T-206: questions about lines & typeface

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Posted By: Jason L

I have been delighted to have received my first T206 cards (I'm collecting T205 and T206 Cubbies, if any of you have dupes in VG-VGEX), and I have been very excited to inspect them...I can see how people can get hooked on really old cardboard. For the first time I am not condition obsessed. Much of this is budget, but also, for some reason, I just like the card for what it is...

Anyway! Finally, my point.
I have only a sample size of 4 semi-beaters now, but I noticed two things, rather consistently appearing:
1) The border printing is made up of 4 distinct lines whose ends never quite meet up in a smooth corner, and
2) The name/team printing at the bottom is considerably less robust, or more worn, and therefore fainter in appearance, than the rest of the card.

Are these common characteristics of T206s, and is there a common knowledge/opinion on how/why these are the case?

Thanks for indulging me with your time, particularly if these are oft-discussed topics that I have failed to find in my post searches,

Jason L

edited title & to add : The Kroh card is the most affected/displays these characteristics most prominently...

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Posted By: Jason L

since folks are yearning for card talk...my questions may be naive, but what the hell...please feel free to chip in on this topic if you think it warrants discussion...

Jason L

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Posted By: fkw

Are your talking about the black line around the photo? If so you will notice this line is black and not the same color as the caption (sort of a grayish/brownish color). This is one of the easiest ways to authenticate a T206. Most if not all of the reprint have a caption that is black and usually a different font and the letters are spaced slightly different.