The '73 Kaline Band Aid Variation Train Keeps A-Rollin'...

[JollyElm]

As an addendum…depending on how much of a psycho variations collector you are, there is another thing of note on 'regular' versions of the 1973 Kaline. A recurring black dot appears in the upper right, white area of the card, as shown in these two examples…

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[horzverti]

I have to point out Darren's excellent cropping on the pics in his OP. All three are perfect. You have quite the eye for detail. Smiley face.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by horzverti

I have to point out Darren's excellent cropping on the pics in his OP. All three are perfect. You have quite the eye for detail. Smiley face.

Some of the other variations I've discovered and shown here (namely 1967 and 1969 checklists a bunch of months ago) were via animated gifs, so I take the time in photoshop to perfectly align the images, making the differences readily evident when it's all in motion. I was going to do the same thing with Al here, but when I created it, the changes seemed to become somewhat lost in the transitions, so I figured it was a better bet to simply post the pics side by side.

[jimtigers65]

Darren,

Thanks for pointing out this variation, just another reason that I enjoy this site. I read one of your old posts about the Kaline and I have been on the hunt ever since.

Jim

[JollyElm]

Sorta looks like the Zapruder Film, but here goes…

[saltire]

So, just to be clear, is the band-aid variation out there in general circulation? I'm guessing its fairly rare.....is it?

[savedfrommyspokes]

Yes, the Band-Aid version is out in general circulation. I have only been searching for it for the last 6 months....checking new BIN listings on ebay several times a day. In the last 6 months, I may have missed a few, but I have seen only three (most recently, one auction of a lot ended on the 14th for $3) copies with Band-Aid out of the 100+ that have sold and the nearly 100 currently listed. So maybe 1-2% of the copies of this card have the Band-Aid? I also wonder when PSA will begin to recognize this variation?