1955 Topps 'New' Jackie Robinson Variation

[steve B]

It's not a printing problem, but it is a difference between two different places on the sheet. Whoever did the mask for the plates just cropped one a bit, but not the other. Probably not intentional, but if we go by intent, then most recognized variations aren't.


I'd call it a variation, others might not.


There probably isn't any great interest in making it cataloged by grading companies etc, as it will have been produced in the same quantity as the other version. Or maybe half as much, it looks like 55 had some cards printed twice on the sheet and others printed 3 times. (And each one is probably at least slightly different)

The 52 Mantle is a double print and variation, and the two different versions while known don't get much attention since either one is just as common.