Lets see some Blue Streak cards :)

[YazFenway08]

Aguilera is also sheet F but i don’t know where in comparison to the niekro. same type blue ink just to the right of “topps”

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by YazFenway08

Aguilera is also sheet F but i don’t know where in comparison to the niekro. same type blue ink just to the right of “topps”

You may be right, I looked the other day for a 86 F* sheet but I couldn’t find one on the internet. I was surprised at how many 86 Topps Phil Niekro Record Breaker cards had the blue streak on eBay, I would say it was between 10%-20% of them.

[Cliff Bowman]

I found a scan of the 1986 Topps F* sheet, I have scans of all of the 1986 Topps sheets that I had forgotten about. A Pete Rose commemerative card is above the Niekro RB card and Frank Wills is to the right of Rick Aguilera.

[YazFenway08]

Aguilera long way away from the niekro. i guess a little blue could have dropped in a couple places

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by YazFenway08

Aguilera long way away from the niekro. i guess a little blue could have dropped in a couple places

It is a lack of black and not extra blue. To save money they will print other colors under black to make the black look better. In this case it is blue under black.

[steve B]

Plus, black is very nearly always last. a good solid black will cover any color, but most won't cover black.

There are always exceptions, and the one I've found for that is the 81 fleer star stickers. Most of them are dark blue and the black was printed last. Some are a lighter blue and the black was printed before the blue.
It does make me wonder if they were originally intended to have white borders.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by YazFenway08

Aguilera long way away from the niekro. i guess a little blue could have dropped in a couple places

I have several near blackless 1986 Topps that show the blue base. As other's have said it is not extra blue, it is missing black.

[ALR-bishop]

Neat cards Justin