+1 Leon, I was quite impressed when I saw the scan.....oddities and backs are my thing, too bad the price tag is WAY out of my reach
I'm fairly certain the intent was to show that the missing border and dot are not anomalies (like the blue back) and likely just an issue with a plate..which these examples might have all been printed from.
There are several with the flaw. Someone pointed these other examples out.
http://sports.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=47011&lotNo=12098
http://sports.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=151126&lotNo=41036
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?inventoryid=73305
Found this example in the original thread, posted by Scott Stiffler