Quote:
Originally Posted by steve B
It's not really a print flaw, which I consider to be flaws from the press or handling.
It's from a mark on the negative used to make the plate. It would be on about half or 1/3 of the 54 mays produced. A genuine difference in that plate position, which should be treated as a variation even if it's not major enough to catalog or recognize. (and there are plenty that are recognized that are far more trivial)
|
My opinion is that a flaw on the print plate that causes a blemish this bad, and which is not present on the other half (or more) of the cards produced, definitely makes this a print flaw. It's like the giant fisheye on ~half of the Dr. J RCs. The copies without the flaws should be graded higher and should be considered significantly more valuable than those with the flaws.