Help verify a 1956 variation?

[cardinalcollector]

Hi Bob, I've known about this variation for a few years. I found mine at the 2006? Cleveland National. I found 10 regular versions before I found this one. I think this should be considered a real variation due to the clear differences in the cards. Take care, Randy Trierweiler

[GasHouseGang]

Interesting. I looked up the Schmidt in my set after reading this. Mine looks similar to Cardinal Collector's. But mine has even more blanks. The year Won column, and Lost column are both blank. Also for the Life Lost record, Pct., and Hits column are only partly there. As you may have noted, the word "Major" is mostly missing on the second example as well with just the M showing and that's how mine appears. The entire rest of the card is very brightly printed, and is in a PSA 6 holder.

[fkw]

(non-man made) Print Error

I think the only variations listed as part of a set should be man made (then corrected) ones, not these missing letter/word ones where the printing plates were dirty. They are just print errors.

1958 Topps Herrer"a" is a good example. Its just a dirty printing plate..... Ive seen example with more of the "A" showing and also examples with some of the last "R" missing along with the "A".

If you start listing all the "lack of quality control" print errors (ie T206 missing red ink, etc.) then the book will be 2X bigger.

Within T206....... Nodgrass, Murr'y, Mitchell (Toront'), Shappe, etc. are all print errors too and should not be listed as a variation. IMO

[Bob Lemke]

Frank, your description of "non-man made error" pretty much sums up my thoughts on what should or shouldn't be listed as a variation, though I've never used that terminology.

The 1956 Schmidt will not make the cut as a listed variation.

A few cards, like the Herrer and the 1990T Frank Thomas no-name have been grandfathered because of their value/popularity.

The T206s you mention are not included in the Standard Catalog set list for T206, but rather have a separate listing along with Sweeney no B, etc.