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tobacco-r-usSorry that I didn't get back sooner.
I was involved with a T209 Irving Adventure over the weekend.
Not different from what y'all are saying.
My take, as I understand it via Lipset's books, is that when some one misspells a name, or gives wrong information -- that card is considered an Error card when it is corrected.
As for the variations, that's usually caused by a printing color misstep causing a missing letter, or anything that's found on a totally printed card that has gone through all of it's printing steps.
Another variation, can be caused by a broken, or worn piece of type causing the T206 "nodgrass" Variation.
My mind at the moment is in a vacuum mode, and I know that I've miss some, but I'm sure that you can come up with a few more differnces between an error card, and variations.