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Lot # 995: 1968 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Signed Game Worn Cap from The Delbert Mickel Collection (Possible Photo-Match & MEARS)

Category: Mantle and Maris

Starting Bid: $2,500.00

Bids: 33 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2020 Fall Classic",
which ran from 11/11/2020 7:00 PM to
12/11/2020 11:00 PM



Magnificent Mickey Mantle signed game worn cap dated to the 1968 season. Tim McAuliffe classic New York Yankees hat is size 7 1/8, navy blue with the iconic interlocking NY embroidered in white on the front panels and shows heavy use throughout including some appropriate minor cracking in the tan leather headband. Mick's number 7 is written under the bill in thick black marker, and the Hall of Famer also autographed it in 1990, per the enclosed Letter of Provenance. All of the above is verified in a detailed MEARS authentication letter, citing manufacturers style, tagging, and size consistent with Mantle's use during the 1968 season - the last of his 18 years in Pinstripes. Originates from Delbert Mickel and according to the letter, this cap was given to a friend of the scout who signed Mantle, also noting that he had it signed in 1990. Possible photo-match to the hole in Getty image #51251125. The Commerce Comet appeared in an amazing 12 World Series and still holds all-time records in homers, RBIs, walks, extra-base hits, runs, and total bases and this may have even been worn for the last of his 2,401 regular-season games.

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