DPs
Good points as usual Steve on the printing process. I do not know if this card was a DP, but it seems most DP cards do have differences, sometimes just cropping differences, biut sometimes more. Well known examples are the Mantle, Robinson and Thompson cards from the 52 set. In an SCD article George Vrechek highlighted several 63 DPs with cropping differences, and there are a bunch in the 56 set he identified as well. And all the Topps CL cards from the 60s sets were DPs and have differences.
I tend to view those differences a true variations since though not intended specifically, they do result from intentional differences in how the card was printed. But since there is no real hobby standard , to each their own. Hobby recognition in general is what causes value to rise, but I enjoy finding them or hearing about discoveries by others and then seeking them out. It's a fun part of the hobby for me and glad the OP brought it up
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