Early Mickey Mantle signature is it good?

[suave1477]

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HERES A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A ROOKIE ERA MANTLE AUTOGRAPH ON A EARLY 50'S YANKEES PROGRAM

[shirkr]

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I'm not sure how many of you watch Antiques Roadshow (AR) but this past weeks AR episode was filmed in Wichita, KS. There was a lady whose grandfather owned the Independence Yankees. This particular portion focused on the 1949 Independence Yankees of which a young man named Mickey Mantle played for. Evidently this was his first professional team/year. The grandfather somehow retained all the canceled checks that he issued to the players. Anyways, long story short the lady had 5 canceled checks issued to and endorsed by Mickey Mantle. The significance of these checks are that they're dated 1949. The auction professional indicated this is one of the earliest Mantle signatures ever seen. Just food for thought. You can watch old episodes online, the link to the Mantle signature is below....enjoy!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200803A21.html

Ryan

[RICHIE RICH]

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Michael Frost & Mickey Mantle..
Where is Grad & Mickey???????
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Mike Frost: President of Professional Autograph Authentication Services . President of Collectables of the Stars established in New York in 1982. Mike Frost was the first to have Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays and Duke Snider for in-store signings. Mike Frost formed a close friendship with Mickey Mantle, Muhammad Ali and many other superstars during the 1980's and 1990's. Mike Frost is a co-founder and past President of the International Autograph Collectors Club & Dealer Alliance, first President of the Gold Coast Autograph Club, and recipient of the UACC Certificate of Appreciation Award (1991).
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