Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction

Lot #21:

Mickey Mantle 1951 Ultra Rare First Signed Merchandising Contract! For Yankees Stamped Baseballs (JSA)

Mickey Mantle 1951 Ultra Rare First Signed Merchandising Contract! For Yankees Stamped Baseballs .

Just six days after the Mick made his historic pinstriped debut, he signified his consent that his signature be stamped upon facsimile team signed baseballs sold at ballpark souvenir stands throughout the Big Leagues.This contract marks the first merchandising contract Mickey Mantle ever have! Insanely historic.

The single page document is dated "this 23 day of April 1951" and stipulates that "The Autographed Ball Corporation" pay Mantle a penny for each ball sold with his stamp. The contract is signed at the close by a representative of the company and by Mickey himself in his most collectible rookie format, rating 9+/10. An example of the stamp that appeared on thousands of these Yankee balls appears on the laminated page, which bears original mailing or storage fold lines.

Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 in.

Fair condition, laminated.

Authentication: James Spence Authentication (JSA) Letter of Authenticity and a Gotta Have Rock and Roll Certificate of Authenticity.