1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie Card #253

1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie Card #253



1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie Card #253

Although the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card is often considered the Mantle rookie card, this 1951 Bowman card came first, the year before. There was no 1951 Topps card for Mantle.

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1951 BOWMAN MICKEY MANTLE ROOKIE RC CARD #253 PSA 5
Excellent Condition PSA 5 Certification # 11832791
27 Bids
Sold $4,045.00 Jun-16

1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle ROOKIE! PSA 5! Yankees!
Sold as Buy It Now
Sold $3,750.00 Jun-15

1951 BOWMAN MICKEY MANTLE PSA 4
24 Bids
Sold $2,260.37 Jun-07

1951 Bowman MICKEY MANTLE Rc #253 PSA 3 NY Yankees HOF
Priced to Sell Quickly / Great Investment
Sold as Best Offer
Sold $1,700.00 Jun-04

1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie PSA 3
Sold as Buy It Now
Sold $1,850.00 Jul-06

1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle SGC 10 PSA 1
[I'm not a pro, but I thought this grading was too low.]
Sold as Best Offer
Sold $1,200.00 Jul-08

1951 BOWMAN #253 MICKEY MANTLE PSA 5 (ROOKIE)
9 Bids
Sold $3,026.01 Jul-09

1951 Bowman 253 MICKEY MANTLE ROOKIE HOF YANKEE PSA 4
13 Bids
Sold $1,276.75 Jul-14

1951 BOWMAN #253 MICKEY MANTLE (R) (HOF) PSA AUTHENTIC
31 Bids
Sold $760.00 Jul-15

1951 Bowman HIGH #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie SGC 40 VG 3
20 Bids
Sold $1,775.00 Jul-19

1951 BOWMAN # 253 - MICKEY MANTLE - ROOKIE CARD - PSA 4
ONE OF THE TOP 200 SPORTSCARDS IN THE HOBBY !!
6 Bids
Sold $2,599.00 Jul-23

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1953 Topps Mickey Mantle Baseball Card #82

1953 Topps Mickey Mantle Baseball Card #82

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1953 Topps Mickey Mantle Baseball Card #82

Mickey Mantle moved to center field in 1952, replacing Joe DiMaggio, who retired at the end of the 1951 season after one year playing alongside Mantle in the Yankees outfield. Mantle played center field full-time until 1965, when he was moved to left field. His final two seasons were spent at first base. Among his many accomplishments are all-time World Series records for home runs (18), runs scored (42), and runs batted in (40).

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1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle Short Print Yankees PSA 5
18 Bids
Sold $1,033.88 May-31

1953 Mickey Mantle #82 SP PSA 5
15 Bids
Sold $1,005.99 Jun-10

1953 TOPPS #82 MICKEY MANTLE PSA 4 SP YANKEES
1 Bid
Sold $694.99 Jun-08

1953 TOPPS #82 MICKEY MANTLE *GAI 3 VG?*
Best offer
Sold $495.00 Jun-05

MICKEY MANTLE 1953 TOPPS #82 PSA 5 NICE HIGH END
Best offer
Sold $1,250.00 Jun-03

1953 Topps Mickey Mantle #82 PSA 4
18 Bids
Sold $676.00 Jun-01

1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle PSA 4 LOOKS NICER
14 Bids
Sold $898.89 Jun-01

1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle PSA 5 EX regrade PSA 5.5
20 Bids
Sold $1,037.12 May-31

1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle SGC 30
Sold As Best Offer
Sold $300.00 Jul-05

1953 Topps Baseball #82 MICKEY MANTLE New York Yankees
[Un-graded - vg condition.]
18 Bids
Sold $444.88 Jul-06

1953 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE #82 YANKEES HOF PSA 2 NICER!
27 Bids
Sold $417.00 Jul-08

1953 53 Topps MICKEY MANTLE #82 centered VG+/EX
[This card looked sharp.]
Sold As Best Offer
Sold $550.00 Jul-09

1953 Topps Mickey Mantle #82 PSA 2
Sold As Best Offer
Sold $322.57 Jul-10

1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle PSA 1.5
Buy It Now
Sold $495.00 Jul-11

1953 Topps BB #82 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees
[ungraded, not bad... Good??]
17 Bids
Sold $355.01 Jul-12

Mickey Mantle 1953 Topps SGC 20 1.5
20 Bids
Sold $349.00 Jul-12

1953 TOPPS #82 MICKEY MANTLE - GAI Authentic
21 Bids
Sold $293.88 Jul-13

1953 topps card #82 Mickey Mantle psa 6 .free s/h
Sold As Best Offer
Sold $1,800.00 Jul-16


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1954 & 1955: No Regular Issue Topps Mickey Mantle Cards

1954 & 1955: No Regular Issue Topps Mickey Mantle Cards

The "Lost" Mickey Mantle Card

In 1954 and 1955, Topps didn't release any regular issue Mickey Mantle cards. Bowman, their competitor, had signed exclusive agreements with several players, preventing Topps from releasing a complete set of cards. In 1956 Topps purchased Bowman and from that point forward all of their card sets were complete. This artwork from the Topps archives shows what one of the "lost" cards would have looked like.


Although Topps did not release a Mantle card as part of its regular set, they did produce a black & white Mickey Mantle card printed on paper stock instead of the normal card stock. The black & white Mantle card was produced for Sports Illustrated magazine in 1954. SI wanted to insert a complete Yankees team card set in SI issue number 2. The black & white paper cards were not limited just to Mantle. Topps manufactured black & white paper cards for a number of players that year who did not have regular cards issued.