Thoughts on this T206 Jackson?

[Jantz]

Hi Er1ck

Interesting card! I'm not sure what to make of it.

Missing the red ink? Hard to say since I see red in Jackson's hairline, yet none on his lips.

Even the blue in the back ground is much lighter.

From my limited experience, I've noticed that a lot of T206s with Old Mill backs seem to have less vibrant colors. So I'm posting up an image that I borrowed from T206Resource of Jackson with an Old Mill ( I believe ) back just as a comparison to show how much lighter the colors are in your card.


Jantz

[martin neal]

The uneven borders are the first thing that stood out to me. Both sides grow wider as they go from top to bottom. Possibly hand cut?

[FrankWakefield]

Is it possible that it is rebacked? Have you flexed the card? I'm wondering it is sandwiched together... Might have been an Old Mill card that was glued into a scrapbook. Trimming would have been to align the front and back (generally, cards from scrapbooks wouldn't need trimming because the scrapbook protected the corners and sides).

[atx840]

Finally picked up a Jackson to compare, raw unedited scans. In hand they look completely different from each other.

Im thinking its missing the pink/buff layer and possibly the "ghost" layer with the shadows and details (noticeable on inside left collar and face). Thoughts?

[Davy_Kangaroo_Jones]

It looks real.

[t206blogcom]

Nicely cut scrap? Or is that wishful thinking?

[packs]

Everyone's got a scrap these days. I thought they were rare.

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by atx840

Finally picked up a Jackson to compare, raw unedited scans. In hand they look completely different from each other.

Im thinking its missing the pink/buff layer and possibly the "ghost" layer with the shadows and details (noticeable on inside left collar and face). Thoughts?

I think you are right Chris about the "ghost" layer (shadows), as you can see the shadowing behind the letters across his shirt (Baltimore) is missing completely.

Sincerely, Clayton

[e107collector]

There seems to be proof marks on the borders of each of the cards.

Tony