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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

ADAM W

Yes, the 4-color process has been around for quite a while. Before that, late 19th and early 20th Century BB cards
were printed using a 6-color process. These 1949 Leaf BB cards, however, are found with a variety of strange back-
ground colors. The various shades of Blue, and especially the Light Blue colors on these cards are puzzling.

You cannot create a Light Blue from....Black, Yellow, Magenta and Cyan. The Light Blue must of been a 5th ink pass
in the process. I have 100's of these Leaf's and it is very interesting to compare the color variations between same
player cards.

This same Light Blue coloration can be found on 1949 Bowman BB cards as a prime background color by design.

TED Z