On Tuesday 03 July 2012 among several Sportlots auctions from one seller I got 2 Early '60s Willie Mays cards:
1961 Post 145 Willie Mays Giants
'61 Back
1962 Post 142 Willie Mays Giants
'62 Back
They were sold as a pair for $25.50 that is about the average sell price for just one of them. Both are the "from the box" versions. The '62 has cleaner edges a better cutting job (I doubt it is the mail-in version but could be). Anyway I am glad I found them for such a deal.
1961 Post 145 Willie Mays Giants
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'61 Back
![williemays1961postcereal145back.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-7rBMR5byXxE%2FT_k8AaI8a2I%2FAAAAAAAACIs%2FxdXNsed0bWc%2Fs368%2Fwilliemays1961postcereal145back.jpg&hash=68487a34c80363f392970ea736dcf8f2)
1962 Post 142 Willie Mays Giants
![williemays1962postcereal142.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-L7ohuLvEn_s%2FT_k8AUA6xxI%2FAAAAAAAACIo%2FFSp0iym2sgc%2Fs378%2Fwilliemays1962postcereal142.jpg&hash=29b8059ac64336e3400060998b17df62)
'62 Back
![williemays1962postcereal142back.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-DzZam-GJvrE%2FT_k8BRWERQI%2FAAAAAAAACJA%2FdtGq1hBnPzQ%2Fs372%2Fwilliemays1962postcereal142back.jpg&hash=e2127fd836fa0d55fe8ab32cd919f7a9)
They were sold as a pair for $25.50 that is about the average sell price for just one of them. Both are the "from the box" versions. The '62 has cleaner edges a better cutting job (I doubt it is the mail-in version but could be). Anyway I am glad I found them for such a deal.