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Originally Posted by Mark70Z
Steve,
Thanks so much for the response. You add great insight when it comes to the printing process, which I know very little about.
Just one more question to help with my understanding. The "progression proofs" that Eric72 posted of the '76 Wayne Stephenson would be different than the Brooks Robinson's that were posted, is that correct? Those are typically how I see proofs, w/the normal colors used, black, yellow, blue, yellow and blue, etc. and are typically blank backed.
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I believe Topps used the same CMYK process for the Robinsons and the Stephensons: 4-color printing:
Cyan (fancy name for a shade of blue)
Magenta (fancy name for a shade of red)
Yellow
Black
Additionally, I believe they used a process known as, "half-tone printing."
Long story short, the cards given pre-press treatment should basically exhibit the same characteristics.
Just my two cents. Steve, please weigh in here, as you are the resident expert.