Anyone see this on ebay yet? Black Backed F & J Smiths?

[bijoem]

Dave -

Is it just the blue version printed really heavy blue? That would be my guess but I haven't seen the cards. Heavy, heavy blue can look black.

It could also indeed just be black. Especially considering that the fronts are black - its easy to believe the fronts were printed first, and a pressman backed up the sheets with the black ink still in the press. May have realized the error quickly - but these cards survived.

From a collectibility standpoint....
I'm not sure why - but this type of 'variation' is less appealing to me than the red or the blue backs.

I would much rather have a full set in red or blue than with this less common black back.

Thats just my opinion.