1952 Topps Mickey Mantle & Willie Mays Baseball Cards highlight the Massachusetts Collection
A longtime friend, who I met in the sports cards business many years ago, arranged a meeting with a collector who had a phenomenal collection. The highlights were:
- 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle
- 1952 Topps Willie Mays
- 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth
- 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig
- 1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig
- 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie
- 1939 Play Ball Ted Williams Rookie
- 1939 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio
- 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie
- 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie
- 1965 Topps Joe Namath Rookie
- 1980 Topps Larry Bird/Magic Johnson Rookie
- 1984 Star #101 Michael Jordan Rookie
- 1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie
- 1957 Topps Bart Starr Rookie
- 1958 Topps Jim Brown Rookie
- 1954 Red Heart Mickey Mantle
- 1954 Dan Dee Mickey Mantle
- 1954 Topps Ted Williams #250
- 1948 Leaf Ted Williams
There were also (12) additional Mickey Mantle baseball cards from 1953 to 1969, and several Hank Aaron, Tom Seaver, and Whitey Ford baseball cards.

This collector was a HUGE New York Yankees fan! After several discussions over the phone, pictures sent back & forth, we decided to meet in person. I hopped on an airplane the next day and showed up in Massachusetts. It is always exciting when you get to see a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle or 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth or 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig, but to see them all together is the best!



We met the next morning and I went right to work carefully reviewing the condition of each card and then explaining my offer on each card. After a couple of hours he asked if I liked Italian food. I said, heck yeah, and off we went to a little hole in the wall Italian joint that just knocked my socks off. I reached for the bill when we were finished and he said, don’t even think about it! We smiled and I knew the baseball cards would be going back to Denver, Colorado with me!