Mickey Mantle 1960 Post Cereal?

Loyalty32

I picked up a small collection a couple of days ago and this card was in it...



It was in a case with a sticker that read "1960 Post Cereal". My first thought was "No way!". I don't know anything about 1960 Post Cereal cards, so I did a little research. I found out the correct size should be 7 x 8 3/4. This card is 2 3/4 x 3 3/8. It also has a glossy finish. The back is blank like the original, but it has a feel to it kind of like the back of a decal does.

Does anyone have a clue what this is? Did they make reprints of these? Is it just a fake? It's a beutiful card. Before I found out the difference in size, I though someone may have laminated it.

I appreciate any insight!

Thanks
Craig

Loyalty32

Anyone?

Thanks
Craig

AUPT

It's a modern reproduction. Originals only come in 7x8-3/4" format. You sometimes see a slightly smaller than original version that was printed in the mid-1980s in a book about baseball cards; it has printing on the back from the next page, but fakers often glue it onto a ;iece of cardboard.

Loyalty32

AUPT - Thank you! I appreciate the info.

Thanks
Craig