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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

It's virtually impossible to find this Joe Doyle error card. And, if you do find one, you can't really afford
to buy it, anyhow.

So may I suggest a lesser option, why not settle for a Joe Doyle card with the "printer's mark" ?

In the scan here of the Joe Doyle card is seen a printer's mark just to the right of the dot following the
"Y" (pointer identifies this mark). However minor this mark may appear, it exactly lines up with the start
of the "N" in the "Nat'l" variation....and, indeed is a remnant of the "N".

Apparently, this remnant mark remained on the printing plate for the caption for a while after American
Lithographic initially erased the "Nat'l" lettering.
Subsequently, they removed this printer's mark, resulting in three variations of the Joe Doyle card......

Doyle, N.Y. Nat'l

Doyle, N.Y. .

Doyle, N.Y.



This mark can be found on approx. 12% of the all the Joe Doyle cards. So, by owning this variation, you
can rationalize in your mind that you own an "abbreviated" Joe Doyle error card....

Hey guys, this works for me....





............................PRINTER's MARK......./\............




TED Z