1952 Topps Images of All Variations <Rolling Thread>

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by irv

I remembered your post in the 52 Topps thread, (because of this thread) speaking about the missing "R" on the back of the Campanella card and I quickly checked the one John recently sold me but no luck...
That is one I most certainly won't be going after anytime soon.

Thanks Irv. Although it is not supposed to be a rare variation, I have not found a good one yet. I added the original link in the first post.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Thanks Irv. Although it is not supposed to be a rare variation, I have not found a good one yet. I added the original link in the first post.

Just found 2 for a pic reference on eBay.
PM sent as well, Zach.

[irv]

Thanks for all the updates in post #1, Zach.
Very interesting.

Thanks for doing this!

[Zach Wheat]

Thanks Irv.

According to many sources #162 Del Crandall is supposed to have an "orange" variation and a red variation. eBay scans are notoriously difficult to pin colors down exactly and some cards off of eBay appear to have varying degrees of red/orange.

Can anyone post a Del Crandall "orange" variation they own alongside a normal red variation?

[Zach Wheat]

#295 Cavarretta, red splotch. Thanks Al-R

[irv]

There is currently a "near" master set up for auction at Heritage and they claim, in order to finish it, one needs the Red back Page/Sain bio and the Red back Sain/Page bio cards.
Is this just a typo/error where they meant to type black back instead of red back? If not, this is the 1st time I've ever heard of these wrong bio cards being printed on red back cards.
https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c...umbnail-071515

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by irv

There is currently a "near" master set up for auction at Heritage and they claim, in order to finish it, one needs the Red back Page/Sain bio and the Red back Sain/Page bio cards.
Is this just a typo/error where they meant to type black back instead of red back? If not, this is the 1st time I've ever heard of these wrong bio cards being printed on red back cards.
https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c...umbnail-071515

Wow, I just received the Heritage catalog and was looking through it and saw the same thing which led me to the same question as you. I checked my set and I don't have the red back versions of the wrong bios. The Heritage listing for the set definitely indicates that the Sain BB (Page Bio) and Page BB (Sain Bio) are included so doesn't seem like a typo.

The red back variations with the wrong bios aren't listed on the PSA Master Set checklist. However, on the population report for the 1952 Topps set, there are 2 separate entries for Page with Sain Bio and Page with Sain Bio Black Back (and likewise for Sain with Page Bio and Sain with Page Bio Blacj Back) so that seems to indicate they do exist unless there were cards graded before they started labeling them for different back colors.

If anyone has an example of the Sain or Page red backs with the wrong bios, please post pics of them.