1958 Topps Hank Aaron - BLUE background??

[yanksfan09]

Hello everyone. Sorry to bump an old thread but was just thinking what to do with this card? Was thinking of selling but I don't really know what to make of these blue ones.

What I know about my copy is I've had it since the 1990's,I bought it from a local shop as a teenager for 40 bucks I think (my first Hank Aaron card). It wasn't sold as any variation, I don't think any variations were known at the time. I had it for years and it's always been blue, I never had it in any light! Mine is a deep blue almost turquoise. I got graded fairly recently, had it raw for probably a little under 20 years. Seems some fall into the "every one is light altered" camp and others think there were factory issued. I find it interesting that the green ones, some have white names (with bottom words still in yellow) or yellow names with yellow team name.

I think it's a really neat card but am unsure what to do with it if I were ever to want to sell it. Just figured I'd add mine to the thread and hear some thoughts... Thanks

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

Hello everyone. Sorry to bump an old thread but was just thinking what to do with this card? Was thinking of selling but I don't really know what to make of these blue ones.

What I know about my copy is I've had it since the 1990's,I bought it from a local shop as a teenager for 40 bucks I think (my first Hank Aaron card). It wasn't sold as any variation, I don't think any variations were known at the time. I had it for years and it's always been blue, I never had it in any light! Mine is a deep blue almost turquoise. I got graded fairly recently, had it raw for probably around 20 years. Seems some fall into the "every one is light altered" camp and others think there were factory issued. I find it interesting that the green ones, some have white names (with bottom words still in yellow) or yellow names with yellow team name.

I think it's a really neat card but am unsure what to do with it if I were ever to want to sell it. Just figured I'd add mine to the thread and hear some thoughts... Thanks

That card is 100% faded from light exposure. Your card has a few signs that is is faded and not a real missing/low yellow ink card.

[yanksfan09]

Thanks for response Ben, what shows that it's light exposure?

I'm interested in hearing any/all points of view.

I added a couple more angles ...

[yanksfan09]

Also, excuse my ignorance, What is the reason for some green background ones have white name and yellow on bottom, and others being all yellow name/team?

[Exhibitman]

Here's the basic problem with these: if you can manufacture one with sunlight and time, which I have seen people actually do with other green cards from the set, then there is no way to know whether you are buying a faded card or a print freak. It kills the marketability of the card IMO.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Here's the basic problem with these: if you can manufacture one with sunlight and time, which I have seen people actually do with other green cards from the set, then there is no way to know whether you are buying a faded card or a print freak. It kills the marketability of the card IMO.

In hand it is really easy to tell if they are a print freak or faded. Even with most pictures it is very easy to tell the difference.

[Cliff Bowman]

Here's a "blue" 1959 Topps Ernie Banks that recently showed up on eBay for a tidy sum. It's obviously a card that sat in a glass display case at a sports card store exposed to sunlight. The green area is where the price tag was that sheltered that small area from sunlight.