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

[Cliff Bowman]

I've always understood the "white streak" to be the one on the left, a faint white streak that goes through the E and R of his last name and through the LA on his cap.

[ALR-bishop]

Apparently PSA agrees with you Cliff. The blob version seems more distinctive to me

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Apparently PSA agrees with you Cliff. The blob version seems more distinctive to me

Not all the time. I sent one to PSA a few months ago that completely matches the one on the left, and I marked it WHITE STREAK. PSA slabbed it as NO WHITE STREAK.

[ALR-bishop]

It is one thing for a person who really does not know much about cards to grade their condition, but when it comes to odd ball stuff and variations I have little faith in graders to know what they are grading.

Neither the blob or streak versions of the Moeller card would have made Lemke's updated view of a variation. Both are scarce print defects just like hundreds of others in this thread not recognized by PSA. In fact, the Moeller is far less distinctive than most of them....like your squashed bug Brandt

[bobsbbcards]

[ALR-bishop]

I would sympathize with the graders that this one is tough to spot , and likely should not be a variation either in SCD or the Registry, but if PSA is going to include they should have someone on staff that knows what it is or isn't.


To me the blob version is more distinctive and easier to identify. In fact ,even the blue dot by the cap thing posted by Cliff above is more interesting to me Is that recurring too ?

I like collecting variants but this one is a dud even for me.

[ALR-bishop]

Here are the 4 Topps 1960 cards I mentioned in post 985. In each case the gray back is on top and white back on bottom

--On Grunwald 427, there is dot to right of his cap in insert on white back



--On Rodgers, 431, the white mark just above the logo in lower left is bigger in gray back version



--On Jones, 410, there is minor white area above the logo on gray back and a red area in the ball within the logo on white back



--On Williams, 414, there is a line/mark at end of his truncated arm in insert on gray back. Looks blueish to me in hand



I have not looked at the backs of all the cards in the series to see if there are differences beyond the stock differences. And would not be surprised if I missed other front differences

[Prof_Plum]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

That makes no sense. I mean why even have "no white streak" on the flip. Are they going to designate all regular versions as "no white streak" ??????

Just curious are there other "no XXXXXX" labels with regards to versions?

[ALR-bishop]

,,,,to tick Bob off. It worked