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Lot Number: 34

Description: Rare "Mickey Mantle Baseball Special" Phillies Cigars original box with related high grade glove and letter. Original box dating the early 1960s (14"x13"x8") would have contained (150) cigars which were packaged for retail sale. An identical design on both the front and back has "Mickey Mantle Baseball Special" text at the top. A "Phillies" Company logo is the center with images of Mantle to one side and his son on the other. The Company ran a promotion which offered a child sized glove at reduced cost with the redemption of cigar bands from their product. Fine display value with one side of the box having only mild toning and wear (including a small dent at lower right) and two strips of residue on the left side. The opposite has some more notable flaws including some punctures and scrapes. Included is a high grade example of the Rawlings brand glove (NM and in original bag which has a small tear), a generic letter with which the glove would have been sent with facsimile/printed Mantle signature (VG with toning and wrinkles), and a modern printed 8"x10" photo of Mantle and his son based on the original which was taken for use in the promotion: GD-NM

Estimated Price Range: ($750-$1,250)

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