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zachclose21
10-19-2013, 09:00 PM
Im curious if anybody has any ideas if this card is original or a reprint.
any info would be a great help.
thanks
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ullmandds
10-19-2013, 09:04 PM
reprint...real ones are glossy and...they dont get corner wear like that...they'd chip!
ctownboy
10-19-2013, 10:02 PM
I am no expert but the three Fatimas I own are all on real thin photographic paper and not cardboard stock.
David
ethicsprof
10-19-2013, 10:49 PM
I have a baker's dozen of the teams and they sure don't look like this one.
It looks like some sort of erasure at the bottom where a reprint designation
would appear. I've never seen this purple color period.
Since the fatimas are photos they chip rather than have cardboard folds
or creases.
I do wonder if it is something related to the giant premiums but I have never heard of anything.
all the best,
barry
uffda51
10-19-2013, 11:25 PM
Ditto to all the above posts.
Without a doubt - reprint
bcbgcbrcb
10-20-2013, 04:35 AM
Reprint and that is the rarest card in the set so not surprised that someone would try it with that card.........
T200 and T222 Fatimas are on thin paper, glossy on front (not on back) and often have surface cracks to the front. As the paper is paper thin, there won't be corner rounding as on thick cardstock cards. As already noted, Fatimas are real photographs on photo paper, with a tobacco ad printed on back.
Plus the stock on the above is waaay too dark and the wrong colors. Authentic Fatimas are usually sepia toned and a whole lot lighter. The dark maroon back with the gray front is not normal.
The tape on back is a nice touch, though.
zachclose21
10-20-2013, 09:47 AM
Thank you all for your responses.
I assumed it was a repo but I had not had a lot of experience with this particular issue.
Keep up the good work fellow members
Zach