Like many variant collectors I had a lot of interaction with Bob Lemke about listings in the Standard Catalog. At one point he told me he thought listing the gap defects as variations was a mistake since they were showing up in so many sets, even the 52 set, and he came to view them as just recurring print defects. He was leaning toward removing some listings that did not meet the definition of a change intentionally made by the manufacturer. But the 3 you mention are still in the 2014 edition, which is the newest one I have. And for my part I collect any recurring differences
On Bahnsen the gap can be small or noticeably larger, and Bahnsen's uniform can be white or blueish
I have the following with gaps or border irregularities
Bahnsen 20
Bell 31
Schueler 169
Jenkins 180
Spinks 417, with as you note several versions
Walter Johnson 418
Phillies Coaches 486
Williams 504
Brown 526
Johnson 590
I do not currently have scans of these but can make them if needed
Never mind, just saw Cliff's posts :-)
Last edited by ALR-bishop; 07-30-2019 at 10:11 AM.
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