I don't know if the name plate location has been really investigated yet.
Ordinarily I'd think that the brown layer was just printed out of register on the high side, but I don't see anything that would confirm that.
It's possible the nameplates were added individually. The unissued proofs mostly have no nameplate, or one written in by hand.
I'm not sure why they would do that. There are a few maybe ideas, like they could more easily correct mistakes like Magie, or a change in team.
They would have had a "standard" location, but being added by hand they would probably vary a bit.
The missing or messed up bits of nameplate are from a transfer that didn't transfer properly. I think it's worth looking at the placement on other cards with nameplate flaws to see if relocating the nameplate has anything to do with it.
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