Blue version of '58 Topps Aaron?

[mrmantlecollector]

I posted a 58 blue back aaron a few months ago.I picked up at a card show this summer. Was wondering if was legit and now seeing another i feel better about it. Thanks for posting
heres mine

[Exhibitman]

It is a printing error. PSA's grader that day apparently was is too stupid to realize it.

[ChiefBenderForever]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

It is a printing error. PSA's grader that day apparently was is too stupid to realize it.

Come on now they could be colorblind ! And to answer yes I have had the same player with an orange back and a red back and nobody I showed them to was very impressed but I kept thinking what if I had a red back Mantle then eyes would pop out !!!!!!!!

[doug.goodman]

That card is nothing more than a glorified print dot. If every goofy error made by a company that produced billions (trillions?) of cards was thought of as a variation, then there would be billions (trillions?) of variations. I can't wait to hold THAT catalog.

Having said that, it is a HOF player, and it is kind of cool, far more cool than the Herrera.

I was pleasantly surprised at how low it went for.

And, I'm happy to now own it.

Insert smiley face here.

Doug

[ALR-bishop]

It is glorious Doug.

[the Rock]

Why is this different than a 1969 white letter Mantle as far as how it is looked at in the collecting world? A WL Mantle carries a considreable premium.

[doug.goodman]

Because it's not listed in the book, and it really is just a glorified print dot.

By that I mean it is a mistake with a very (very) limited run.

The Aaron was in the first series, if the missing yellow was on the whole sheet, then seven other green background cards should also exist with a blue variation :

Burdette
Mantilla
Rice
Johnson
Tanner
Logan
Torre

Not to mention the other background colors and what the lack of yellow ink would do to them.

Clemente has a yellow background.

Fun,
Doug

[Allen]

With all due respect, In my opinion, if the '58 yellow letter variation is indeed a "variation", in this set, then the '58 Blue Background Aaron is a "variation" as well! An error card is caused by a group of cards, (more than one) that are the same, but being different than the other cards in a set, caused by either the machine's malfunction, or the human operator's error on a paticular run, on a paticular day, (A dripped "ink spot" does not apply here). This is true with many different collectibles from all over the world, including, mis-stamped coins, errors in printed currency, stamps, cards, and etc.
With the 1958 Topps yellow letter variation, a group of cards had a different color of ink from the standard cards in the set. Also, with the 1958 Topps Aaron card, a group of cards had a different collor of ink from the standard cards in the set. Plain and simple...the 1958 Topps Aaron card with the "Blue Background" is in fact an error card, and a variation within the set! As more collectors share their "Aaron Bluebacks", the industry will in fact one day, recognize this variation, as an error card! I am 54 years old, I hope it happens in my lifetime.
Congrats to those of you who have been lucky enough to find one of these Aaron "Blue Background" cards.

I was lucky enough to secure an OC example about 40 years ago in Atlanta, (shown below). I also saw another one about 10 years ago at a Charlotte card show., but it was very rough. After doing an on line search, and reading these two threads, I know that at least 8 of these cards existed at one time. I'm very sure more are out there although very rare, and I hope people will continue to post them.

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/...psfe1e83f7.jpg

It was never about the bubble gum...

[Allen]

Hope this photo shows up...

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/...psfe1e83f7.jpg


It was never about the bubble gum...