1989 Score Paul Gibson Variations
 

I have long been under the impression that there were 3 different versions of Paul Gibson's crotch grab card from 1989 Score. I may be wrong but I recall Beckett annual guides showing P1 P2 and P3 notations.

#1 The original, unedited card with Salazar or Trammell adjusting their cup in background.

#2 The well-known correction, a large white squarish shape over his arm with a small pink remnant at the crotch (commonly found in factory sets).

#3 The lesser-known and much tougher version with a "cleaner" square shape over the arm and yellow ink within the covered up area. Small blueish color at crotch remains.

#4 A "new" version with the same "cleaner" square shape over the arm without any yellow ink within the covered up area. Small blueish color at crotch remains.

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I'm wondering if this is the grand total.

Loved this card! I remember looking through several 5000ct boxes of 89 Score looking for the Corrected version!

How about this close up? Yellow, Blue, Pink? I'm guessing this is version #2 on your list. Makes sense that corrected cards from Factory sets were harder to find.

Correct. This is the more common corrected version and the one that I have pulled out of factory sets many, many times over. I have no clue as to the sources for the other two correction types.

Thanks for sharing


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I do not collect Score but did pick up one version of the Gibson variants for fun. Had not realized there were several. Like the 89 Fleer Ripken and Johnson ( I do collect Fleer) I have managed to avoid the impulse to hunt down every possible version out there, but am impressed by those that do so and enjoy seeing them posted in here

I like some of Score's variations because they often come in multiple correction attempts: 1989 Score Clemens, 1990 Score Cuyler, for example.

I'm also still holding out hope that there exists a copy (or prototype/proof) of Earl Cunningham's 1990 Card without the bat knob coverup. Would love to know what was on it.

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Starts with an F? :d