well after reading your post i looked at the ebay listings for the ash/mays card and some did not have the A. i always thought they all had it and it was just a print flaw (which it is). the #75 topps 1957 piersall has a similiar print flaw (a red line near his ear on the left side of the card.) some have the red line and others do not. well this must be the same as the 59 ashburn/mays some have the print flaw and some don't neither seem to command a premium price. what is odd is that it is not ever mentioned in the completion of a master set. i guess it does not matter but i would think that a master set would require both flawed and unflawed versions of both of these cards. also some of the 1956 cards have print lines (the williams and wynn come to mind) and i think that these do have a premium. i am sure others will chime in on this interesting subject.
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