T206 Dahlen No Red - Legit Variation?

[danmckee]

I wouldn't deal with him again, he snores too loud!

There is a back scan up guys, scroll to the right.

dan the NO B man

[glchen]

Yea, I wasn't questioning the seller. Heck, I picked up a nice W516 Mathewson from him a couple of weeks ago. (Thanks, Dan!) I was more curious on what constitutes a legitimate T206 variation. I think there was some talk about a period missing in some card, which may be a new variation, and of course there is the Snodgras variation. I thought this would be most similar to the Snodgras which seemed to be due to a printing issue. However, that card receives a significant premium, and I was wondering why this one wouldn't also? Even though Ted's examples clearly show the Red issue in other cards, it's not as dramatic as the Dahlen example where the B is nearly missing. I'm very new to T206, so I'm just looking to learn something new about it. Thanks! Gary

[danmckee]

Actually the error is Nodgrass not Snodgras. These missing color printing freaks aren't really variations like the Doyle and Magie. These are just neat for the collector who likes printer's scraps. Some of them are neat and I think they got popular when the Sweeney NO B was cataloged in Krause. Back in the 1970s when I put my set togather, no one cared about these. Dan.

[ethicsprof]

although not a variation, in the strictest sense, it would be a neat piece to have.
the seller's snoring would not affect this analysis.

best,
barry