T206 sheets: Huge factory numbers at back bottom

[Maculay1979]

Originally Posted by Pat R

Nice Card, congratulations on the new acquisition.

Patrick

Thanks. I was excited to get a nicely centered Dahlen Brooklyn but when I saw the mark I knew something was up. Pretty happy I was able to land it.

[Jobu]

Added another one to the list, now at 23:

1. Ames (port)
2. Beaumont
3. Clarke (port)
4. Cobb (bat on)
5. Dahlen (Brooklyn)
6. Dooin
7. Durham
8. Gilbert
9. Hemphill
10. Johnson (port)
11. Jones, Fielder (port)
12. Keeler (with bat)
13. Killian (pitching)
14. Mathewson (port)
15. McGraw (port no cap)
16. Merkle (port)
17. Overall (port)
18. Seymour (batting)
19. Spade
20. Steinfeldt (port)
21. STOVALL
22. Tannehill ("L" on front-Chi.)
23. Wagner (bat left)

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[brianp-beme]

The revival of this thread reminded me that I have a SC150 Owen with a mystery red mark on back bottom...is it a factory number?

Brian

[brianp-beme]

Close up view of back bottom.

Brian

[Jobu]

Hey Brian

I don't think that is a sheet number, it is either stray ink or a later addition to the card.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Jobu

Hey Brian

I don't think that is a sheet number, it is either stray ink or a later addition to the card.

I was trying to figure out the orientation or how it could be a part of a number. The red appears to be the original printed ink...so who knows what in the fadoodle it is. Thanks for taking a look.

Brian

[Jobu]

The color does look pretty close. I have seen card with ink splatters on the back, so perhaps it is one of those. It is in the wrong spot and is the wrong shape to be a sheet number. Your mission is now to find another Owen with the same splash.