The curious case of 1948 Leaf

[Exhibitman]

While working on the next edition of my book I've been revisiting some issues, among them 1948 Leaf. There are quite a few substantial print variations in the set. I've been more aware of and obsessed with the print freaks (blank backs, misprints, ghosts, etc.) but these variations are the real deal. The ones I've seen involve the gloves and/or trunks of the boxers. It appears that for a substantial group of the cards, the boxers' gloves or, er, boxers, can be on the spectrum from red to blue. Here are some Joe Louis variations:



Both are gray backs. I have a white back with the red gloves.

There also seems to be a print variation on the Louis where his forearm is heavily shaded to varying degrees.



I've also cataloged glove color variations on several other cards.

If anyone has variations to share, I'd love to see them.