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Originally Posted by barrysloate
Mantle was not the only white letter variation in 1969, there were numerous players whose previously yellow names appeared white. Were all these players part of the same sheet? If so, it may just be an inking error. If they appeared in different series, then it was probably a deliberate variation. Unfortunately, I don't remember which players have the white letter variation.
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Barry - if there is yellow still on the card somewhere else.... it would indicate an intentional change and not an inking problem.
basically if the yellow is truly missing from the card - it would be missing everywhere not just in one spot (like Jeff's White Chase).
Again... not knowing the card - if there is yellow on the card somewhere else, I would call the 'white letter' a variation.
The e90-1 difference shown in this thread most definitely could be achieved through bad printing / print defect. Taking yellow out of a name but leaving it everywhere else would have to happen with some intent or active effort on someone's part.