I don't collect those cards, but there's a drastic difference in the background 'splatter dot' patterns as well, with completely different layouts on each of the two cards shown. Unless those types of differences are found throughout the cards in the set, then it becomes a quick and easy telltale sign to distinguish between the different versions.

Does anyone have the image someone created that shows all of the possible backs for '89 Donruss? I know it's combinations of *Denotes*, spaces in the bio, and glow under blue light effect but I have no idea what I did with that image. If anyone as it I'd really appreciate it if you could post it here. Thanks!

Arthur

Best to checkout Trading Card DataBase. They seem to have a detailed documentation of all things Donruss 90's variations. Not to mention that would be a separate thread than this one. It needs a thread all of its own.

Just found out this existed. I can't imagine there are too many of them out there.

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I don't know if this is actually a variation or just a one-off but I found this Jack Morris interesting while going through my 91 Topps.

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This one is recurring. Not a normal fisheye type defect these two Roger Craig cards have what looks like a perfect O

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There are a ridiculous amount of color variations in the 91 topps but I think the Hassey is kind of cool compared to some of the others with the blue banner/green borders and the black banner turquois borders.


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Is it just me or are others having an issue seeing Pat R's images? Haven't been able to see a one, here or on the 1991 Variations thread. just a little icon in the post.

Does this show up for you now?

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It is fairly common and always has been for me and others I have emailed with about it. Can you see anything at all? If nothing try another device. I have one member that I can only see his pictures on one of 5 different devices I have. Now if you see a broken link you can click on it and use the open in new tab option. It will open another tap that you will need to sign in again to actually see the picture. Then you can go back and refresh the original page and all that persons pictures will appear until you leave that page.

On a weird note I see the image in this post but no pics in any of your other posts. For me I get the broken link symbol in your other posts and have to open them in a new tab to see them.

Yes - thanks!

Three different versions of the top frame on Mickey Tettleton's 91 topps

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Someone knew that Tino would eventually wear the Yankee pinstripes.

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I have found a few variations of a variation in the 91 topps but this is the best one.
An Al Leiter E* F* sheet code with a small 0 in the number and a break in the line for the major league totals

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I don't know if anyone is still updating the 91 topps list but the Leiter is for sure a variation of the E*F* variation. Both have glow backs.

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Hi Pat,

I may be missing something but the Leiter seems to be a pretty standard example of a fish eye print flaw, I don't believe that kind of thing generally qualifies for a new addition to most master lists.

Yeah my mistake I was getting the lists mixed up and was thinking of it as kind of like the chipper with the pink. Well at least this Drabek was in the box that had the two Leiters in it.

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Kind of cool "multi-colored donut" flaw.

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That's weird.

1987 Topps Dave Dravecky #470

Line break in the logo circle





Found another on COMC

https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1987...&size=original
1987 Topps - [Base] #470 - Dave Dravecky
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1992 Fleer Shawn Hillegas #111. These peach splotches over the back photo are recurring, but I think are not easy. Not that many worthless Hillegas cards come up to look at :)

Great find

And now also Jermaine Dye...

Has anyone seen another 1987 Topps Eddie Milner missing text on reverse?

1982 Topps Jorge Bell 2 small white dots in Outfield
 

Jorge Bell 2 small white dots in the outfield right side of Bell, anyone seen this? Thanks Joe

1983 Gaetti
 

Anyone have any idea why this 1983 Topps Gaetti would have a solid orange back? It was graded a 7 by BVG with nothing noted. Not my card.

This thread is content gold and I keep coming back to check it out for stuff I have missed! Thanks to all for the info, how many folks have gone back to the commons box to search out gems mentioned in this thread? Great job!

The yellow/magenta plates bleed over the cardstock areas. See 1990 Topps Jeff King for a more recognized example.

But the King did make the Big Book, even if some said it should not :)

Yeah, that's me :). Most people have no idea that it exists. My updated stance on it is: list it but list all the other excess ink cards in junk Topps sets or none of them. I'd be happy with either!

Agree with you. Just a very scarce print defect. I only picked mine up because Lemke put in the Big Book at one time. But glad I have one. I also have a couple a of all green backs from 1967

The all color backs are most likely from the plate not being wetted which makes it not reject ink in areas that aren't intended to print.

There are other possible reasons, but that's by far the most likely. Tempered of course by it being Topps.

91 Topps Jordan"o"

It's just a fisheye but it makes it look like Jordano

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The black can vary quite a bit on some of the 91 Topps but I think this Kittle on the left might actually be missing black ink.

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I looked and that seems to be very common on that card. The 91 Topps set has a lot of cool stuff going on.

Yes gray instead of inset borders that are supposed to be black is common on a lot the 91 Topps including the Kittle I have several Kittle cards with both light and dark gray borders but none of them have gray around the Orioles logo and red outside bottom borders like this one.

These were tough to get ---

Misaligned black plate variations are common in the 91 Topps but in my experience not to a point that it creates a white top in the T in the Topps logo.

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Griffey JR. All star with bottom border break/flaw

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Will be cool if these are more than a one-off flaw.

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It seems I did not post this here yet. I had bought a factory set of 1993 Upper Deck and a bunch of cards had a sequential printing error on the back. It whatever the error is, it is under the gloss, so it does not have any feel difference to it.

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print/production flaw, cool but not a recurring variation

Here are a couple that I had for a while and just finally getting time to add here.
1981 Dave Winfield with ink smear and a 1990 Fleer Bob Milacki doubled.

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Topps 1994
 

Took a long time to find this stupid card

Wow! Nice find Al.... I was beginning to think it did not exist. I'm STILL looking for that one!!!

B.T.

Not mine:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/25656284485...Bk9SR-aY1evGZQ