Anyone ever see 1952 scraps mid series with high # backs

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

It seems especially odd, if not downright impossible to explain (although I'm sure someone here can) how the back of a card from one series could be over-printed with the back of a card from a later series. Were both series in production at the same time?

I think there is a general misunderstanding of printing scrap. This is not a “printing error” per say. Scraps are strictly junk sheets sitting around the print shop to toss in and out of the presses to check alignment and such. I have examples showing many different runs, different sets, and even different years.

The idea of a specific print run is not necessary and should be thrown out the window.

Here’s a fun sample of printing scrap from 1948 Bowman from my collection.

The base card has a gray background which tells you that it is hand cut and out the back door for 1948 Basketball.

The second photo shows the fiasco on the reverse. As the third photo shows, the printer used this sheet for a bit.

The first layer is the reverse for the base card of #68 Lee Knorek 1948 Bowman. Next layer is the front of the #5 Margaret Field card from the 1948 Bowman Movie Stars series. Final layer is a really late run at the factory, the reverse of case no 5, $2,000,000 of stolen securities from the 1949 Bowman America Salutes The FBI - Heroes of the Law.

Scrap paper is scrap paper at the factory.