Vintage Sport Card Auction
Lot 250:
Sold for: $75
Description
A 1958 Topps baseball card featuring New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle, identified as card number 487. This card is part of the Sport Magazine 58 All-Star Selection subset within the base set. The obverse features a cutout image of Mantle in a batting pose set against a red field with a repeating white star pattern. A yellow banner on the left side reads SPORT Magazine 58 ALL STAR Selection. The player name, position, and league are listed in a yellow vertical box on the right. The reverse side is printed in red and black ink on gray cardstock. It includes a star graphic containing the card number 487, a biographical blurb, and a statistical table titled MANTLE 57 RECORD VS. AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS. The copyright marking © T.C.G. PRTD. U.S.A. is present on the right edge of the reverse, identifying the manufacturer as Topps Chewing Gum.
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