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Al C.risafulliTed, I don't think anybody is actually accusing YOU of altering the Dunlap.
That said, I've watched this thread evolve, and here's what I think.
I think it's really cool to chase after an oddball type of card that doesn't necessarily appeal to a huge group of collectors. I collect E121s with the Henry Johnson Confectioners back, and although they don't command an enormous premium, I still get excited when I find one because they don't make themselves available every day. I might be the only guy on planet earth that wants to have more than one or two of these in his collection. I believe I have 19.
So I would imagine that you get a similar rush when you find a card with weird coloration or fading. They're cool, and they're uncommon, and you enjoy collecting them. And regardless of whether one of them is not a "natural" error doesn't really enter into the equation.
When I look at the Dunlap, I see hints of all four colors. Does this mean the card was chemically altered? Maybe. It could also mean the card sat in the window of a card shop and got faded by the sun. It could also mean that it went through the wash in someone's pocket. It could mean it was shellacked into some sort of furniture, like a bar or table, and was removed with a solvent that removed some of the ink. And it could also mean that there was some sort of problem at the printer that resulted in spotty ink coverage from all four (or six) colors.
Personally, I don't care. It's a neat card and I'll bet it's a lot of fun to have in your collection. And I also think that every other card that you posted in this thread is likely to be a legitimate printing freak. And I also have no idea what to say about the Joe Judge that started this thread, other than it's WEIRD.
-Al