1952 Topps Set

[ALR-bishop]

Patrick--I think it is amazing you are lacking just one gray back. Hope you come across Mr Reiser soon.

Have you looked at the H&S Super set checklist ? There is no doubt some of the listed variants are just printing flaws, but they are recurring and I was able to run them down fairly easily.

As I recall very few of the print defect variants were in the high series, although Campanella is one. Maybe no one wants to find any there The 3 high series DPs are on the list

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

As I recall very few of the print defect variants were in the high series, although Campanella is one. Maybe no one wants to find any there
The 3 high series DPs are on the list

Al

As you know....but for those that don't....the Double-Printed Mantle has several printing differences which are indicated here.



.... Type 1 .................................................. .................................................. ...... Type 2


/\ ...........A.............B........................ ............C..................................... .............................................A.... ........B.................................C /\



Differences between Type 1 vs. Type 2

A......Right arm skin tone vs. right arm glossy

B......Yankees logo box border complete vs. logo box border incomplete

C......Clean yellow top braid in name box vs ragged yellow top braid

And, of course the stitches on the baseball on the back are reversed.


TED Z
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[ALR-bishop]

Fortunately I have both versions of the DPs already. I think there are minor front differences on all 3 as well, although Thompson and Robison differences are not as distinct as the Mantle