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It Was The Best Of Times,It Was The Worst Of Times

psychumppsychump Posts: 1,378 ✭✭✭
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My new favorite Mantle! image
Tallulah Bankhead — 'There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.'

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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    Might want to try to write a little neater next time image
  • dennis07dennis07 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭
    At least I wrote on the BACK of my cards.
    Collecting 1970 Topps baseball
  • IndianaJonesIndianaJones Posts: 346 ✭✭✭
    I think it's very dear, and indicates, in a small way, the monumental feeling that had suddenly grown all over the country of the Yanks' young slugger.

    Sure, it's now a defaced 1953 Bowman, one of Mickey's finest-looking cards. It's hard to remember that at the time it was a cheap penny-a-piece boys' toy, or once fresh out of a nickel pack. ---Indiana Jones (Brian Powell)
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,127 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not in terms of investment but for character I absolutely love old cards with writing on them such as this one, plus really well loved and beat up cards are apealing to me.
  • mattyc_collectionmattyc_collection Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What character. Call me nuts but I think that card is awesome. I would proudly own that card. Reminds me of a Bazooka that my boy Todd owned, on the back of which once upon a time some kid wrote all of Mick's stats in a neat grid. Stuff like that speaks to what it's all about. Reminds of the awesome Ruth RC that Heritage sold last year, I think it was a 3MK, on which someone had basically scored a game, writing homerun and hit on the card. Flavorful piece.

    Instagram: mattyc_collection

  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sweet !!! :-)
    Timbuk3
  • loyalty60loyalty60 Posts: 7 ✭✭
    Nice!
  • elsnortoelsnorto Posts: 2,012 ✭✭
    Agreed, that card obviously has a ton of character.

    I enjoy seeing these well loved cards and have thought more than once of starting a collection of them.

    Kids writing stats, or changing the team name when a player is traded, or otherwise "enhancing" cards is an endearing reminder of the hobby's roots and how much it has changed.

    Snorto~
  • judgebuckjudgebuck Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭
    I keep coming back to this thread just to see the card. Awesome!!

    Always looking for Mantle cards such as Stahl Meyer, 1954 Dan Dee, 1959 Bazooka, 1960 Post, 1952 Star Cal Decal, 1952 Tip Top Bread Labels, 1953-54 Briggs Meat, and other Topps, Bowman, and oddball Mantles.

  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭
    Love the card, presents well. Doug
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