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This 1951 Photo of Casey Stengel was
personally owned by Mickey Mantle, and
came from the Mickey Mantle archives.
Casey Stengel was like a father to
Mickey, and this Photo was held dearly
by him. It was obtained from
Guernsey's, the renowned NYC auction
house, which held an auction of Mantles
estate in 2003 at Madison Square
Garden. A letter of authenticity signed
by Mantles wife, Merlyn, and two sons
Danny, and David accompanied each photo. This Photograph was
from lot 159 - 1951 NY Yankees
Photographic Collection. One Photo of
Mickey in his first game sold for
$1,400. The average Photo sold for
$700.
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