1971 Topps Blue Border Steve Garvey?

[mrmopar]

s-l1600.jpgDid anyone happen to catch this on ebay today? Thoughts on why, how, where? Could it be a unique prototype or a cheap fake?

[bnorth]

On my phone but looks to be missing the black ink to me.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by bnorth

On my phone but looks to be missing the black ink to me.

I agree, just like with the "blackless" 82s, the facsimile signature is not present on this card

[mrmopar]

I missed that fact.

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

I agree, just like with the "blackless" 82s, the facsimile signature is not present on this card

The Beckert seems to be missing more than just black, or the Garvey just had a better base color scheme and comes across more colorful w/o black?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

The Beckert seems to be missing more than just black, or the Garvey just had a better base color scheme and comes across more colorful w/o black?

You're right, I didn't notice that. The Beckert definitely has more issues . The Garvey is just missing the black, the Beckert is missing practically every color.

[swarmee]

The Beckert looks like a "Cyan Color Progression Proof." The Garvey just looks like it missed one color pass, but the distinctive one for this issue. Any possibility it's just sun faded or altered?

[Cliff Bowman]

There is a 1971 Topps #390 Glenn Beckert on eBay that has the same characteristics. The Garvey is #341, so they were probably on the same sheet. I'm guessing these were printed without the final black ink coating. Looking closely at the Beckert, it looks like it was hand cut from a sheet. It has a normally printed back.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

Attachment 244958Did anyone happen to catch this on ebay today? Thoughts on why, how, where? Could it be a unique prototype or a cheap fake?

Curt,

By the way, did you purchase the '71 Garvey?

[Eric72]

This is slightly off-topic, as the cards are from about five years later than the Garvey and depict a hockey player.

However, here is a group of "progressive color proofs" from 1976 Topps Hockey. The 10 proofs are blank-backed. The 11th card (showing a fully printed back) is a regular issue from the base set.

In theory, other color combinations should be possible for this particular card. For example, I do not have one upon which only yellow and black were printed.

Still, this should provide a little insight as to how some of the various color combos look.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Eric72

This is slightly off-topic, as the cards are from about five years later than the Garvey and depict a hockey player.

However, here is a group of "progressive color proofs" from 1976 Topps Hockey. The 10 proofs are blank-backed. The 11th card (showing a fully printed back) is a regular issue from the base set.

In theory, other color combinations should be possible for this particular card. For example, I do not have one upon which only yellow and black were printed.

Still, this should provide a little insight as to how some of the various color combos look.

Eric,

Very cool set! Thanks so much for sharing.