Yankees Photo Pack - Mickey Mantle

[Moonshot Moose]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

I forgot to include the envelope for the 6-by-8-3/4 inch photo pack set.

Oh wow that's a great collection

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Moonshot Moose

Oh wow that's a great collection

Thanks! Still several I need though. Like yours.

[Moonshot Moose]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

Thanks! Still several I need though. Like yours.

So what was your best guess for mine? 1956 Variant? Mantle throws me off.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Moonshot Moose

So what was your best guess for mine? 1956 Variant? Mantle throws me off.

I would probably put it as 1956, although it could just as easily be 1955. I'm thinking that yours was sold at least through August 1956 and possibly a little later depending upon left over stock. They would have put Larsen in after the 1956 World Series after his perfect game. Having said that, mine could be 1957 and not 1956. But Martin was traded in June of '57, so hopefully it wouldn't have been sold much after then and there would be another 1957 variant.

So much unknown about these photo sets.

[Moonshot Moose]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

I would probably put it as 1956, although it could just as easily be 1955. I'm thinking that yours was sold at least through August 1956 and possibly a little later depending upon left over stock. They would have put Larsen in after the 1956 World Series after his perfect game. Having said that, mine could be 1957 and not 1956. But Martin was traded in June of '57, so hopefully it wouldn't have been sold much after then and there would be another 1957 variant.

So much unknown about these photo sets.

I wonder if PSA would slab it.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Moonshot Moose

I wonder if PSA would slab it.

They definitely would.

But, you might have an issue getting them to slab it as a 1955 or 1956. If you look at the top PSA Mantle Registry sets, you will see the image of your Mantle slabbed as from the 1957 Yankees Photo Pack. The image of him holding the bat with the black background is slabbed as a 1956 Yankees Photo Pack. Would they be willing to do yours with a 1955 or 1956 date? I doubt it without a whole lot of convincing.

[Moonshot Moose]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

They definitely would.

But, you might have an issue getting them to slab it as a 1955 or 1956. If you look at the top PSA Mantle Registry sets, you will see the image of your Mantle slabbed as from the 1957 Yankees Photo Pack. The image of him holding the bat with the black background is slabbed as a 1956 Yankees Photo Pack. Would they be willing to do yours with a 1955 or 1956 date? I doubt it without a whole lot of convincing.

I just sent it to PSA.
I will post pics upon return.

[Moonshot Moose]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

They definitely would.

But, you might have an issue getting them to slab it as a 1955 or 1956. If you look at the top PSA Mantle Registry sets, you will see the image of your Mantle slabbed as from the 1957 Yankees Photo Pack. The image of him holding the bat with the black background is slabbed as a 1956 Yankees Photo Pack. Would they be willing to do yours with a 1955 or 1956 date? I doubt it without a whole lot of convincing.

They did indeed deem it the 1957 Photo Pack Mantle.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Moonshot Moose

I wonder if PSA would slab it.

If they can make money they will slab it! This isn't one of them but I have seen some crazy stuff slabbed.

Photo pack cards are a nice, generally speaking less costly alternative, to collecting mainstream sets.
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