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Originally Posted by G1911
Just curious, is anyone collecting the stock/printing variation on the first 72 cards? The first 72 cards can be found with a more cream colored border and a less vibrant, more muddled image, or with a white border and more colorful printing. The difference is similar in nature to the 1962 Topps Green Tints. If one has both versions of a card in hand, the difference is pretty obvious, but it an be hard to tell from scans sometimes. Neither is rare.
I need Mantle (that one will hurt the wallet) and Musial (waiting for the right poor grade) to finish my basic 252 card set. Thinking about adding the Werle and the stock variants for the master. This is a beautiful set, one of my favorites to look through.
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As of right now I’m not intentionally collecting both the white and cream stock, I have a mix in my collection. I prefer the white stock, but as another poster mentioned, sometimes it’s hard to tell from a scan. When I finally get around to paying up for a Berra, I’ll probably wait until I can find a nice white one. And as I’ve mentioned before, I’m actually NOT looking forward to being 100% done, because then the fun is over. So maybe I will get both versions of cards 1-72...or at least ‘upgrade’ to the white versions.
As for the Werle, yes I grabbed the variation too. Prices on that one are all over the map. But it’s fairly attainable and it’s the only true variation in the set.
I’m also wanting to add a wrapper at some point.