Place your bets! 52 Topps Mantle playing days signed!

conor912 · #1 08-29-2025, 07:57 AM

I realize I might be in the vast minority here, but I have never liked signed cards that also have a facsimile signature. Something about the redundancy makes the card look cluttered to my eye.

gunboat82 · #2 08-29-2025, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by conor912

I realize I might be in the vast minority here, but I have never liked signed cards that also have a facsimile signature. Something about the redundancy makes the card look cluttered to my eye.

You're not alone. The 1955 and 1956 Topps autos are the worst for that, because the signatures are often in roughly the same place. The redundancy still triggers my OCD with 1952 Topps, but it's a little better because the facsimile is confined to a box.

brunswickreeves · #3 08-29-2025, 09:35 AM

I never thought or looked at it that way, but see what you mean.

What�s amazing about this Mantle early playing days signature is that it�s remarkably similar to his facsimile signature in the box, which actually is the signature Topps used from the player�s contracts for these cards. It actually memorializes Mantle�s signature to his playing days.

bleeckerstreetcards · #4 08-29-2025, 09:43 PM

It won't sell below $700,000. My guess is $840k

gunboat82 · #5 08-30-2025, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

I never thought or looked at it that way, but see what you mean.

What�s amazing about this Mantle early playing days signature is that it�s remarkably similar to his facsimile signature in the box, which actually is the signature Topps used from the player�s contracts for these cards. It actually memorializes Mantle�s signature to his playing days.

That�s an interesting factoid. So if they used signatures from the contracts, why is the �e� in Mantle�s Type 1 52T signature different from the one in these Type 2s? I understand the other design differences, but not the signature.

brunswickreeves · #6 08-30-2025, 08:53 AM

Good question, not sure why. However, here�s the article about it:
https://www.cardboardconnection.com/...ll-cards-2/amp

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