63 Topps Mantle - Possible Print Variation? Unfinished Proof?

[packs]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Fading is a possibility but man that blue is so pure that to me, having worked in a print shop, it looks like missing ink. That doesn't make it a proof necessarily (or even likely) but a print screw-up like a blank back.

Proof is a word that carries a lot of weight. Maybe I shouldn't have said proof, I think unfinished is a better word and more in line with what I was going for.

I am in agreement with you. I don't think this card got all the ink it was meant to. The Blue is so strong and even that it looks like it's all that was printed. I think the faded look of the photo portion of the card could be a result of missing coloring in those areas too.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by packs

Proof is a word that carries a lot of weight. Maybe I shouldn't have said proof, I think unfinished is a better word and more in line with what I was going for.

I am in agreement with you. I don't think this card got all the ink it was meant to. The Blue is so strong and even that it looks like it's all that was printed. I think the faded look of the photo portion of the card could be a result of missing coloring in those areas too.

Bet the farm it is sun faded. I have experience in this.

[packs]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Bet the farm it is sun faded. I have experience in this.

I don't think the sun is the answer for your card either. The thinking would be that the sun ate the yellow coloring out of the green to make blue, right? but the yellow outlining the Brave is untouched.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by packs

I don't think the sun is the answer for your card either. The thinking would be that the sun ate the yellow coloring out of the green to make blue, right? but the yellow outlining the Brave is untouched.

The card I pictured is not sun faded but done in a similar way. I know this because I done it.

Your card is 100% sun faded. I have real missing color cards and I have faded cards so I know the difference.

I have done countless experiments with different cards because I was tired of getting conned by altered cards. Some of those experiments have been posted on here to help others who also believed their faded card was missing color.

[packs]

What do you think happened with the 58 Topps Aaron blue background cards? I liked my Mantle because I thought it shared some common threads with the known Aaron print variation. For example, the Aaron blue background cards are missing the yellow lettering in "Milwaukee Braves" and the yellow coloring around the Brave itself.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by packs

What do you think happened with the 58 Topps Aaron blue background cards? I liked my Mantle because I thought it shared some common threads with the known Aaron print variation. For example, the Aaron blue background cards are missing the yellow lettering in "Milwaukee Braves" and the yellow coloring around the Brave itself.

The 58 Aaron is a known ALTERED version, they are ALL altered.

I just sold a 58 Blue Aaron in the auction section of the BST yesterday. Check it out and the link in the OP to see the color change happen.

I made the Spahn so you could see it in stages on the same card.

[packs]

Oh, wow, I did not realize all the Aarons were altered cards.

When you altered your Aaron, did anything happen to the back of the card?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Bet the farm it is sun faded. I have experience in this.

That card looks awesome. Quite “trippy” - for lack of a better word.