I may be hunting for variations that actually do not exists. Does anybody know if the 2 below can be found:

1970 Marichal #210. There are 2 versions I know of. 1 with wavy line under "SCO" on jersey. 1 with large blob under left elbo. Is there a Marichal without the wavy line?

1971 Da Vanon #32. 3 versions, One with red stripe on shoulder, 1 with finger prints left side, 1 with no red or finger prints. Is ther a Da Vanon with finger prints and no red stripe? All the fp version I have seen have the red stripe. Thx John

I'm pretty sure it's a random line. The cut lines, like on some 1962 and 1970 sheets, go all the way across. I found some 1972 footballs like this we talked about in the football version of this thread. Another member's reasoning convinced me it wasn't the cut line I expected once we found it only went four cards across.

I like these though, cool find

I believe the Marichal wavy line was discussed in this thread, but I've yet to find a card that doesn't have it. Sometimes it's faint, and I suspect some scans think it's a hair or something and alter it, but every single one I go through in hand has the wavy line defect.

Thanks Greg. It can time consuming and frustrating when you never can find a version you need. Especially if it done not exist.

1967 Topps chuck Estrada 537 snake skin back
 

Found another snake skin back to go with the 1967 Topps Owen 582….. 1967 Topps chuck Estrada 537 snake skin back

Does anyone know why Topps did obvious "cut lines" some years, but not others? For example you can find them pretty easily on 1962, and then again on 1970 Topps. Other sets not so much; I would not have known they appeared on '66.

I believe they are accidental and introduced when the mask for the sheet was made.

I can answer that one, in the sixties through at least 1970 Topps made proof sheets in 33 or 44 card blocks, when they assembled 132 card Slits they combined those 33 and 44 card blocks and used the lines to meld the blocks together. On the 1962 cards with lines visible there will always be a different wood grain pattern from the other card showing, on the 1970 cards apparently Topps didn’t want to go through the trouble of airbrushing those lines out.

In regards to the horizontal lines on 1970 Topps cards, here is a Slit that repeats four rows three times, there will always be a line separating the four row blocks. For example, Bill Hands will have a line showing on the bottom of miscut cards unless it's the Hands on the bottom row. The card under Hands, Ron Bryant, will have a line at the top of miscut cards unless it's the Bryant on the top row.

lines on other cards
 

Here are some cards from other years

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