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Our goal is to provide honestly represented collectibles, autographs, and cards at a true auction price, and do so in a fair, courteous, and timely manner.
We have been buying & selling sports collectibles and autographs since 1987.
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MINT CONDITION
PSA/DNA - MICKEY MANTLE
AUTOGRAPHED GATEWAY CACHET
IN MEMORIUM TO BILLY MARTIN
Postmarked on Dec. 29, 1989 in New York, NY
(The day of Funeral)
THIS GATEWAY CACHET COMES WITH A PSA/DNA SEAL ON BACK + A PSA/DNA LETTER
Check out there website at www.gatewaystamp.com
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AUTHENTICATION: A certificate of authenticity (COA) from PSA/DNA will accompany this item.
WHAT ARE FULL-COLOR SILK CACHETS?
To become acquainted with Gateway, every customer must understand the words, "full-color silk cachet." The dictionary defines the word "cachet" as a message or design on an envelope marking a postal event.  In our case, "full-color silk" refers to the very delicate material into which the very finest in original art and action photography are printed, bringing to life the whole purpose of the envelope. Once printed, each silk is applied BY HAND very carefully and lovingly. In essence, every cachet envelope becomes a hand crafted work of art. Our head artists, Mr. Bill Perry & Mr. Bill Wilson are among the world's best portrayers of human likeness, which they combine with endless background and framing imagination. Mr. B. Scott Forst, our stadium artist, has few peers preserving detailed architecture of America's ballparks. His stadium work appears in every World Series set (1978-1996), All-Star editions, and Stadium editions produced by Gateway.
The vast majority, however, of Gateway's silks are actual game photographs. Being in the right place at the right time, Gateway has captured hundreds of record-breaking events and memorable moments, including no-hitters, historic swings of the bat, such as Pete Rose's all-time hit record in Cincinnati, Reggie Jackson's 500th home run, and Kirk Gibson's climactic 1988 World Series homer. Our full-color action photos preserve and deliver the real sense of history, along with the fluid writing skill of Gateway's editors.
WHY POSTMARKS?
The key to EVERY Gateway project is the postmark. As avid stamp collectors, we can tellanyone THE BEST WAY TO MARK A DATE IN HISTORY IS WITH A POSTMARK. In order to capture any date in history, our stamped envelopes MUST be in Postal Service hands byMIDNIGHT of the date involved, or we forever lose access to the all-important postmark. Many times a representative of Gateway has boarded a flight from St. Louis, stamping envelopes on the go, in order to reach a city's post office before midnight, especially where no-hitters occurred. Some we missed, and others were acquired with the feverish dedication of far-off Gateway customers, often working with less than a hour's notice. Gateway has always tried to acquire enough postmarks to provide every customer a record of every major event. Sometimes, however, short notice has restricted our ability to acquire sufficient numbers of postmarks to satisfy every customer, resulting in true scarcities and some exciting auctions. Not only are postmarks the most official means of dating a Gateway envelope, the rules governing the granting of postmarks GUARANTEE that NO Gateway issue can EVER be reproduced, reprinted, or re-issued in any way.
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