1989 Fleer Randy Johnson #381 Marlboro Errors - 30 Years Later

[steve5838]

Congrats Ben. It looks like a beautiful card.

[Aug06]

Great!...Now the quest starts all over, thought i had just about most of the variations. Now gotta add the "Blue tint" to my list.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by steve5838

Congrats Ben. It looks like a beautiful card.

Thanks, It is the nicest one I have owned.

Originally Posted by Aug06

Great!...Now the quest starts all over, thought i had just about most of the variations. Now gotta add the "Blue tint" to my list.

There is a light and dark blue tint. Here is a picture under a black light of them. They look better in hand under a black light than the pictures. The dark blue one is a solid blue with the word Marlboro being super clear. It is a very cool looking version when looking at it under a black light. This one is for sale/trade.

EDIT:to add better pics. I also went back and looked at some earlier posts and this is the same exact version as the one I posted in post #465 only in a little nicer condition/centering.

[bnorth]

Just picked up this one off COMC. It was cheap and my wishful thinking kinda sees a black box on what should be a fully corrected version. Probably just a bunch of well placed print spots but for the price I couldn't pass it up.

EDIT for update. Got it in the mail today and sadly just wishful thinking and a normal corrected version.

[bnorth]

Got 2 Randy Packages in the mail today. Sadly the card from COMC was just a normal corrected version. On a good note I got offered these 2 cards as Black Box versions recently. The one is clearly a red tint Marlboro version and the other is a Blue Box with Bubble version. Yes I still suck at taking good pics of these cards but the box/sign area is blue in hand when looking at it in good light. It is easiest to see in my crap pics in the bubble area and the 4 dots along the bottom of the box/sign area. In good light with some magnification you can kinda make out the word MARLBORO. Unlike the Blue Stencil versions the blue on this one does not stick out when put under a black light.

Has anyone else seen or have a similar blue version?

[steve5838]

That blue background with bubble box is very cool Ben. I've haven't seen one like this before. Is the box blue or just the background? Great find. Thanks for sharing.
Steve

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by steve5838

That blue background with bubble box is very cool Ben. I've haven't seen one like this before. Is the box blue or just the background? Great find. Thanks for sharing.
Steve

This is the best way I can describe it. The chart(post 143) you made a while back has a card you called "g1". You know how many of the box cards are just that card with way darker tint. This would be the same except blue instead of green as you can see the word MARLBORO when outside in good light. If you want to check it out let me know.