When we talk about the New York Yankeesit is impossible not to remember Babe RuthMariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Joe DiMaggiobut who we cannot rule out is Mickey Mantlehe Bronx star switch-hitter who was one of the first to obtain the MLB triple crown.
And yesf something characterized Mantle besides his incredible strength at the bat, their three American League Most Valuable Player titles (1956, 1957 and 1962) and his organ donation foundation; is your iconic and very fun firmawhich is being auctioned for millions of pesos.
The curious signature of Mickey Mantle
If Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth shared something (besides alcoholism) was his great sense of humor as well as exquisite calligraphy. And although there are not many physical records of Mantle’s autographs, thanks to ‘Sports Impressions’, he was rescued a 14×20 sheet of cardboard, riddled with signatures of Mickeybut one stands out among all.
‘THESE FEATHERS STINK’ was the curious message that left Mickey Mantle in box 47 of the 99 of one autograph template he wrote for Sports Impressions, a company dedicated to the creation of MLB player cardsNBA and NFL from 1980 to 1990.
If something characterized the iconic hitter ambidextrousoin addition to his 538 homeruns, was his perfection in the calligraphy he did in his autographs, well according to Lelands -auction house-, “Mantle was a perfectionist with his signature and despite his protests about the quality of his pen, his signatures are absolutely beautiful.”
Mickey Mantle’s millionaire signature
All sports memorabilia collectors They are already rushing towards the coveted Mickey signature templatebecause in addition to the fun signature of ‘THESE FEATHERS STINK’, it is very rare to have a physical record of the autograph of the Yankees Hall of Fame.
At the moment the bid to acquire Mickey Mantle’s signature is already in $77 thousand 622 dollarswhich in Mexican pesos is approximately $1 million 544 thousand 670 Mexican pesosleaving only 3 days left for the item to be sold.
However, It is no news that memorabilia collectors sports pay so many green bills for some article Mickey MantleWell, a couple of years ago, your tplayer card sold for more than $2 million dollarsbeing a record figure in the field.
