T202 Evers color variant

[milkit1]

Was able to pick up another of this color variant. Only the 4th I've ever seen. Screenshot_20230805_222537_Chrome.jpg

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Very Nice! Seems to be different shades of green/turquoise.

Here is my example

[Mark17]

Just out of curiosity, could this be due to sun exposure? I recall the 1958 Aaron cards that went from green to blue by fading the yellow out of them. Even if there wasn't a yellow pass, green is comprised of blue and yellow.

[swarmee]

Or if the card was soaked, it could be color loss due to that. But also likely, missing a color pass. That doesn't make it a scrap, just a print defect-led color deficiency.

Here is a proof sheet I own from the T51 set made at the same time, which shows the color palette that the Murad/S. Anargyros company had access to at their printer.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Or if the card was soaked, it could be color loss due to that. But also likely, missing a color pass. That doesn't make it a scrap, just a print defect-led color deficiency.

Here is a proof sheet I own from the T51 set made at the same time, which shows the color palette that the Murad/S. Anargyros company had access to at their printer.

Very cool John, I've never seen that before.

[cubman1941]

Just saw this thread. Checked mine and here are the two I have that are blue. Note Schulte seems to be a darker blue than the Foxen and, from what has been posted, it seems only the right side contains the blue?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Pat R

Very cool John, I've never seen that before.

Yes, much different than the CMYK or RGB pallettes we're used to seeing with modern printing utilizing 3 or 4 ink colors to create all colors.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Yes, much different than the CMYK or RGB pallettes we're used to seeing with modern printing utilizing 3 or 4 ink colors to create all colors.

Yeah I've seen the color "pallettes" on lithographs before but I had never seen the T51 proof before.

I think Chris originally posted this one

American Lithograph color chart.jpg

[milkit1]

Originally Posted by Sterling Sports Auctions

Very Nice! Seems to be different shades of green/turquoise.

Here is my example

Thanks! Yes Ill have to compare them in hand to see if the turquoise varies. Cant tell but it doesnt seem like it from the scan. What factory is yours Lee?

[rc4157]

I have been away from Net54 for a while now and found this thread interesting on my return. I like the "defective" cards, nice.

[milkit1]

Whats fascinating is that Archer loses no color between the two cards. My guess is that they started the process with a Turquoise Evers, stopped it quickly realizing their error and fixed it back to green (as was the t205 from earlier). The variation shows up a minimum of 4 times so my guess is there are probably a few more. I do think this is a very difficult to find variation. The only real production errors I ever see in the t202's are the alignment issues that make some cards a little fuzzy and then of course the miscuts.