Show me your Polar Bears

[sebie43]

One of my favorite backs in the t206 set are polar bears, I love the contrast when you see that dark back in a pile.
There are a few questions I have regarding them, overall rarity? I feel as if they are the third most common "brand" but they don't come across nearly as often and they don't seem to command any slight premium over piedmont or sweet caporal.
2. Missing frame lines, how rare is this printing error?
3. I notice some have a much richer blue.. is this simply related to plate saturation? I'm sure a few board members have full sets of PB's or are working on one, so please. Show me some of your favorite polar bears.

[glynparson]

Easy to locate in lower grades but they are very tough to find in high grade especially Psa 6 or better.

[White Borders]

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[atx840]

[ErikV]

Sold this Speaker card about a year ago. Was actually one of my favorite
T206 cards. The Cobb I also sold off some time ago as well.

ErikV

[cool-vintage]

[Jantz]

This could become my all-time favorite thread!

You don't see many Polar Bear backs missing frame lines, but there doesn't seem to be much interest in them either.

As for your other question about the back color, it could possibly have been caused when the ink was mixed. Different batches of ink in slightly different colors. I used to mix paint years ago and even just one drop of toner could throw off the final color of a gallon of paint.

Like some of the other T206 backs, some players are hard to find with a Polar Bear back while others seem more common.

Here are two from my collection along with a trade card.

[begsu1013]

cooler than a polar bear's toenails, o yea...
there he go again, talking that...

(it's a song)


atx,

your scanner and cards are amazing!

you using an epson v series?

[itjclarke]

Love the post card of the factory. Here are a few more...

[asoriano]

Originally Posted by Jantz

This could become my all-time favorite thread!

You don't see many Polar Bear backs missing frame lines, but there doesn't seem to be much interest in them either.

As for your other question about the back color, it could possibly have been caused when the ink was mixed. Different batches of ink in slightly different colors. I used to mix paint years ago and even just one drop of toner could throw off the final color of a gallon of paint.

Like some of the other T206 backs, some players are hard to find with a Polar Bear back while others seem more common.

Here are two from my collection along with a trade card.

Jantz -

Always loved that Polar Bear advertisement. Were you able to solve the puzzle?

[tschock]

Does someone have an image/example of the missing frame lines that they could share?

[Jantz]

Originally Posted by asoriano

Jantz -

Always loved that Polar Bear advertisement. Were you able to solve the puzzle?

Like its on the tip of my nose!

tschock Here is a Polar Bear missing some lines.

[jkray25]

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[kmac32]

You asked to see them

[MVSNYC]

My two...

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[53Browns]

My Matty...

[T206Collector]

[Sean]

Chris, Bill and Mike, I love to see Polar Bears in high grade. Wish I had some...

[sebie43]

Jerry, thanks for posting that Bradley error! I've never seen that printing error before

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[sb1]

So...did we ever decide how scarce the missing frame lines Polar Bear back is?

[t206kid]

Wajo!

[RayBShotz]

I think this is my only one right now.
Love the Polar Bears too. Great thread.
RayB

[fkm_bky]

Bill

[Jason19th]

Sorry couldn’t resist our Polar Bear

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by sb1

So...did we ever decide how scarce the missing frame lines Polar Bear back is?

You see them fairly often with certain subjects.

This is a less common Polar bear flaw, I've only seen a couple of these
on two different subjects.

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[tedzan]

My two favorite POLAR BEAR cards......


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[Marslife]

good stuff!

Risque Saying trade card and Smith from my Bacj set :-)

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[T205 Hunter]

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