1971 Topps #383

[buymycards]

Hi Guys, I have looked at dozens of #383's on eBay, and I didn't see any that are quite like this. If you look at the photo, instead of being black and white, this one appears to have some colors, especially the facial skin tones.

Is this common in the 1971's? Thanks, Rick

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Hi Guys, I have looked at dozens of #383's on eBay, and I didn't see any that are quite like this. If you look at the photo, instead of being black and white, this one appears to have some colors, especially the facial skin tones.

Is this common in the 1971's? Thanks, Rick

If that's real, then it is truly something, but there seems to be a problem. The 'skin tone' actually goes into the white border a bit. That tells me it was probably colored in by someone long ago. We've all done that. But, the picture isn't large enough for me to really scrutinize it.

[buymycards]

I looked at it under a magnifying lamp, and it doesn't appear to be colored in by a crayon or colored pencil.

It doesn't make sense that out of the 1000's of 1971's that I have handled, that this one has some color. Maybe some sort of fountain pen?

[Fuddjcal]

it's a rare error card variation worth about 15K, I think? you should get it graded and see it's 1 of 1.

[swarmee]

I think it was created by a "Beauty School Dropout"...

[nolemmings]

Kind of ironic that although faint, there is probably more color in Gaspar's face as seen on the back of the card than on the front

[JollyElm]

The other problem I see is the mottled coverage of the color. If this was being prepped for printing, the flesh tone would cover the entire face/neck -- wherever the skin showed -- but it's sparse at best. Again, it seems like someone quickly colored it in. What happens when you tilt it in the light? Does that give anything away?

[buymycards]

No, putting it under a light doesn't reveal anything.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

it's a rare error card variation worth about 15K, I think? you should get it graded and see it's 1 of 1.

after reviewing the thread I think a jolt of a memory about the color hit me.

So, I collected 1,000's of these cards as a kid and I wanna somehow remember the same thing with an Expo player? Again, it's a long, long memory shot from when I was 10 . I thought you should know that after I was being a smart ass, upon further review it just hit me. My big fat gut is telling me and and I don't go against my gut too often. And why do I remember "Expos"?????

[buymycards]

Hi Chuck, thank you for the update. That is really interesting.

As for being a smart ass, I contribute my share of smart ass comments on the board, so I am not offended.

Thanks! Rick