Printing error on W504s of Wheat.
 

Apparently on the W504s the birth year's last two digits on Zach Wheat were obscured by something I guess in the plate:

Looks like a possibility to me. But I usually answer first and get it wrong :o.

edited to add, I should have checked my own sheet.....it's on there too.

http://luckeycards.com/pw504fullsheet.jpg

There are two complete uncut Brooklyn sheets on ebay with wheat that feature the same issue.

My one example from that set is too beat up to tell, but I believe the set is a process other than lithography. Probably the etched blocks like some of the PCs or exhibits.

If it is it could be "stuff" stuck in that spot, or that area didn't etch. (Because of "stuff" on the plate or negative that prevented the process from working. )

If it's stuff stuck in the recess in the plate there's probably a few without the flaw. If it was a flawed plate they'll all be like that.

Steve B

Mine looks the same.