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Posted By: davidcycleback

I didn't as absolute statement say the Doyle wasn't an error-- and in fact said I saw both sides to the argument. Though,
in my opinion, the Magie is the error of the two.

For most card collectors, from vintage to modern, an error card is a card that has a clear
numerical, spelling or other error or blooper-- irrelevant to if there is another card that corrects it.
Magie is clearly an error. The Barry Bonds card that pictures Johnny Ray is clearly an error. NY vs NY Amer.
is not clearly an error, as neither in an of itself is wrong. One variation is incomplete, but not incorrect.

Say someone asked me to fill in my name and I wrote simple, "David" when my full name was required. The secretary
at the desk wouldn't say what I wrote was an error, as my name is David, but that I was supposed to fill out
my full name. When I left the secretary, the official might say, "Bye David, have a nice day." In a similar
vein, it is not an error to say Doyle played in or for New York. The secretary at the desk wouldn't
say Mr. Doyle's answer was an error, but that the form required him to write out which New York team he
played for.

As I suggested earlier, there has to be an error in and of itself for something to be an error. That two cards
differ from each other doesn't make one an error. Neither or both could be errors. There are 1981 Fleers where
the regular and 'corrected' are errors.

If someone were to say me it's an error to say Doyle played for New York, I'd say, "Where'd he play then?
Chicago?"