mall in Destin, FL. Has 20 of my PSA graded Mantle duplicates along with a whole host of other cards and autographs.

Nice display...but you aren't worried about that blinding fluorescent light directly above your cards?

[stlcardsfan]

Originally Posted by Promethius88

3 raw Micks I picked up today. 69 is more oc than I would like but I actually didn't have one, the color was appealing and the price was right. The 58 AS has a crease and there is some wax staining on the back but the price was too good to pass up and most of all...it's well centered! The 67, well, it speaks for itself. Beautiful card, nm corners and decent centering. I just don't know how PSA is going to feel about the tiny, pink print dot at the top. Might have paid a tiny bit too much for his one but no regrets!

Tim, I have a '67 with the exact same red print dot. Mine came back a 6. Doesn't look as nice as yours, however. Nice Mick pick ups!

P.S. I never thought the dot might be recurring until you posted yours. Might we have found a new print variation?

[Promethius88]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Tim, I have a '67 with the exact same red print dot. Mine came back a 6. Doesn't look as nice as yours, however. Nice Mick pick ups!

P.S. I never thought the dot might be recurring until you posted yours. Might we have found a new print variation?

Yes!! A very rare and valuable variation!! Seriously though, I have in my head that I have seen one with this dot before but I sure can't seem to recall where and I can't find one with it in past auctions. I paid less than 6 money for it so I'm hoping it comes back at least a 6. To me it is a 7 not figuring in the dot. I have a couple more Micks to pick up next weekend then I will probably send that one in next week. So I guess we'll find out in a couple of months!

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Tim, I have a '67 with the exact same red print dot. Mine came back a 6. Doesn't look as nice as yours, however. Nice Mick pick ups!

P.S. I never thought the dot might be recurring until you posted yours. Might we have found a new print variation?

I think that print mark is somewhat common where it is on the 67 Mantle?

[Promethius88]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Tim, I have a '67 with the exact same red print dot. Mine came back a 6. Doesn't look as nice as yours, however. Nice Mick pick ups!

P.S. I never thought the dot might be recurring until you posted yours. Might we have found a new print variation?

Ok, so I'm possibly an idiot. I mentioned that I remember seeing one with the pink print dot but couldn't remember where. Well, it was in my own collection! Was going thru my Micks and my PSA 6 has the same dot.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Hi Gang:

Not a Mick collector per se.

Saw this tray at the Philly show. Was told it is exceedingly rare. Especially autographed. Is that so?

Cool item none the less.

Fred

Hi Fred,

Sorry about the late reply, but I somehow didn't see this until now.

Here's what Kelly Eisenhauer had to say about the tray in his SCD article from around 10 years ago:

Carrying Tray – The plastic carrying trays that were used in the daily operations remain one of the most sought-after items from the restaurant. It features a nice black-and-white drawing of Mickey wearing his Yankees pinstriped uniform. It also has a facsimile autograph with the M.M. Country Cookin’ logo (Photo No. 118). These trays are so rare that, when available, they can command prices of more than $3,000.

I have been collecting Mantle items for probably a little over 5 years now and have seen two on ebay in that time. One in July 2017 and one in Dec. 2018. Neither autographed. Those are the only two I've seen until the one you pictured. The prices for the two trays were just under Kelly's estimated value for the first and around half his estimated value for the second. Do you remember what they were asking for the autographed tray?

Also, do you remember what they were asking for the Yoo-Hoo advertising item you have pictured?