1958 Topps Hank Aaron - BLUE background??

[steve B]

Yes, faded for sure. And as I said unevenly.

I was going to point out that the Aaron and at least a couple cards around it have the white/yellow letters variation, and that if someone was working from the top to the bottom of the sheet making the masks Aaron is the first card with a green background. If someone was going to make a mistake in removing yellow and remove the entire background instead of just the part where the name is that would be the most likely place for it to happen.

Steve B
* Who really needs to shorten some posts so he doesn't forget some of the main points

[NiceDocter]

For what its worth, I bought a common 1958 Topps card about 10 years ago at a show from an album of 50 cent cards definitely missing the yellow overprint which is why I bought it. You could tell the guys face looked black and white ..... very cool error I think. I will try and dig it out of my boxes to tell you more.... sadly for this forum Im so bad with computers I may not be able to scan it but maybe one of my kids can help me get it posted. So dont write the whole thing off as a phoney yet!!!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

For what its worth, I bought a common 1958 Topps card about 10 years ago at a show from an album of 50 cent cards definitely missing the yellow overprint which is why I bought it. You could tell the guys face looked black and white ..... very cool error I think. I will try and dig it out of my boxes to tell you more.... sadly for this forum Im so bad with computers I may not be able to scan it but maybe one of my kids can help me get it posted. So dont write the whole thing off as a phoney yet!!!

Would love to see your card. If you need any help posting the picture feel free to PM me and I will do my best to help get it posted. Real missing yellow cards are almost as rare as a unicorn. I have seen less than 5 in 30 years.

[ALR-bishop]

Nice-- I assume from your post that you just bought the Aaron and not the album or some of the other yellow less cards in it.

[NiceDocter]

No like I said its a common 1958.... the only one Ive ever seen. The only other time I saw a card I thought looked weird that I bought was just recently the last card in the 1949 Bowman high numbers at a show for 5 bucks sold as a common.... had what I thought was missing color also although now after some research I think its one of the ones referred to as "SLATE".... I think its cool also.

[ALR-bishop]

Nice-- what do you collect besides "weird" cards. If you have not browsed through the variations thread on this page, you can find a lot of weird stuff there

By the way, welcome aboard

[NiceDocter]

I cant even say what I collect.... all sports, mostly paper, anything that "not everyone has" which means nothing after 1980, love to find unusual stuff at low prices even if its not going to be a big money maker, just to say I have something rare. My wife sez Im nuts which is basically right for any collector I think. Today hauled home a Foreman VS Ali pennant from the "Fight of the Century", some Jacksonville Suns minor league generic forms from 25 years ago (not filled out) and some Between the Acts cigar arena cards from about 100 years ago. More junk for the boxes!! Anyhow, I DID find the 1958 yellow-less card, it is a Dick Williams ....ex condition, could it be faded??? I guess so, but definitely no yellow at all. Remember, I found it with an album of about 100 other 1958s and none of them looked like this because I searched before I bought this one. Will try to get it scanned but my kids will have to help me.