Show...me...your print variations!

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I have considered whether this card involves a true variation, one in which Topps made an effort to minimize the bat between Mantle's legs in later runs, and did it in different degrees. But the fact there are so few of the minimized cards seems to argue against it. Why would such a change be made only near the end of the print run ?

The only one that looks different to me is the card on the left. Do the other two differ with regards to that bat?

The image shows that the overall color of the card on the left is all out of whack. The yellow is significantly duller and it's missing some red (magenta) ink, among possibly other things, as compared to the middle and right cards. That probably explains what's going on here.

[bnorth]

Here is the Mantle with some print offsets.

[ALR-bishop]

This card has two slightly different but related recurring print defects. The most common one involves a red and blue line to upper right of lower left front logo. A card without those two marks is harder to find. The third version involves the red line version smudged with some of the red in the white pants of the guy to the left. That seems to be the toughest, but have seen a few of them. Top one is clean. 2nd one has the red and blue lines. The 3d has the red in the pants

[MikeGarcia]

...anyone ever seen 1957 Topps with a back like this --I assume it's a factory cut because it's miscut just like ninety per cent of all '57 Topps were....

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[bnorth]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

...anyone ever seen 1957 Topps with a back like this --I assume it's a factory cut because it's miscut just like ninety per cent of all '57 Topps were....

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Maybe a card cut from a salesman sample?

[SMPEP]

Correct - that is 1/3rd of a saleman sample.

[MikeGarcia]

Oh , okay.....I've seen three-card strips reputed to be ''Samples'' but I 've never seen the backs;.anyone have one or know about the 3-card strip backs ?

...thanks

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

Oh , okay.....I've seen three-card strips reputed to be ''Samples'' but I 've never seen the backs;.anyone have one or know about the 3-card strip backs ?

...thanks

Usually some on eBay. Link to another single. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Topps-A...item35d405a6a7

[Sliphorn]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Maybe a card cut from a salesman sample?

Definitely as salesman ample cut out. I got one form a sales guy in 1957 with Frank Robinson and two other guys,

[ALR-bishop]

On the 1962 card 318 that Ben and Cliff discuss above with the missing or messed up e in New York by 1952 stats, is it two print defects, a missing e with a bad correction, or a bad e wiped out on later runs ? Anyone have one with a good e ?