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

[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....

..

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

[ALR-bishop]

i think you can find them from 53 to 67. I have several. Trying to get one for each of my sets. Anthony, Griffins on the board, has a great run for both Topps and Bowman. If you keep a search for Topps or Bowman Salesman sample, you will find them on eBay, usually partially cut like this one. They are most valuable if the 3 card strip is uncut. The next factor involves whether a star card is pictured on the strip. Less valuable is a star on the back. The backs do not usually match the front players. Two card backs are advertising with one player back from the set. Here is back of my 59 Salesman Sample

[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 ?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by 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 ?

Strictly my opinion, but I believe it is a late run poorly done correction.