1914 B18 Blankets question (need help on deadline)

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Posted By: <b>don fluckinger/SCD Standard Catalog</b><p>Hi gentlemen.<br /><br />Need help on one of my many deadlines for the standard catalog. <br /><br />Can someone who knows B18s tell me whether or not there is a legitimate King Cole (red infield) blanket or if it's just a color error and not a true variation?<br /><br />WHether it gets added to the catalog or not hangs on verification from one of you....so thanks!

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Posted By: <b>George Dreher</b><p>Don, all I've ever seen were blue or green infields with the blue seemingly more numerous than the green. Where did you hear about a red infield for that player?

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Posted By: <b>don fluckinger/SCD Standard Catalog</b><p>I get emails forwarded from people in krause who had them forwarded to them so it's pretty anonymous now (but I can follow the bread crumbs). I get 100 misprint/print problem questions in this vein for every true error or variation I see. Is it possible this is real? I am very unfamiliar with these so I need someone who's enthusiastic about these to tell me it's not real (and why) or could be. Maybe I can produce a scan, too.

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Posted By: <b>don fluckinger/SCD Standard Catalog</b><p>I got the Robert Edward Catalog in front of me with a Cobb Red Infield on p144 up for bids, Reserve 2,000.estimated value 4,000/8,000. If there can be a cobb, is COle that much of a stretch to imagine?

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Posted By: <b>George Dreher</b><p>You have a point. And the red infields that are known bring a huge premium, but all of the other red infields listed in your catalog have more than one example extant don't they? That said, I have never seen a Cole red infield.

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Posted By: <b>don fluckinger/SCD Standard Catalog</b><p>That's the thing. it's not insignificant. COle is a common so the red would theoretically be priced at $800 (Cobb, $15,000). I'm getting a scan, it will take several days. IF it looks legit like the REA Cobb pictured in the catalog, I think I should put it in? I could hold out util I see or hear of 2-3 more of these, too, but these blankets are a lot less common than, say 1955 Topps so it could take a long time before we hear of another one if no one already has one in their collection.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for staying up with me here and helping me think this out (while this Felix kid spoiled my man Dice-K's Fenway debut with a very nice 1-hittah on the radio)

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Posted By: <b>George Dreher</b><p>If you get a high quality scan of a red infield, I would definitely add it to the guide, unless it looks like someone has used a Crayola on it <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>andy becker</b><p>i have handled a lot of b18's over the years. <br /><br />it has always been my understanding that all the red infields were "printing errors" and not issued red by design. <br />however, they (and many other printing errors) are catalogued. if the scan of the cole looks legitimate, i would consider it a "real" variation and list it as such.<br /><br /><br />and btw, the red infield cobb in rea is exquisite.....one of the best preserved red cobbs i have ever seen.

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Sherman</b><p>We own 6 of the red infields, and have seen maybe a dozen more over the last 10 years. We've never seen a red infield Cole, in any condition. Not sure if that helps, but we have been looking pretty carefully in that time... thanks!

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Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>Are you related to Bruce?<br /><br />Sorry, the devil made me post this. Way, way OT. My bad....<img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>