Good day everyone!
Up on the blog this fine day, a
"missing" card that would bring in a FORTUNE today had he been included
in this set, a 1954 Wilson Franks Mickey Mantle card:
This would have been phenomenal had it been part of the original rare and highly sought-after oddball set.
The
"Commerce Comet" is THE vintage card draw and combined with a set where
commons are even high-priced tickets, this would be a gem of the 1950s.
Mantle is one of those guys I really don't think we need to get
into as far as his accomplishments on the baseball diamond. It'd be kind
of like a joke to start writing about his career since it would take up
a book's worth.
But alas, 500+ homers, a bushel of World Championships, three Most
Valuable Player Awards, and the hearts of more fans than we can even
imagine to this day.
"The Mick" in all his glory, enshrined in his rightful place in
Cooperstown, along with his longtime buddy Whitey Ford in the same HOF
class, made for the cherry on top of a career that anyone would wish for.
One of the all-time greatest to ever play the game.
