Blue front 1958 Hank Aaron

[brewing]

My theory on the blotches.
They were in a card shop near a window or under a light, and the holder had a price tag on it.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by brewing

My theory on the blotches.
They were in a card shop near a window or under a light, and the holder had a price tag on it.

Bingo we have a winner. Those square and round spots on faded cards are caused by price stickers. I buy these cards when I can find then. It lets me know what year/brand cards fade easily and what colors on the card fade. It is different for different year/brand and even back to front on some cards. Knowing this information has saved me a lot of $ from buying altered cards over the years.

ALR-bishop(Hi AL)started a thread a while back on fake cards in this section. As I have time in the next week or so I will add some pictures and information on faded/altered cards and how to spot them in that thread.

[Exhibitman]

Bingo! Those sticker patches are great evidence.

[roce4e52]

I would assume then that the reason we do not see the other low number commons with the missing/faded yellow is because they would never have been displayed but kept in boxes.?. So far have only found the stars as seen above.
Bill D.

[brewing]

There is a similar white letter 1969 Mantle on the bay right now. Looks faded to me, but it's in a slab.