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Posted By: Red

Similar to the problem that caused the 1958 Pancho Herrera, what if the NAT'L wasn't purposely removed and resulted from a broken plate or some other print problem? There are very few cards showing the extra dot. I don't know how many you will find but they also come like the card pictured which shows another print problem affecting the same area.

Your survey showed the extra dot on the Piedmont, Sweet Caporal, Polar Bear and Old Mill backs. The card with no dot has an Old Mill back and it's not going to be the only front like it when the Doyles are looked at again. If the Nat'l removal occurred because of a print problem, then why couldn't a Doyle Nat'l be found with one of the other four backs that you've found with the extra dot. How does the dot variation come with four different backs, and then it's considered impossible to find the Nat'l with any other back than Piedmont. You found 2 Polar Bear and 1 Old Mill dotted cards in your survey. Now here is a no dot with an Old Mill. What the heck happened or is possible is anybody's guess.