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mr. mosesI could have seen the strip close up when I had the chance. Pretty sure I was at that auction. Steve won the card @ around 80,000.00 including buyer's penalty. After congratulating him I told him he should never sell it for less than 1/2 million dollars. No joke! Hearing that the strip is reconstructed alters that view for me a good deal and now I think I know why it sold for under 100,000. in the first place. 1/4 million seems pretty sweet but then again that's only as much as 4 or 5 four base hits cards 
Just to note that "proofs" can occur at many points in the printing and manufacturing process and for more than one purpose. There are different stages of the color aplication process, allignment issues, samples for printer, etc.. Unless they were mock-ups they couldn't be attached AND be in different stages of inking....JMO.