T206 Red Ames Print Oddity?

[Maxjacks]

I bought this Ames because I thought the red line was really interesting. I do feel like it came from the printer this way as opposed to being added later. Are there any other Ames like this out there? Any thoughts on what could have caused this? From what I can tell, there are no noticeable marks or indentations on the back.

[Maxjacks]

[Leon]

That's interesting.
Hard for me to tell but there is some more red ink at the bottom right, on the front.

Also, for my clarity, is that an image on the back too? It looks like a wet sheet transfer but I usually see those as opposite facing.

[IMAXMAX]

Sure looks like a backwards s on Ames' name---on both front and back of card, no?

[MVSNYC]

Hi Max, just curious why you're showing us a back reversed superimposed over the front?

[Maxjacks]

Sorry for the confusion. I originally wrote a comment and then must have deleted it when I put the image in.

The front is not printed on the back. I wanted to show where the red line was relative to the back.

I know some similar t206 errors have corresponding marks on the back. This one does not seem to have that but I do find it interesting it lines up with the blue line in the piedmont frame. Perhaps it is a coincidence

[MVSNYC]

Yeah, it's a coincidence.

[steve B]

It does have the appearance of something printed, as well as the small mark at the lower right.

I suspect some damage to the stone similar to the nail mark on Hofman, but the debris that caused the damage wasn't retained.