Decoding the “why” of 1948/1949 Leaf Sets

[yanks87]

Originally Posted by G1911

Here's another interesting Leaf that may be useful. The Great John L is supposed to look like the normal card on left (though not miscut!). This copy on right has him without the blue pants. However, I do not believe this is really an 'ink ran out' situation because the outline of his pants and belt is still in bold blue. If blue ink was out, it shouldn't be outlined instead of filled in in the normal shade and depth of color.

Unlike the Hostak, Louis and Graziano's, this Sullivan is a gray stock card.

I have always been suspicious of the Graziano. The picture quality is so different from every other card in the set.

This could be one of the cards that was featured in the salesman sample set. Since the trunks are in blue, it is definitely not the ink running out, rather a plate change to affect the look of the card. It sounds like the card stock backs that up as well.

I attached the Newhouser example for those who haven't seen it, just to illustrate that there are only a couple of cards that fall outside the 7x7=49 cards per sheet runs. This would be the equivalent of a Graziano to me, as the image totally changed from sample to production, probably because you couldn't tell who it was!

[G1911]

Originally Posted by yanks87

This could be one of the cards that was featured in the salesman sample set. Since the trunks are in blue, it is definitely not the ink running out, rather a plate change to affect the look of the card. It sounds like the card stock backs that up as well.

I attached the Newhouser example for those who haven't seen it, just to illustrate that there are only a couple of cards that fall outside the 7x7=49 cards per sheet runs. This would be the equivalent of a Graziano to me, as the image totally changed from sample to production, probably because you couldn't tell who it was!

The 1 of a kind Newhouser is, in my eyes, as cool as post-war cards get. There's a few Rocky's out there, but only one of this card.

[yanks87]

Originally Posted by G1911

The 1 of a kind Newhouser is, in my eyes, as cool as post-war cards get. There's a few Rocky's out there, but only one of this card.

I bet “mom” threw out one or two of them.

[tedzan]

Here's my normally green Billy Johnson with a yellow background.



And then, my "psychedelic-looking" Billy Johnson



TED Z

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