MORE MANTLE MEMORABILIA

A lot has changed since Feb. 6, 2009, the first edition of Sports Collectible Digest’s Mickey Mantle: The Complete Collectibles Guide. I have always tried to be as complete and thorough as possible, so sometimes “new” items suddenly appear that leave me asking: Where has this item been the last 50, 60 or 70 years? Or why is this item surfacing now after all these years?

Answers to these questions rarely get answered. It just happens that way in our hobby. In this issue, I will update the Mantle checklist by filling in some of the holes that have come forth since I began this on-going series.

MANTLE FAN CLUB MEMORABILIA

If you are a fan of Mickey Mantle and were fortunate enough to see him make his major league debut on April 17, 1951 against the Boston Red Sox, there might be a slim chance you had the fortitude to apply for membership in the Mickey Mantle Fan Club. In the last year, two very rare Mantle items have come to auction.

Considered the Holy Grail of Mickey Mantle pinbacks,