M116 blue background with black back?

[timn1]

Nothing in the research I did for the article on this set suggested that a blue background would go with a black back, and I really don't think this back is black either -- it's just on the darker side of blue. True black backs are really black with no bluish tinting, but this one definitely seems to have a bluish tinge.

BTW, what kind of price is that?? $949 for a VG Jennings??

[honus94566]

Originally Posted by timn1

Nothing in the research I did for the article on this set suggested that a blue background would go with a black back, and I really don't think this back is black either -- it's just on the darker side of blue. True black backs are really black with no bluish tinting, but this one definitely seems to have a bluish tinge.

BTW, what kind of price is that?? $949 for a VG Jennings??

Tim, that's a different listing, this is the one in question:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M116-Hughie-...-/141016684998

Looks black to me!

[timn1]

Thanks, Dave, for getting me to the right Jennings -- I see what you mean, it does look black. Also I can now see how a few cards with that combo could have been produced, in the small window when they were making Series 3 with the black backs, but also still reprinting the blue fronts of Series 1 to accommodate the requests for that series that were still coming in. It's actually very cool!

Did one of you guys win it?

Tim

[honus94566]

Originally Posted by timn1

Did one of you guys win it?

Tim

Yeah. I did.

I'll bump this thread with some better scans once I receive the card