1953 to 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle Card Collection (27)

Sold For:

$1,500

Year:

1959

Auction:

2020 Spring

Lot #:

1193

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Collection of twenty-seven assorted cards issued by Topps (except for one issued by Bowman), dating from 1953 to 1969. It is very rare to find such an attractive group of high-quality 1950s and 1960s Mickey Mantle cards offered as a collection. We have selected three cards to be graded by SGC (a fourth card was already graded by SGC). The collection consists of the following: 1) 1953 Bowman Color (1 card): #44 Berra/Bauer/Mantle (Fr). 2) 1957 Topps (1 card): #407 Berra/Mantle (EX+ 5.5). 3) 1958 Topps (2 cards): #418 Mantle/Aaron (15/85 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex) and 487 Mantle AS (NM 7). 4) 1959 Topps (2 cards): #461 Mantle Hits 42nd HR (penned "M" on front, otherwise Ex) and 564 Mantle AS (Ex). 5) 1960 Topps (3 cards): Two #160 Mantle/Boyer (Ex+ and Fr) and 563 Mantle AS (NM 7). 6) 1961 Topps (5 cards): #44 AL HR Ldrs (Fr), 307 WS Game #2 (2/98 T/B, otherwise Vg), 406 Mantle Blasts HR (15/85 T/B, otherwise Ex), 475 Mantle MVP (Gd+) and 578 Mantle AS (Vg-Ex). 7) 1962 Topps (6 cards): Two #18 Managers' Dream - Mantle/Mays (Vg-Ex/Ex and Ex), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Ex), two 318 Switch Hitter Connects (Ex and Vg-Ex) and 471 Mantle AS (10/90 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt). 8) 1963 Topps (2 cards): #2 AL Batting Ldrs (Vg-Ex/Ex) and 173 Bombers Best (Fr). 9) 1965 Topps (2 cards): #3 AL HR Ldrs (Nr/Mt) and 134 Mantle's Clutch HR (Vg). 10) 1967 Topps (1 card): #103 Checklist (Ex-Mt). 11) 1968 Topps (1 card): #490 Super Stars - Killebrew/Mays/Mantle (SGC NM 84). 12) 1969 Topps (1 card): #412 Checklist (Ex). This is a very attractive, mostly mid-grade, group of cards from a variety of different issues depicting one of baseball's most popular stars, Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle, and would serve as a great foundation for, or addition to, any comprehensive Mantle collection. Total: 27 cards. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000+.