Mantle/Maris cards in Life Magazine circa 1962

markmac

I have a friend who is contemplating buying a life magazine from 1962 that contains two cards of Mantle and Maris. I have not seen the item and I do not know much about what cards these are. Does anyone know of any value for this and is it rare.

storm888

Lots of 'em on EBAY.

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Ironmanfan

certainly desireable but far from rare

PoppaJ

Hi Mark,

The complete magazine, with the attached panel containing both cards, in mid-grade condition, usually sells anywhere from $60-$100.

A complete panel in PSA 8 or higher could very well top the $1,000 price! (the highest grade to date, I believe, is a PSA 6!)

An individual PSA 10 Mantle ad-back, which there are none of currently, could fetch close to $2,000.

Finding the magazine in Gem Mint condition with either or both cards in PSA 9 or 10 is an extreme scarcity.

PoppaJ

Bigjohn69

April 13, 1962 issue,its not 2 cards per say, its a front and back from the same card,, bj

italianstallionyankees

I recently separated the two cards from a magazine. I had the Maris Graded by Beckett and it received a Bvg 7.5 Near mint+ the mantle I kept raw because of the staple damage. The magazine I have is so beat up it probably needs to be chunked. I paid around $65 on ebay around two years ago. This card was in my recent Beckett submission. I haven't researched what the maris or mantle sell for in graded in higher grades.... anybody care to provide recent completed ebay listings or Vcp research it would be highly appreciated! Thanks

WinPitcher

I'm confused John is saying it really is one card, (front is Mantle back is Maris) Or whatever.

Yet Stallion appears to be saying he got one graded and one he did not due to a staple.

Can someone explain?



Steve

Bigjohn69

the card is offset so if you cut in half you would have 2 cards marris is on the edge and mantle is on the inside,,bj

italianstallionyankees

Wow! after looking at your cards they are in blazer shape compared to mine.. My maris had ink smudge on the card but still received a fairly better grade. As mentioned above the highest panel grade is only a psa 6 ex-mint . What is the condition of the magazine? After looking at the Maris card on the bottom right edge is that a print smudge or a ding?

Bigjohn69

The cover to the mag is not good they dont hold up very well,, here i blew the marris up a little,, darn date stamp, if i ever figure out how to get rid of that, lol,, this is a quick picture of the card,, bj

WinPitcher

Thanks for the clarification, so basically a person could make 2 complete cards out of one.

Thanks again.


Steve

jeff8877

Hi guys,

I recently picked this one up for $25. I don't really know anything about these but just liked it. I can't find a stain anywhere and since it was in a magazine there is no wax. Anybody know what this would be worth without the qualifier?? I would love to have the Mantle to match this one. Cool stuff!

Jeff

PoppaJ

Hi Jeff,

the PSA 9(ST) Maris (ad-back) is comparable in price to a PSA 7 which goes for around $20-$30. So, basically you paid the going price for that card.

A matching PSA 7 Mantle (ad-back) usually goes for around $65-75.

PoppaJ

WinPitcher

Could the stain be on the back?

If you can't find a stain maybe a review is in order?


Steve

PoppaJ

Just FYI:

There are three grading options for each of these cards:

1) Complete Panel - which contains both cards unperforated
2) Perforated - cards are individually separated at perforations
3) Hand-Cut - cards are cut around the black border lines

PoppaJ

HoofHearted

My wife bought me a copy of the mag w/cards about three years ago for $100+ and then I ended up finding one at an antique show that same year for $8 !! Whenever we see Life mags we flip through looking for another copy.

It is hard to imagine how the cards would get stained stuck in the middle of a magazine -- unless a careless reader spilled something...

slantycouch

Cool stuff. I didn't even know these existed.

markmac

Thanks for the info. My uncle was offered the mag for $150 which seems a bit high after seeing these on ebay. Thanks for the info!!

Guru

I paid $100 for mine. I've seen them on ebay for much cheaper than that. I tried selling mine about a month ago for that price and couldn't get it. I decided to keep it and make it a centerpiece in my collection.

fkw

Not Rare, actually the most common by far of all the Post/Jello cards.....

I used to find them about 4-6 times a year (for under $10) just glancing through the magazines in antique stores in the 80's. Most of these (deals) have dried up.

I can spot that issue from across the room, but about 1/2 dont have the cards attached anymore.

Finding a Mantle w/o the normal left border crease (where it was slid between the pages) is very tough.








PS this one is for sale, $95

HeritageSports

Heritage has a couple of these at auction right now...

http://sports.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=49113&Lot_No=43105

http://sports.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=49114&Lot_No=44113

mj23kg21

I found out about these when I was in grade school back in the early 80's. My parents were antique dealers so we would always be attending either shows, auctions or garage sales. At one time I had over 40 of these with the cards in them. The last 10 years or so I have sold a number of them on ebay or at shows so I am probably down to around 10. The price has steadily declined on them as more and more pop up on ebay. One of my favorite collectibles as a kid.