Mickey Mantle’s rookie card arrived a year before in 1951 Bowman. Even though the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle is his most popular card it’s not deserving of the rookie card designation.

According to a report from Cllct, a signed Mickey Mantle baseball card ... signatures on iconic cards has proven to have legs. In the case of the Mantle 1952 Topps card, the top price paid for ...

Normally I would define vintage baseball as 1980 and earlier, which would include Rickey Henderson's 1980 Topps rookie card; however ... the 1950s and '60s, Mantle was a 3-time MVP and 7-time ...