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

[Tomi]

Does anyone have any info on this item. I cannot find anything on it anywhere.

[bswhiten]

Originally Posted by Tomi

Does anyone have any info on this item. I cannot find anything on it anywhere.

Nice items. It is a premium photo that came with the Bat Master Kit. Mine is the 69 version...I guess the 65 didn't have a border. I have two and i thought the other one was trimmed but i guess it could be 65.

[bswhiten]

69 and 65 I guess...

[sflayank]

Just waiting for the 3rd red variety to get graded

[Tomi]

Man that's impressive.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by sflayank

just waiting for the 3rd red variety to get graded

wow!

1952 Topps Mantle. Never thought I'd own one, especially not one this nice

[AustinMike]

Tomi, welcome to the fray. Those are some nice items. Three of them are still on my want list.

Tomi/Ben, there are two versions of the Bat Master premium as you've discovered (I learned that from Chris several months ago). As you also know, the borderless version is the earlier version.

Larry, very sweet collection! Congratulations!

Dan, Both versions are still on my want list and probably will be for a long, long time. Congratulations!!!

[thecomebacker]

So nice Dan. My dream card right there!

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

1952 Topps Mantle. Never thought I'd own one, especially not one this nice

Wow!


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[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by sflayank

Just waiting for the 3rd red variety to get graded

Nice stuff Larry. Is there a gold Mantle? I’m assuming your run is complete now with that red one? An amazing accomplishment.

[sflayank]

The only confirmed one I dont have is silver
I believe a gold exists and also the other empty spot
For a lime green correct l or r
Since the the lime correct l-r exists I assume that one exists also
I know where the silver is
The other 2 are unknown at this point

[JUrsaner]

Just sent in most of my high-grade Mantle cards this week for consignment, which I have mixed feelings over. Keeping this one though...

-- https://www.dropbox.com/s/xwndvaoola...RossMantle.jpg

[Tomi]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

Nice items. It is a premium photo that came with the Bat Master Kit. Mine is the 69 version...I guess the 65 didn't have a border. I have two and i thought the other one was trimmed but i guess it could be 65.

Ben, Do you know if PSA will grade these? I would love to purchase the 1964 and crossover to PSA but I don't want to wait weeks for them to reply. I see no info whatsoever on PSA's website about either Batmaster Premium and no pop report exists for either.
Thanks

[bswhiten]

Tomi, I doubt PSA would grade.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

Nice items. It is a premium photo that came with the Bat Master Kit. Mine is the 69 version...I guess the 65 didn't have a border. I have two and i thought the other one was trimmed but i guess it could be 65.

I recently picked up a third version. It is mostly borderless. For comparison, I've also attached the other two versions. This one is similar to the one without borders, but the view is shifted a little to the right (you can see more of the person on the pitcher's mound and less of the folks on the left edge).

The one with the slight border on top (on the left) came from the box with red sleeves. The one with no borders came from the box with the black sleeves.

[quitcrab]

Two from my collection.

[bswhiten]

Nice pickup Scott! And great nice detective work Mike.

Has anyone else noticed that most of Kelly’s SCD Mantle Series articles are no longer available on SCD’s webpage? I’m guessing no one downloaded them either?

Ben

[quitcrab]

Here is one that I am sure many Topps Mantle collectors have never seen. Robert Edwards Auction house has never seen it or had it in an auction in the last 20 years (searching the online archives). This was inserted into the wax box to help promote "Baseball Press On"... which we now refer to as 1965 Topps Transfers. This little ad would be displayed by the box of cards in the store. Mantle is pictured on the jacket in the front right. Not many of these could have survived. Does anyone have any other Box Topper inserts to promote special inserts? Would love to see some.
Scott

[brian1961]

Last August 16-17, Heritage conducted their "Summer Platinum Night Auction". Among their marquee items was a spectacular 1959 Bazooka Mickey Mantle, graded SGC 88 NM/MT. Would someone with a Heritage membership kindly look up what that piece went for, including the buyer's premium? Also, how many bids were there? What was the minimum bid?

Thanks in advance. Cheers. --- Brian Powell