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You are here: Home / Sports Card News / Vintage Sports Card News / Mantle Cards Set More Marks in Memory Lane Auction

Mantle Cards Set More Marks in Memory Lane Auction

August 16, 2015 By Rich Mueller

The previous record price for a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle in near mint condition wasn’t just surpassed early Sunday morning.

It was destroyed.

Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps PSA 7Memory Lane sold the PSA 7 graded example of the most popular post-War baseball card ever made in its Summer Break Auction and when the dust settled, the final tally was $99,185, including the 19.5% buyer’s premium.  It was the first PSA 7 1952 Mantle offered in more than a year and the realized price beat the old public auction record by more than $40,000.  As recently as 2012, PSA 7 Mantles were typically selling for around $30,000.

Several hundred lots were offered in the auction and the ’52 Mantle wasn’t the only card to generate an eye-popping number.

Mantle 1957 Topps PSA 9A 1957 Topps Mantle rated PSA 9 sold for $48,373.  Just two years ago, Memory Lane had sold another ‘9’ for $21,049.  Of the more than 4,000 1957 Topps Mantle cards submitted to PSA for grading and authentication, only 20 have been given an unqualified ‘9’ score with one PSA 10 on the books.

A 1956 Topps Mantle (gray back variation) graded PSA 9, will head to a winning bidder for $34,914.  Five years ago, such a card usually sold for under $10,000.

The Mick’s 1951 Bowman rookie card was represented with a PSA 7 which sold for $21,769.

Those in the market for a high-grade Hank Aaron rookie card congregated around a PSA 8 example offered by Memory Lane.  Bidding ended with the card reaching $24,478.

Another record fell with the sale of a 1965 Topps Jim ‘Catfish” Hunter rookie card (PSA 10) for $18,058.

Collectors of the 1962 Topps set know how difficult it can be to find high-grade examples and prices reflected that sentiment.  A mint card of Roger Maris, #1 in the set, sold for $18,457 while a PSA 9 Manager’s Dream card featuring Mantle and Mays rocketed to $13,080.

Bronko Nagurski 1935 National Chicle PSA 6High-grade, iconic football cards also got plenty of respect from bidders.  One of the most sought after vintage cards of all, the 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski graded PSA 6, set a new industry plateau when it realized $23,880.

In all, over $2.1 million worth of sports cards and memorabilia were sold in the auction, which began July 25, just prior to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago.

“This auction was really a blockbuster in terms of high-grade, vintage cards,” said Memory Lane’s J.P. Cohen.  “We were really pleased to see the momentum we saw at the National continuing to carry over.  It’s a good sign for the strength of Babe Ruth 1933 photothe hobby.”

In addition to cards, Memory Lane also specializes in high quality, vintage photographs and two historic Charles Conlon images of Babe Ruth were among those sold in the auction.  One had crossover appeal to card collectors.  A 1927 Type 1 8×10 shot of Ruth used to create one of his 1933 Goudey cards soared to $25,228.  A second Conlon photo of Ruth in the early 1920s brought $6,820.

Fans of vintage unopened material weren’t disappointed.  Several wax, vending, rack and cello boxes and packs were available including a 1961 Nu-Card Scoops Baseball box of 24 wax packs which sold for $12,206.

Other sales included:

  • 1954 Topps #201 Al Kaline Rookie  PSA 9 MINT  $21,769
  • 1941 Play Ball #71 Joe DiMaggio  SGC 92 NM/MT+ 8.5  $17,176
  • 1911 T3 Turkey Red #42 Cy Young Checklist Back  PSA 6 EX-MT $12,506
  • 1973 Topps #50 Roberto Clemente  PSA 10 GEM MT  $12,083
  • 1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax Rookie  PSA 8 NM-MT  $10,697
  • 1956 Topps #30 Jackie Robinson Gray Back  PSA 9 MINT  $9,078
  • Group of 23 500 Home Run Club Single Signed Baseballs (all PSA/DNA 9)  $8,526
  • 1949 Bowman #50 Jackie Robinson Rookie  PSA 8 NM-MT  $8,298
  • 1949 Bowman #224 Satchell Paige Rookie  PSA 8 NM-MT  $7,544

Memory Lane runs weekly auctions via eBay and has hundreds of items for sale inside its online store.

The company is still consignments for its next catalog auction, set for this fall. For information on consigning or to sign up as a registered bidder, visit the company’s website or call 877.606.LANE (5263).  Auction catalogs are shipped free.

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About Rich Mueller

Rich is the editor and founder of Sports Collectors Daily. A broadcaster and writer for over 40 years and a collector for even longer than that, he's usually typing something somewhere. Type him back at [email protected].

Filed Under: Vintage Sports Card News Tagged With: 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski, 1952 topps mickey mantle, 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle, 1957 Topps Mickey Mantle, babe Ruth photo, memory lane

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