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10-14-2011, 10:47 AM
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Gray-backed Batter Ups?
I was going to bid on a Batter Up on eBay until I looked at the back. Have anybody ever seen a gray back before? It's high number, for whatever that's worth. I looked at my Batter Ups (low and high #s) and they all have a distinctive light golden brown color. The front of the card in question, by the way, is also B&W, which is curious as well, because I only have B&W Batter Ups in low numbers. All my high #s have subtle green, blue and sepia tints.
Also, it's clear from the scan I posted that this was a color scan and not a B&W scan because both front and back have some very small brown stains or foxing. If this was an Exhibit, it would be called a fake. Does anybody have any opinions or comments? Thanks, Chris 
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10-14-2011, 10:58 AM
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Chris:
You and I have discussed this many times.... Here are my three Grove high numbers.... All three are different colors. The one in the middle looks more B/W than the others, so it may be B/W... Brad 
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10-14-2011, 11:32 AM
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Hi Brad, it's the back of the card I posted that's my biggest concern. Are the backs of your various Grove cards gray or tan? I have about 40 Batter Ups and all have tan backs ...
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10-14-2011, 02:16 PM
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Like the 1948 Franklin Half.
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10-15-2011, 04:37 AM
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I don't normally make back scans of blank-back cards, but if I can find one or two of these this weekend, I will make some scans for you. I can probably put it next to a low number batter-up back to give you an idea of how it compares.
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10-15-2011, 08:19 PM
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No gray here
Checked my Batter Ups (still need No. 145 Joe Medwick) and all 191 have uniform tan (golden brown) backs. Still, it's possible a few R318s were printed on the wrong stock.
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