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1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC VG 3. "Switch-hitting Mickey is heralded as Joe DiMaggio's successor," begins the text on the back of the most coveted post-war trading card in the hobby, prophetic words from a copywriter at the fledgling Topps company, best known at the time for Bazooka bubble gum and the Hopalong Cassidy cowboy trading cards first issued in 1950. It was Sy Berger, a twenty-eight year old veteran of the Second World War, who envisioned a Topps set dedicated to Major League Baseball, designing the format with his friend Woody Gelman on the kitchen table of his Brooklyn apartment. Offered is the crown jewel, Mickey Mantle's card #311. Graded SGC VG 3.

Auction Info

Auction Dates
July, 2022
21st-23rd Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 38
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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Buyer's Premium per Lot:
20% of the successful bid per lot.

Sold on Jul 21, 2022 for: $63,000.00
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