'52 Topps Mantle reprint Red Front??? Any info???

perkdog

Hi guys, I bought a Topps rookies pack labeled 2006 Rookies / 1952 design. Well I pulled a Mickey Mantle '52 reprint card and instead of the normal blue background of the origanal design it has a red background. The card is not specially #'ed or anything, curious what is the deal with this card?


Thanks

beef316

Topps reprinted the card as part of the set. Thre are actually 5 variations of this card, Red, Green, Black, Yellow, and Blue. They are all considered short prints but The blue variation is much harder to come buy and pulls a premium over the other 4. Your card routinely goes from $2-$5 on ebay.

perkdog

Thanks for the info

mcholke

<< <i>Topps reprinted the card as part of the set. Thre are actually 5 variations of this card, Red, Green, Black, Yellow, and Blue. They are all considered short prints but The blue variation is much harder to come buy and pulls a premium over the other 4. Your card routinely goes from $2-$5 on ebay. >>



There is also an Orange variation for a total of 6. Here are some scans

perkdog

Neat! I say the original blue back is my favorite