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"IF I HAD KNOWN I WAS GOING TO LIVE SO LONG, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF." ......mickey mantle
TO DATE, MICKEY MANTLE HAS NO US POSTAGE STAMP DUE TO THE TEN YEAR RULE. (UNLESS YOU'RE A PRESIDENT, YOU MUST BE DEAD AT LEAST 10 YEARS BEFORE YOU'RE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE YOUR FACE ON A US STAMP....PRESIDENTS WILL GET A STAMP WITHIN A YEAR OF THEIR DEATH.) MICKEY'S STAMP WAS ISSUED FROM THE ISLAND OF ST. VINCENT.
MANTLE 'S STAMP IS FLANKED BY THE RUTH AND GEHRIG STAMPS, ROUNDING OUT A TRIO OF YANKEE IMMORTALS. RUTH'S STAMP WAS ISSUED IN 1983 AND GEHRIG'S STAMP IN 1989. ALL ARE UNCANCELLED.
MATTED IN YANKEE BLUE (OF COURSE), THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 11 X 14 FRAME. SURPRISE YOUR YANKEE FAN WITH THIS POSTAL AND SPORTS PIECE OF COLLECTIBLE MEMORABILIA FROM WALL ART COLLECTIBLES.
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