Show...me...your print variations!

[ALR-bishop]

I think I have one of the Coleman’s too. Does is look like a scripted Egyptian symbol ?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I think I have one of the Coleman’s too. Does is look like a scripted Egyptian symbol ?

From memory it had part of a word in fancy script like the Arrigo in the upper left corner in the light blue sky. Hopefully you have one so I don’t have to go on an expedition to find mine. ETA, I thought the Arrigo and the Coleman might be side by side on the sheet but they are probably in different series with the number differential.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I think I have one of the Coleman’s too. Does is look like a scripted Egyptian symbol ?

Post it if you can please. Thanks…

[ALR-bishop]

Will do so early next week.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Will do so early next week.

Thank you….

[ALR-bishop]

Butch---not sure if this is what Cliff was referring to but it is recurring

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Butch---not sure if this is what Cliff was referring to but it is recurring

Thank you for taking the time to track this down. I have seen that one repeated, I'll stop looking for wordy things now and add this one to my list as well.

Cheers,

[Cliff Bowman]

I am looking for my 70 Joe Coleman and haven’t found it yet but I found some missing 76 Topps cards while searching for it, including this Blue Dots Dave Lopes Record Breaker that I will post as soon as my home computer comes back on.

[metroac]

I've seen a couple of these Ernie Banks '56 Topps pins with the same blue blotch at the three o'clock position.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by butchie_t

Post it if you can please. Thanks…

You did me a favor asking for a scan of the 70 Topps Coleman, I found this missing card looking for the Coleman.

[Cliff Bowman]

Here is the 70 Topps Joe Coleman with writing in the sky, I'm guessing it is 'DETROIT', maybe from the Tigers team card. The only reason I knew about this card was that someone listed a PSA 8(?) 1970 Topps Joe Coleman on eBay and described it as a print error and wanted something like $50 for it. I looked for another one cheaper and found this one right away, but it must be rare because I looked through a few hundred 70 Topps Coleman cards on the web very recently and couldn't find another one.

[ALR-bishop]

Neat card Cliff

[Cliff Bowman]

I think I figured out where the ‘DETROIT’ came from on the 1970 Topps Joe Coleman card, it was still on the printing plate from a 1969-70 Topps Basketball Detroit Pistons card. If someone could post a scan of a 1969-70 Topps Basketball Detroit Pistons card I would appreciate it because my Xfinity box is fried and I can’t get on my home computer.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Here is the 70 Topps Joe Coleman with writing in the sky, I'm guessing it is 'DETROIT', maybe from the Tigers team card. The only reason I knew about this card was that someone listed a PSA 8(?) 1970 Topps Joe Coleman on eBay and described it as a print error and wanted something like $50 for it. I looked for another one cheaper and found this one right away, but it must be rare because I looked through a few hundred 70 Topps Coleman cards on the web very recently and couldn't find another one.

Nice card Cliff...in hand does it appear the lettering in the sky is caused by a wet-sheet transfer, or something else?

[bobsbbcards]

[Cliff Bowman]

I am very certain that it was printed on the card and is residual from a 1969-70 Topps Basketball Detroit Pistons card that was still on the printing plate, similar to the 1967 Topps Baseball 2nd Series cards that can be found with those fold out comic book images on the front. Unfortunately my home computer is down and I can’t show a scan of a 1969-70 Topps Basketball Detroit Pistons card, I’m just glad I was able to get it to work last night and post the scan of the Coleman card.

[Cliff Bowman]

Thank you, Mr. Fisk 😊.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Here is the 70 Topps Joe Coleman with writing in the sky, I'm guessing it is 'DETROIT', maybe from the Tigers team card. The only reason I knew about this card was that someone listed a PSA 8(?) 1970 Topps Joe Coleman on eBay and described it as a print error and wanted something like $50 for it. I looked for another one cheaper and found this one right away, but it must be rare because I looked through a few hundred 70 Topps Coleman cards on the web very recently and couldn't find another one.

Thanks for the Coleman scan and glad you found the Lopes blue splatter too. Now my quest for the Coleman begins.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Here is the 70 Topps Joe Coleman with writing in the sky, I'm guessing it is 'DETROIT', maybe from the Tigers team card....

Cliff, hats off to you sir. This card is a needle in a haystack. I have been looking since you mentioned it and just do not see it listed anywhere.

Good on you! And I will keep looking too. I may have to be satisfied with a bootleg picture of Joe. :-)

Cheers,

B.T.