1987T Plesac print anomaly?

[gonzo]

Recently I was looking through a box of cards I collected back in the 1980s, and I found these 2 1987 Topps Dan Plesac cards. 35 years ago, I pulled these cards from packs as-is.

At the time, I noticed that one Plesac looked like he had a rash on his neck, while the other didn't. I just assumed it was a Topps airbrush job on some unsightly heat rash, but I didn't think more of it. I put them next to each other in the box and pretty much forgot about them until ran across them this week.

I tried a couple of Google searches and I didn't see anything similar.
Have any of the 1987 Topps collectors here seen this before?
Does it look like an airbrush job? A printing ink oops? Or something else?

[jacksoncoupage]

Interesting. Plesac's card has a known variation already, which affects his neck. There is a large zit on it which was airbrushed over for the corrected version. It seems coincidental that this blotch also affects his neck area.

I found almost a similar thing with the 1996 Upper Deck Griffey Jr, with a spot on his right leg like he got spiked, and the TM in the upper left corner is touching the gold foil. I also did search on google and Ebay and did not find another card like this. I had posted this before in print variations and I don't mean to intrude on your thread

[swarmee]

Are you sure it was printed; could be wax or gum stain.

Originally Posted by swarmee

Are you sure it was printed; could be wax or gum stain.

If you meant Griffey No stain on card

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by rgpete

If you meant Griffey No stain on card

I meant the Plesac.