E90-1 Miller Red Sunset Variation

[pkaufman]

For those that are interested, SGC will now show the E90-1 Miller red sunset variation on their label. I sent them the latest page of Beckett on-line which now shows it as a valid variety as of the National.

[ullmandds]

That's cool! So will the other version say missing sunset? Who is to say which was the intended version?

[pkaufman]

Pete, from my experience, the red sunset version is much tougher, but I certainly couldn't say which was intended.

[ullmandds]

I would tend to agree...but...a survey was done a year or two ago and the % seemed more equal than I'd expect.

[Sean]

That doesn't look like a sunset, it looks like a couple red smears. But as a T206 collector, I have no right to complain about variations being recognized.

[abroome]

Originally Posted by Sean

That doesn't look like a sunset, it looks like a couple red smears. But as a T206 collector, I have no right to complain about variations being recognized.

I can say that the sunset is not a red smear!
I have had the opportunity to examine some of these with sunset, including a copy I have owned for some time.
The price guide database guys and I decided to catalog this card along with the T206 Pfeffer "Chicaco" variation at this years National. Since I am a sucker for all things E90-1, the Miller was one I had been wanting to include for some time.
I mentioned these two at the Net54 dinner on Friday at the National. I had examples with me that we had graded that day at the National.

I have a theory as to why the sunset was removed during the print run, making the "with sunset" possibly harder to find than the "without sunset" version. But, it is still just a theory.

Andy