The “M&M Boys” figure prominently in this selection of (6) 1960s-1980s New York Yankees news service photos. All are pleasing examples in average to better condition with abundant gloss, distinct images, and clean surfaces.
Featured are:
9/12/61 UPI 9" x 7" with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris signing autographs for a couple of girls at O’Hare Airport in Chicago (EX) with NEA 9/19/61 stamp on the reverse;
2/26/62 UPI 8" x 10" with Maris shaking hands with Yankees manager Ralph Houk in Ft. Lauderdale (VG-EX) with Examiner Reference Library 2/27/62 stamp on the reverse;
Circa 1965-1967 uncredited Yankees broadcasters 8" x 10" photo with Jerry Coleman, Phil Rizzuto, and Joe Garagiola (VG+);
8/7/68 UPI 8" x 8" Maris with son Roger Jr. holding a bat (VG) with newspaper clipping, editorial notations, and a Boston Herald Archive hologram sticker on the reverse;
1969 Mantle and wife Merlyn with jacket and pants outfit to be sold in Mantle’s string of men’s shops (VG+) with faint news service stamp on the reverse; and
Circa 1970s-1980s uncredited 8" x 10" Mantle in a western style vest, signing an autograph (NM), the Natural Light beer bottle at left dates this photo to 1977 or later.
Opening Bid $150.