Mickey Mantle NY Yankees / custom 1955 style and similar items

This card was created by the late Bob Lemke, Editor of the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards. This is not one of the cards Bob made on his home printer. He ordered a few professionally printed versions of his most popular custom cards, including this one. There are some dealers selling home made copies of Lemke's work - this is not one of them. One printing of 100 cards were printed on a printing press in 2012 under Bob Lemke's authorization and for him to mail to his fans. Here is what Bob said on his blog when he created this card: "They have been making up for their lack of an original 1955 Mantle card for a number of years. In at least 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011, the gum company has issued some sort of Mantle tribute card in the format of the 1955 issue. I'm sure the hobby didn't need yet another retro '55T Mantle, but I felt compelled to try my hand at putting a Mantle card together in one of the favorite formats of my childhood." Graded: No Player/Athlete: Mickey Mantle Grade: Ungraded Type: Sports Trading Card Sport: Baseball Player: Mickey Mantle Card Manufacturer: Bob Lemke Era: Post WWII (1942-1980) Team: New York Yankees Original/Reprint: Original History: 100 printed 2012 Product: Single Brand: Bob Lemke