1989 Fleer Randy Johnson #381 Marlboro Errors - 30 Years Later

[jacksoncoupage]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I still have a decent stack of the green scribbles. I will look through them tomorrow and try to get good pics of the different ones I have for you.

Check the updated blog. I was able to get a few scanned in after all. If you have one that is noticeably different than what I've shown, please do send along. Same with any strange or stand-out "red" versions.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by jacksoncoupage

Check the updated blog. I was able to get a few scanned in after all. If you have one that is noticeably different than what I've shown, please do send along. Same with any strange or stand-out "red" versions.

Unfortunately I have way too many cards and can't find my green scribbles. I went to your site and the top one I call the blob because it is a blob that covers the entire word Marlboro. The bottom one I call the blob with a scribble. To me it looks to have the same blob but with a darker scribble through the middle. The 3rd version is just the scribble section because you can see the tops of the l and b in Marlboro. When I was super collecting them the last version was by far the hardest for me to track down.

Next time I am digging through stuff and find them I will add a picture.

[jacksoncoupage]

Just a few recent pickups. The top right has a distinct shape over the Marlboro lettering and a dark green tint over the rest of the sign. Not very visible in this photo.

[bnorth]

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[bnorth]

The sun finally come out in full force so I got better pics of the one that looks like it shows the top of the l and b and to one that is similar but doesn't have the distinct tops of the l and b. What do you guys think and have you ever seen the top one before? I know when I heard it existed it took me a very long time to track it down.

[hockeyhockey]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36356820825...p2047675.l2557


what's the fascination with this particular randy? is that one of those blue tint ones you guys were referring to?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by hockeyhockey

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36356820825...p2047675.l2557


what's the fascination with this particular randy? is that one of those blue tint ones you guys were referring to?

It looks to be a blue one. I have found they can look blue on your computer. Then when it arrives it isn't.

The blue ones seem to be a very recent addition. Seems weird that none showed up for decades and now they are showing up in numbers. Hopefully for those that paid big bucks a large stash doesn't hit the market and make them worth WAY less.

[steve5838]

Originally Posted by bnorth

The sun finally come out in full force so I got better pics of the one that looks like it shows the top of the l and b and to one that is similar but doesn't have the distinct tops of the l and b. What do you guys think and have you ever seen the top one before? I know when I heard it existed it took me a very long time to track it down.

Nice pictures, Ben! They really highlight the differences among these scribble versions.

[steve5838]

In case anyone is interested, here is a picture of one of the blue stencil version cards I bought from the card shop owner with the clear one (lower pic) and the decidedly darker blue (more box like) stencil version card I purchased on eBay (upper pic). The scan was of both cards at once.

My question is whether there is any relationship between these stencil/negative cards and the other versions? Compare the cutout pattern in the top picture to "g1" where the top part of the cowboy is obscured. Which version would go along with the cutout pattern in the lower picture (where the top of the blue pattern "cover up" doesn't extend to the top of the cowboy)?

Steve