question about T206 printing marks

[J.McMurry]

I bought this card last week and noticed what appears to be a printers alignment mark on the right border. Are these common(please post yours if you have them). Is there any info to be gained from these marks as far as the printing process goes?

[Leon]

Yes, they are common as I have seen quite a few. I have seen them on caramel as well as tobacco cards....These have been shown many times but it does show the printer alignment marks rather well. regards

[E93]

Leon,
Just a friendly reminder; when you get tired of that Matty, let me know.
JimB

[usernamealreadytaken]

The fact that Leon's example is a blank back makes the piece quite intriguing. (Not seeing the back of the Miller card...) I would be a bit more skeptical of an otherwise normal card with such "marks." It seems too easy for someone to turn a $15 common into a $150+ peculiarity by adding some kind of mark and pass off as a printer's mark(s).

No allegation here, but in an era where a portion of a letter missing or a shade difference in color has collectors clamoring for a card, you can never be too cautious.

[J.McMurry]

The back of the Miller is a Piedmont 350.

I'm interested in hearing all input about the card,as I too have a strange feeling about the mark,but dont have near the knowledge as most on the board.

The card is a topps buyback card and I posted a full view in the september pickup thread.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by usernamealreadytaken

The fact that Leon's example is a blank back makes the piece quite intriguing. (Not seeing the back of the Miller card...) I would be a bit more skeptical of an otherwise normal card with such "marks." It seems too easy for someone to turn a $15 common into a $150+ peculiarity by adding some kind of mark and pass off as a printer's mark(s).

No allegation here, but in an era where a portion of a letter missing or a shade difference in color has collectors clamoring for a card, you can never be too cautious.

Good point about being a bit skeptical. That being said I don't think the mark on the example shown in the first post really adds any value to the card. Maybe about $1.48? And of course mine is a true proof whereas about 99.5% of cards with printer marks are not.

Jim- I guess anything is for sale for a price . take care now

[andybecker]

Originally Posted by Leon

Good point about being a bit skeptical. That being said I don't think the mark on the example shown in the first post really adds any value to the card. Maybe about $1.48? And of course mine is a true proof whereas about 99.5% of cards with printer marks are not.

i agree with leon.


anyone have another t206 proof to show?

[teetwoohsix]

One thing I found interesting about this Dots Miller T206 is that he has a "period" after his name instead of a "comma".........anyone else notice this?

Clayton

[T206.org]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

One thing I found interesting about this Dots Miller T206 is that he has a "period" after his name instead of a "comma".........anyone else notice this?

Good catch, Clayton! I love this stuff. It's actually a legit printing error in my opinion. In a quick survey of eBay, 3 of the 25 or so available had the period anomaly.

It looks to be Piedmont (350?) only.

2 just got snapped up today (I bought one) and the one other remaining is way-way overpriced for whatever reason.

Adding it to my list of cards (like leifield Partial G and Randall Milwaukef) to get SCD and ultimately SGC to recognize and put a premium on.

[sb1]

Memories of James Maxwell.

[teetwoohsix]

Thanks Trae ,,,,,,,,,I had checked my Dots Miller card and it has a comma
Very interesting though, I wonder how many other cards have this period instead of the normal comma?

Clayton

[Luke]

I figured I would put my question in this thread, since it is related. I think this card was hand cut from a larger sheet. From top to bottom it's taller than any of my others. Obviously you can't measure the card from a scan, but what do you guys think? Are hand cut cards rare, and do they command any premium? Thanks a lot.

Luke