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My first Mantle

ga4213ga4213 Posts: 50 ✭
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I want to show off my first Mantle. Although it's currently the only Mantle I own, it won't be the last.

I love this card ...

1953 Bowman

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  • 59Horsehide59Horsehide Posts: 427 ✭✭✭
    Very nice looking Mick! Your enthusiam shows strongly in your brief posting - to me that is the sign of a true collector. Congratulations.
  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Very nice looking Mick! Your enthusiam shows strongly in your brief posting - to me that is the sign of a true collector. Congratulations. >>



    +1
  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭
    That is a great looking PSA 6 card .

    Fantastic pickup ----- Sonny
    " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Holy Crap! You don't mess around when you decide to buy your first card of a player! Awesome looking card of THE MICK. Enjoy.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • psychumppsychump Posts: 1,378 ✭✭✭
    5X eBay bucks would've been great! Beautiful card,love that set!
    Tallulah Bankhead — 'There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.'
  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,968 ✭✭✭✭
    Well done! That's one of his best cards. Love mine as well; yours far outshines it. image Enjoy seeking out others - mantles are addictive!
  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    That is an AWESOME card man! Very nicely done and a great eye...
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  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice card for sure.

    I find it interesting to see that on the back Mantle was 5"11 and 185 pounds in this shot. Crazy that at the peak of the steroid era the top stars were 240 and up.




  • ga4213ga4213 Posts: 50 ✭
    Thanks for the comments - yes, I love collecting, and am tickled to find such a sharp card
  • belzbelz Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the killer mantle collecting club!!! Dude, that is an absolute beauty..congrats!!!
    "Wots Uh The Deal" by Pink Floyd
  • mattyc_collectionmattyc_collection Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome to the Mantle club-- great first card. That was the first Mantle I ever bought as well, and the exact same grade, too. As a kid that image always caught my eye.

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow - congratulations! That's about as nice as it comes.

    That's a tough act to follow. Good luck with #2!
    Mike
  • MantleFan23MantleFan23 Posts: 703 ✭✭✭✭
    Dynamite Mick! Congratulations!
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful card!

    Congrats image
  • slum22slum22 Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭✭
    That's a great looking 53. One of the best looking Mantles in my opinion. Congrats! I better look away before I get tempted to start buying Mantles too.
    Steve
  • MantleMarisFordBerraMantleMarisFordBerra Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭
    I've always loved the simplicity of his '53 Bowman...just a beautiful shot on a sunny day at Yankee Stadium. No graphics, typing or logos to draw your eye away from the beauty of the image. Congrats on a great card.
  • shayne54shayne54 Posts: 65 ✭
    That is one amazing PSA6! Great eye appeal.
    Shayne A Sherman
  • totallyraddtotallyradd Posts: 949 ✭✭✭✭
    That's a beauty! 1953 Bowman's Mantle is the first one I came across when going through my step dad's cards. Except his went through some bike spokes or maybe a blender, ha.

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