Topps mickey mantle 1952 season baseball cards for sale ebay. It seems impossible that it has already been twenty years since the world lost mickey mantle, who succumbed to terminal liver disease at baylor university medical center on august, 1995, just a few miles from the world headquarters of heritage auctions. In 1953, mantle was productive but still a few years away from becoming a superstar. Find great deals on ebay for 1964 topps mickey mantle psa 7 and 1964 topps mickey mantle psa 8.
And with such a legendary issue as the 1952 topps mantle, a card that can vary greatly in price at any given grade level based on appearance, this absolute stunner should be on the radar of any advanced collector in the market for a 1952 topps mantle in a psa 5 grade. Browse 5 topps in stock and ready for shipping now. Saratoga yankees fans need to locate their childhood baseball card collections. Heritage has recorded two world records for highgrade specimens in the past twelve months. Among more than 1,375 copies recorded in psas census reporting, just 44 examples have been placed at a higher tier. Card grading tips from psa, using the classic 1952 topps. A pictureperfect presentation of a star being born in new york, the mantle card is a favorite of those seeking to invest in sports memorabilia and also of those who understand its significance in the hobby. Shop comc s extensive selection of baseball cards matching. Mar 20, 2015 in simple terms, a card that is uncommonly beautiful for the grade. Some believe the 1952 topps mickey mantle is the most popular baseball card of alltime. This has to be one if not the most iconic card in the hobby. Counterfeit psa holder 1952 topps mantle i purchased two psa graded 1952 topps mantle cards back in december. Question, how to tell a fake or real 1952 topps mantle.
Emerald green vintage bohemian mantle lusters cut glass spear prism estate fresh. Psa graded 1952 topps baseball cards 707 sportscards. We offer high resolution images of each item rather than a written description of condition. Auction prices realized baseball cards 1952 topps mickey mantle. Make offer psa mickey mantle signed 3x5 index card slabbed autographed auto yankees hof. Here is a 52 topps mantle card that has been admired, handled and enjoyed. Get the best deals on topps mickey mantle 1952 season baseball cards when. From ebay auctions view the listing here and place your bid today. Yankees due to the uniqueness of each item, please refer to the photos provided in this auction.
It is crazy that the prices are going up on these as fast as they are. Of more than 1,500 submissions for psa assessment, only six 1952 topps mantle cards have earned a mint 9 rating, with just three rising higher, to a perfect gem mint 10 assessment. The card has been catalogued, scrutinized, fawned over and chased by collectors who want to own the one that put the topps company on the map and kept it there. Those cards werent selling well so topps dumped the rest of the high. This is one of mickey mantle s most important cards and one of two major keys, along with willie mays, to this popular topps set. Shop psa in stock and ready for shipping now on the internet. Centering psa for sale antiques and rare collectibles. Get the best deals on mickey mantle professional sports psa.
This 6page publication is a sonnet about the commerce comet. Yankees topps for sale old maps and vintage clocks. Mickey charles mantle 19311995, like his predecessor in the new york yankees centerfield, joe dimaggio, became one of the most popular figures in sports. When he died my brother sold it, before i could get to him to stop him. Mantle collectibles guide books part 3 sports collectors digest. This cornerstone card has been graded a vgex 4 by psa and is the most valuable card produced in the last fifty years. Please see scans regarding the condition of the card. Due to the uniqueness of each item, please refer to the photos provided in this auction. Lowest prices, best selection of 1952 topps baseball cards. Boyhood 1952 topps mickey mantle baseball card found. Mickey mantle mlb original autographed index cards for. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment.
Image shown is the actual scan of the card you will be receiving. Get the best deals on topps mickey mantle 1952 season baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Still one of baseballs bestrecognized names, mickey mantles 1952 topps issue has clearly risen to the status of postwar collectings most treasured card. Hall of famer, in his debutyear appearance on topps gum cards. Mickey mantle vintage signed babe ruth league model baseball. In many important respects, this is truly an ideal topps mickey mantle rookie card. To illustrate the differences in psas ten standard grades 1 through 10, we use the classic mickey mantle 1952 topps card to show you what traits and characteristics typically earn a card its grade. Switchhitting mickey is heralded as joe dimaggios successor,begins the text on the back of the most coveted postwar trading card in the hobby, prophetic words from a young copywriter at the young topps company, best known at the time for bazooka bubble gum and the hopalong cassidy cowboy trading cards first issued in 1950. It consisted of a case of pristine 1952 topps cards that had sat in a.
Still one of baseballs bestrecognized names, mickey mantle s 1952 topps issue has clearly risen to the status of postwar collectings most treasured card. The colourphoto card depicts mantle in his new york yankees uniform, clutching a yellow bat. Vintage 1920s pair of brass lamps with armorial crest motif mantle lamps wired. Mar 07, 2017 a diehard yankees fan reunites with his boyhood yankees baseball card collection after forgetting about it for 43 years. A diehard yankees fan reunites with his boyhood yankees baseball card collection after forgetting about it for 43 years. Jan 23, 2017 from ebay auctions view the listing here and place your bid today. A 52 mantle transcends the hobby, as a card that people outside the collecting world recognize at a glance. Locate 12 psa in stock and ready to ship right now. This is, without a doubt, the most famous and popular gum card of mickey mantle ever issued, and it marks topps first depiction of the yankee legend.
Heritage auctions is the largest collectibles auctioneer and third largest auction house in the world. Jan 21, 2018 he was just bigger than life and happened to play for the greatest franchise in sports the new york yankees. Mantle collectibles guide books part 3 sports collectors. Its been thoroughly established that there are far fewer 1952 topps mickey mantle cards in existence than would be needed to satisfy even a large fraction of the hobbyists who wish to own one.
Nov 09, 2015 some believe the 1952 topps mickey mantle is the most popular baseball card of alltime. Mantle 52 topps cards stand out in the hobby and to 99. I dont think it will ever pass the sale price of the t206 wagner psa 8 card. In simple terms, a card that is uncommonly beautiful for the grade. An exceptional example of a perennially hungeredfor collectible is presented.
Is the time right to buy a 1952 topps mickey mantle. That would be his 1951 bowman, but the 1952 topps card has taken on a life of its own. Counterfeit psa holder 1952 topps mantle net54baseball. I would love to know what one of the psa 9s or 10s would sell for at this point. But the bigger, untold story is that there are three gem mint psa 10 52 topps mantles which are.
The 1952 mantle card has turned the hobby and is treasured by every collector worldwide. Mickey mantle mlb original autographed index cards for sale. The card is more pop culture art than mere baseball card at this point. Here is a lucky collectors chance to acquire a tremendous looking psa 7 topps mickey mantle card. Lot detail 1952 topps mickey mantle rookie card psa 7. Psa 8 191012 sweet caporal p2 pin ty cobb large letter perfect centering. Card grading tips from psa, using the classic 1952 topps mickey mantle. This is one of mickey mantles most important cards and one of two major keys, along with willie mays, to this popular topps set. Shop comc s extensive selection of all items matching. It seems impossible that it has already been twenty years since the world lost mickey mantle, who succumbed to terminal liver disease at baylor university medical center on august, 1995, just a few miles from.
Bowman produced the first mantle card in 1951 but as we all know it is not a topps card as topps have driven the hobby since there inception in 1952. Looks better than some psa 8 holy grail investment. Vintage torah mantle sefer torah cover vintage jewish judaica israel. The 1952 topps mickey mantle, in high grade, has eclipsed the. The brainchild of sy berger, the 1952 topps baseball edition resides with the 190911 t206 white border series and 1933 goudey edition as one of the big three sets in the hobby. Aug 07, 2015 finding a 1952 topps mickey mantle for sale gets the mind quickly into calculation mode, wondering if its possible to actually one one. Well to answer one of your questions, there are only 32 1952 topps mantles graded psa 8, 6 graded psa 9, and 2 graded psa 10.