“Ideal” centering for 1954 Topps Banks

[Peter_Spaeth]

A lot of the Ernies have that lettering right on the top edge for some reason. I found a similar one to you and agree on a card with white background left to right is less noticeable.

[71buc]

Beautiful card Peter!

[IndyDave]

Mine has a very little bit of space above the name

I can’t remember when or how I obtained this. Confident it was sometime in the 1980s. This was part of my first PSA submission.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

A lot of the Ernies have that lettering right on the top edge for some reason. I found a similar one to you and agree on a card with white background left to right is less noticeable.

For most cards in the 1954 Topps set, I agree with the OP. However on Banks I would take Peter's card. If you look at Banks shoulders, it is clearly off centered left to right. However on the black and white photo, Banks backside extends into the border of the card. So if the borders were centered, the black and white photo of Banks would almost be off the card.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by rats60

For most cards in the 1954 Topps set, I agree with the OP. However on Banks I would take Peter's card. If you look at Banks shoulders, it is clearly off centered left to right. However on the black and white photo, Banks backside extends into the border of the card. So if the borders were centered, the black and white photo of Banks would almost be off the card.

That’s one of the things that make this such a tough card. You have his action image in the border and his name right at the top of the card. It really is an odd card.


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