Is this T206 Charlie Rhodes a print anomaly or just wear?

[53toppscollector]

As I was scanning a bunch of cards this morning to list on the BST board, I scanned my extra copy of the Rhodes portrait, and noticed that his name did not look right. I looked at the card really closely, and the R in Rhodes definitely looks like a P. I looked at other copies of the card, and the hoop in the R on other copies looks different from my copy. But maybe I've been looking at it for too long. Thoughts? Maybe the line in the R is just worn off?

[Pat R]

It's hard to tell if it was printed that way or if it's worn off.

There are some Criger's that have a similar print flaw in the R. What's the back on the Rhodes James?

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[53toppscollector]

Hey Pat, its a P350 reverse

[Pat R]

I didn't find any other Rhodes like yours James but it does look like it might have been printed that way. Does it look like it could be a tiny spot of paper loss?

[53toppscollector]

The surface is smooth and it doesn't feel like there is paper loss, but its honestly very hard to tell. There look to be a few other imperfections along the name. My magnifying lamp isn't really strong enough to look close enough at the surface to tell definitively.

[nineunder71]

A lighted loupe would tell you, cool Phodes either way

Traces of defect or loss lettering appear to the H, O, E & N as well, or no?