Posted By:
Joe D.(a thread right up Ted Z's alley I believe 
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Going through Trae's great site... and looking at my recent pickup from REA...
I think it is safe to assume that the Chase Blue Portrait, the Johnson pitching, and the Matty Dark Cap were
most likely together on the same press sheet for press runs.
This is a unique printing error which would first lead me to think the cards came from the same press run.
Add to that... all three have the same Sweet Caporal back - and I think we can say with confidence that they were part of the same press run.
The error alone is good evidence.... the common backing where backing is variable clinches it for me.
With regard to how press sheets were layed out before computers....
well, as a printer - where you could - you tried to keep things as is.
It meant time, labor, and most likely more material expense to make changes to a press sheet layout such as moving around players or swapping players out/in.
I tend to believe that 'easiest' and 'most cost effective' is how the T206s were produced.
Once a certain press sheet was layed out, I don't think it would have been likely for the printing company to have made changes.
So, not only will I guess that the Chase, Matty and Johnson shared room on the same sheet for this error run....
I would guess that these cards most likely were together for all press runs.
matty and johnson can be found here:
http://www.t206.org/gallery_pop.php?pname=color
chase:
