Mickey Mantle 1969 Topps #500 BVG 3, Roger Maris P

Updated September 18, 2026

Lot number358
Estimate1,750.00 - 2,000.00 USD
CategorySports & Trading Cards
AuctionOctober Art & Collectibles- 2-DAY Auction
DateOctober 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM EDT
Auction houseOakwood Auctions
LocationStouffville

An impressive New York Yankees memorabilia presentation bringing together Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Yogi Berra - three of the most recognizable and consequential figures in Yankees history - within a professionally framed display combining a vintage Mantle baseball card, PSA/DNA authenticated Roger Maris autograph, signed Yogi Berra card and a commanding photographic image of the three baseball legends together. Measuring approximately 23" x 20" overall, the presentation has exceptional visual presence and offers immediate crossover appeal to advanced collectors of New York Yankees memorabilia, vintage baseball cards, historic autographs and postwar Major League Baseball.<br><br>The centerpiece at right is an original 1969 Topps #500 Mickey Mantle card, depicting Mantle in New York Yankees pinstripes during the final season of his extraordinary Major League career. One of the defining late-career Mantle issues, the 1969 Topps #500 has long occupied an important place within advanced Mantle and Yankees collections. This example is professionally encapsulated and graded BVG 3 Very Good by Beckett Vintage Grading, certification no. 0014617406. Mantle's stature as a three-time American League MVP, Triple Crown winner, seven-time World Series champion and one of the central icons of postwar baseball makes virtually every vintage playing-era issue highly collectible, while the 1969 Topps card carries particular historical resonance as his final regular Topps card issued during his playing career.<br><br>At left is an especially desirable Roger Maris cut autograph, signed in ink on a period lined-paper fragment and independently authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA as Authentic Auto, certification no. 85494977. Maris remains forever associated with one of the defining achievements in American sports history - his record-setting 61-home-run season of 1961 - and his connection to Mantle during the celebrated Yankees home-run race has made memorabilia relating to the two teammates particularly desirable. The presence of an independently authenticated Maris signature materially elevates the significance of this display and provides a compelling autograph component from one of the most important figures of the Yankees' early-1960s dynasty.<br><br>Completing the lower grouping is a signed 1982 Donruss #387 Yogi Berra New York Yankees coach card, boldly autographed across the front and housed within a protective holder. Berra's extraordinary Yankees legacy includes ten World Series championships as a player, three American League MVP Awards and a career that established him among the most accomplished catchers in baseball history. His enduring cultural stature and extraordinarily close association with the Yankees franchise have made Berra-signed material a cornerstone of serious Yankees autograph collections.<br><br>The three memorabilia components are united beneath a large black-and-white photographic image depicting Mantle, Berra and Maris togeth

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