Undocumented T206 Variations: Matty Black Cap

[CW]

If y'all don't mind, I'd just like to use this thread as yet another reason to try out my new scanner and show more cards.

[Jaybird]

Top shirt button "appears" bigger in the one on left.

[Piratedogcardshows]

The angle of his eye's looks different to me.The right appears to be looking straight on as the left appears to be looking slightly upward.

[mrvster]

SCott!!

YES...this is what i'm talking about......you are the man glad to see you get us thinking

card on left:
1)What's the blue line in the bottom lower right border?? by the name caption??

also- small uniform line missing ???or very light in the pant leg??might not be significant??


my guesses besides the obvious color difference(lighter uniform, sky)

barry is right about the green back ground...chris and the rest...all great observations...


TELL US SCOTT

[toppcat]

This has been discussed before:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...Dark+Cap+Matty

There is a link to a Photobucket album with 13 different Dark Cap Matty's within the thread.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by toppcat

This has been discussed before:

Dave, this thread has nothing to do with a 'halo' around Matty's head. It's about other characteristics. But thanks for your detective-work.

Everyone else - Great observations. The main one I thought would be pointed out is the green background level near his glove; however, the dark splotch in the upper-left of the blue background is an indication of the richer (and browner)-color version. In the past, I thought that that blue splotch was part of an overall heavier application of blue ink, but that doesn't account for the green height-level difference, or the 'brown vs black' difference. Almost looks like a heavier layer of black was applied in the left card, and in the right card - an additional brown layer on top of a light black layer. That heavy brown/light black could also account for the different look of the face.

I will compare the backs/fronts of the 13 images I have, plus the 13 that Dave was nice enough to link us to, and see if I can find a front/back correlation.

[Tsaiko]

Some have a purple between the green and blue, like Dave's number 3 and more so on 11. The purple seems to be even more pronounced here - maybe it's just a scan thing though. The vertical border lines seem to be a bit off too.
Whatever, mo Mattys mo better

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Dave, this thread has nothing to do with a 'halo' around Matty's head. It's about other characteristics. But thanks for your detective-work.

I will compare the backs/fronts of the 13 images I have, plus the 13 that Dave was nice enough to link us to, and see if I can find a front/back correlation.

Someone mentioned it above, but that halo effect is indeed present on some of these. Would overinking have been involved in part of the lithographic process vs a design change?

[Mikehealer]

The one on the left has a couple of minor creases.

Just kidding, you can see more of the whites of his eyes in the one on the left.