seeking knowledge re: 1955 Topps baseball sheets

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Two and half years later Kevin and I finally got around to rebuilding the 1955 Topps 2nd Series sheets and we are positive Joey Jay is the card to the left of Sandy Koufax with the yellow showing on the Sandy Koufax miscut. Hopefully we will have a visual reconstruction of the 1955 Topps 2nd Series posted in the near future. We are now trying to rebuild the 1955 3rd Series but I’m afraid we don’t have enough miscuts to complete it, there is quite a difference in quantities of 1955 3rd Series cards versus 1955 2nd Series card scans available on eBay and elsewhere.

Very cool, can't wait to see. Is there a list of 3rd series cards you guys are looking for miscut? Might help to crowdsource and see if any of us here have them

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by G1911

Very cool, can't wait to see. Is there a list of 3rd series cards you guys are looking for miscut? Might help to crowdsource and see if any of us here have them

If you have any miscuts between 161-210 that would be awesome if you can post them. The 2nd Series ended up being 91-99 and 110-160, two of the six rows were short printed and Eddie Mathews was on one of those rows. Sandy Koufax and Harmon Killebrew were on regular print rows.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

If you have any miscuts between 161-210 that would be awesome if you can post them. The 2nd Series ended up being 91-99 and 110-160, two of the six rows were short printed and Eddie Mathews was on one of those rows. Sandy Koufax and Harmon Killebrew were on regular print rows.

Pulled out my box and found only 1 I can see another card on. 192 Jim Delsing, the front bottom right (picture orientation, not sheet orientation) I can see a strip of yellow that may not show up in 200kb sizing [the adjacent card might not be yellow as it could be slight ink misalignment]. Can see more on the back, probably not enough to identify anything.

Also, note the print splotch on front right border. Don't remember if I've brought this one to the defects thread.

[Kevvyg1026]

The 2nd series had cards 60 distinct cards, numbered 91-99 plus 110-160. Each of the two slits would have 11 rows of 10 cards each; thus there are 6 distinct rows to account for the 60 unique cards. We did not find any evidence of row switches, nor of the same player being moved to different columns within the slits.

Since there are 22 different rows across the full sheet, this would mean 4 of the rows were printed 4x each and the remaining 2 rows, printed 3x each across the full sheet.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by G1911

Pulled out my box and found only 1 I can see another card on. 192 Jim Delsing, the front bottom right (picture orientation, not sheet orientation) I can see a strip of yellow that may not show up in 200kb sizing [the adjacent card might not be yellow as it could be slight ink misalignment]. Can see more on the back, probably not enough to identify anything.

Also, note the print splotch on front right border. Don't remember if I've brought this one to the defects thread.

I figured out what's going on with that Delsing card, it is Gil Hodges beside Delsing. Hodges has a design flaw where his picture extends further than it should. Thanks for posting it.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

I figured out what's going on with that Delsing card, it is Gil Hodges beside Delsing. Hodges has a design flaw where his picture extends further than it should. Thanks for posting it.

Thank you for solving this mystery I've been wondering about!

[Cliff Bowman]

I found this one from a different nearly five year old 1955 Topps thread that G1911 (Greg) also posted. ETA Correction, it is actually Ed Roebuck beside Pillette and not Owens or Oldis. Thanks to Kevin for correcting me.

[G1911]

179 Bolger with what looks to be a red card to the right of it (below, in picture orientation) and a rounded black top team logo. From an expired eBay listing.