Today would have been Mickey Mantle's 91st Birthday, Show your favorite Mick

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by TUM301

Should make for an interesting thread boys, my favorite is this Stahl Meyer but in search of a decent "55".
Mickey Mantle 1953 Stahl Meyer, nice young image ! by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr

Hugh, the Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle is my favorite, too. Yours is a beauty. The picture registry is as crisp as can be! I can't recall when you got it, but congratulations.

As I wrote in my book, during the mid-1970s when I was going to shows, I was SO enamored with the 1954 Dan-Dee. I just loved that card. I finally got one about 1975 in a trade. I mean, I was so pleased with it and loved it. In the summer of 1981, when the Beckett 3 baseball card guide came out, they included several color pages of an over-the-top color type card collection. Well, among the gem photos were a 1953 and 1954 Stahl-Meyer Mickey Mantle. WOW!!!!! At that time, I was an unemployed school teacher. Somehow, I found the money to buy the guide, JUST TO GET THOSE STAHL-MEYER MANTLE IMAGES, as well as the images of a press collection, an interest of mine at the time.

Hugh, seeing what a Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle looked like absolutely, positively, blew my feelings for the Dan-Dee Mick out of the water!

Again, I'm happy for you that you were able to get one. Mickey is looking right into your eyes, and it makes you a kid all over again as you admire the card.

Sorry for the long post, bro, but some things can't be said in 5 words. Have a swell weekend. Also, sure enjoyed viewing your FLICKR album. Wish I could do that. Take care. --- Brian Powell