Show me your Polar Bears
One of my favorite backs in the t206 set are polar bears, I love the contrast when you see that dark back in a pile.
There are a few questions I have regarding them, overall rarity? I feel as if they are the third most common "brand" but they don't come across nearly as often and they don't seem to command any slight premium over piedmont or sweet caporal. 2. Missing frame lines, how rare is this printing error? 3. I notice some have a much richer blue.. is this simply related to plate saturation? I'm sure a few board members have full sets of PB's or are working on one, so please. Show me some of your favorite polar bears. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...d7682cf239.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4c285b243d.jpg |
Easy to locate
Easy to locate in lower grades but they are very tough to find in high grade especially Psa 6 or better.
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Sold this Speaker card about a year ago. Was actually one of my favorite
T206 cards. The Cobb I also sold off some time ago as well. ErikV |
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This could become my all-time favorite thread!
You don't see many Polar Bear backs missing frame lines, but there doesn't seem to be much interest in them either. As for your other question about the back color, it could possibly have been caused when the ink was mixed. Different batches of ink in slightly different colors. I used to mix paint years ago and even just one drop of toner could throw off the final color of a gallon of paint. Like some of the other T206 backs, some players are hard to find with a Polar Bear back while others seem more common. Here are two from my collection along with a trade card. |
cooler than a polar bear's toenails, o yea...
there he go again, talking that... (it's a song) atx, your scanner and cards are amazing! you using an epson v series? |
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Love the post card of the factory. Here are a few more...
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This is one of my favorite cards. Love the dark red background and dark blue back.
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Love these cards, guys. I only have two or maybe three of the PB backs myself. Keep them coming!
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Always loved that Polar Bear advertisement. Were you able to solve the puzzle? :) |
Does someone have an image/example of the missing frame lines that they could share?
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tschock Here is a Polar Bear missing some lines. |
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You asked to see them
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My two...
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My Matty...
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My Only Signed Polar Bear
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Chris, Bill and Mike, I love to see Polar Bears in high grade. Wish I had some...:(
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My favorite PB is Bradley missing the "IE" in "SERIES". Out of the 3 known subjects (i.e. Bergen, Bradley and Doolan) with this error the Bradley is the most difficult with only 3 confirmed examples:
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Jerry, thanks for posting that Bradley error! I've never seen that printing error before
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So...did we ever decide how scarce the missing frame lines Polar Bear back is?
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Wajo!
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I think this is my only one right now.
Love the Polar Bears too. Great thread. RayB |
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Bill
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Sorry couldn’t resist our Polar Bear
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and unlikely there's one inside - but it is sealed and still neat.
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This is a less common Polar bear flaw, I've only seen a couple of these on two different subjects. Attachment 442948 |
My two favorite POLAR BEAR cards......
http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...StLouisSGC.jpg . http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...McGlynn25x.jpg . http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...tLouisSGCA.jpg TED Z T206 Reference . |
PB trade card and Smith
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good stuff!
Risque Saying trade card and Smith from my Bacj set :-) Attachment 443028 Attachment 443029 Attachment 443030 |
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Here is another example that has the misprinted curlicues at the top corners, and the upper border line too.
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My best Polar Bear... don’t have the back photo handy, sorry!
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A few more...
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This Chase was one of the first Polar Bear T206 cards that I was able hunt down. It has creasing in all the right places. Brian |
Waiting for JD to comment on Ryan's Polar Bear Johnson in post# 40.
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my scribbled-on Merritt.
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