Little advice on a Frank Thomas NNOF

[ALR-bishop]

So they may have"just" been blank bank proofs of the regular card before any blank ink was used ?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

So they may have"just" been blank bank proofs of the regular card before any blank ink was used ?

Hi Al, I am horrible at descriptions. They are the Thomas NNOF version according to the seller so they had to have been completely printing on the front otherwise there would be no difference between a regular color progressive proof(first 3 colors) and one taken from the short time the NNOF cards were being printed because the black ink is printed last. I might be remembering the color progressive part wrong and seller could have just been offering proofs(blank backs). Either way at $15,000 each I was passing.

[ALR-bishop]

See the link to the article/blog on the last page of this great thread. Good read for those interested in the Thomas and related 1990 missing black cards

http://forums.collectors.com/message...hreadid=709331

[brob28]

Great thread there Al. As I read that I realized that is where I heard the theory about the paper stock which was ruled out through the analysis in the thread. The link in BoB's article which is on one of the last pages of the thread is certainly interesting with the estimated cost and time to pull one from unopened wax.


http://www.bighurthof.com/#!1990-topps-variations/c1gda

[swarmee]

Bumping this thread, here's an interesting update. Topps has been making cards labeled "Cards your mom threw out" and in 2010 put out a reprint of the Frank Thomas NNOF. However, they only blanked out the name, not the rest of the areas that did not have the black ink applied. Figured it was interesting:

[bobsbbcards]

Yowsa. Just read through this thread. Al, congrats on getting your card for $400. I got mine for $800.

[ALR-bishop]

If so, that is about the only thing I have managed to get for less than you

This is my other one