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Old 03-17-2025, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by steve B View Post
The printing blankets on our presses were green.

White is generally not used except if you want a consistent background or to brighten the colors.

50's Topps I think are layered, with a layer of white stock glued to the very rough cardstock. This was done for years. I'm not sure if it was done before or after printing, since I have some 60's "proofs" on nice paper stock.
Of course, Topps being Topps the 68-70 cards often come with an actual white layer on the back.
Topps would run paper proofs for some reason. There are 57's and 67's that I am aware of and suspect other years are still extant. The 57's are printed on both sides and my 1967 block of four has a plain white back.
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