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Originally Posted by Republicaninmass
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This is exactly what I am talking about.
It is interesting that the cards shown above are from the 3rd series/4th series, which - I believe - is after Topps made some production changes to figure out how to increase production. Sorry Dale, don’t mean to sidetrack your original post.
IMHO, Topps was experimenting as they produced the set – which is why we see red back/black back cards in the 1st series. Topps had more demand than anticipated and used additional lithographers to increase production shortly after issuing the 1st series. I believe that's why we see some of the anomalies like gray backs, glossy fronts (ultra rare) and cream backs. I had also read that they printed – at least initially – backs separately from the fronts, which is why we see some of the miscuts Ted has shown above.
Just speculation, of course, but the evidence seems to suggest something like the above scenario occurred with multiple printers