E95 Crawford color variation question

Mine's a little washed out too. I think that's the kind of the norm for this card, at least based on what I've seen.

[shammus]

e95 and e96 as a general rule, are relatively "clean" sets - meaning, you see very few printing flubs or variations out of these. I agree with your thoughts on the Crawford but I think there are several e95s that have a washed out look to them. Check out Matty and the Krause cards in particular. Those two are just as bad as Crawford!

The only true e95 color variation that I've come across is the neon-orange Cicotte shown here....I'd love to see others though if people have them.

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[Luke]

I agree about Krause. Probably the most forgettable of all cards in the set. My Matty is one of my brightest, most vibrant cards imo. Your orange Cicotte is awesome.

[shammus]

Yep, that Matty looks like it still has a lot of color. I've seen others that look more faded though and posted one below.

On all the Matty's, it looks like the color completely disappears up towards the top of the card....kind of an interesting background gradient. I think maybe one of the reason the Matty always kind of looked like a faded card to me is the uniform. It's just the same whitish/light grey color all the way through and including the hat. Not a speck of color anywhere except for maybe the belt...heh

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[GehrigFan]

My Crawford is the same - pretty washed out in comparison to the other cards in the set.

[Matvoo]

Nice cards!!!

[Bosox Blair]

All the E95 Crawfords I've seen look a bit washed out - even the ones in real nice shape...here's mine: