Are these 1973 cards errors or variations?

[Rich Klein]

The 61 Fairly is accepted by PSA because it is listed in the Beckett data base. I hear there are other cards in that set with similar green around the card number and would love to know which ones so I can add that to the COMC data base

Rich

[ALR-bishop]

I see Cliff started a new thread with a bunch of them. There is a prior thread in here on them too

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PD...D054rfMk8NKVQ-

[glynparson]

Print defects. there is an almost limitless amount of things like this particularly in the 1973 topps set. interesting to some absolute garbage to others.

[ALR-bishop]

Agreed Glynn....but, so is the Herrer, Bakep and 59 Sullivans. While those were recognized years ago before the explosion of recurring print defects exposed on ebay and the internet, it was just a short while ago that PSA recognized the 61 Ron Fairly with a small errant green smudge in baseball on the back.

What is your definition of a true variation ? If it is a card intentionally changed by the manufacturer, that definition also is very difficult to apply in many cases. And what about DP differences ? Some are recognized ( SCD recognizes the 52 Mantle/Robinson/Thomas), some not

The only difference between these and the 61 Fairly is the Fairly was recognized by PSA....for some reason, or for some collector customer. Recognized "garbage" becomes not only "interesting" but must haves to many player and se tcollectors

[Cliff Bowman]

The only cards in the 1973 Topps set that should be considered variations are the manager/coaches cards, the Al Kaline band-aid card, and the blue team checklists that have * or ** on the back. Everything else is just a printing process flaw.