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Fresh Jackie Robinson and Mickey Mantle Finds

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidseideman/2014/11/21/ask-the-expert...

The Mantle on the ball is a clubhouse, but I think the Maris may be real.

How nice is the early Mantle on the TV script?

Best,

David

Tags: Autographs, Jackie, Mantle., Maris, Mickey, Robinson, Roger

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on November 21, 2014 at 11:02am

Maris is definitely authentic

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Permalink Reply by David Seideman on November 21, 2014 at 11:07am

Thanks, enough of you guys vote, I can add that to my post. An auction company who shall remain nameless agrees that its' real.

David

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Permalink Reply by Randy on November 21, 2014 at 1:27pm

I don't like the Maris and believe it is indeed a clubhouse.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on November 21, 2014 at 4:05pm

I think the Maris is good (he tended to sign these team signed baseballs, albeit on the side panel) while the Mantle is definitely clubhouse.

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Permalink Reply by Randy on November 21, 2014 at 5:12pm

While the formation of the autograph is close, I have never seen a legitimate Maris signed on the label of a team ball nor have I ever seen a Maris with the "i" dotted from a continuous stroke from the "s". Also, the "R" is off from legitimate ones and he did not connect the "R" to the "o" in his early version.

I have seen this clubhouse version on side panels at times and defined as such by both PSA/DNA and JSA.

Of course, just my opinion.

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Permalink Reply by Null on November 21, 2014 at 12:22pm

Damn shame the Mantle is definitely a clubhouse, that would've been one of the nicer balls I've seen. Still a very nice piece, but yes the clubhouse does hurt the value quite a bit.

That is a very nice Mantle on the TV script. Looks like 1951-1952ish sig, is the script dated? Not sure what values the other 3 command, but I'm not sure if I'd put this at $1,000 realistically. A script isn't an ideal medium for an auto, the personalization is another knock. Here is a nice auto from around the same time listed at $1,700 obo that will never sell at that price and hasn't even had 1 offer:

Here's one from 1951 with more writing than yours that is listed at $869 BIN and probably still won't sell at that price:

If yours gets in the wrong hands someone will turn that into a slabbed "cut" immediately I fear... I would cherish it. Realistically, if slabbed by PSA/DNA I think you'd get $650 if your lucky IMHO. Thanks for sharing!