Another '48 Leaf FB Variation - VanBuren

otwcards

While I've been working on the 1948 Leaf Football Set, I've come across many subtle variations aside from the significant ones listed. However, I've been hemming and hawing about adding this card for several months. Well, I finally pulled the trigger.

The Steve VanBuren rookie is noted to have a Green Jersey and Yellow Jersey variation, but this one exhibits a Blue Jersey. Much lke the Boly Dancewicz Blue Numbers that PSA will not recognize even though they accept the Thompson and Pihos Blue Numbers versions, I wonder if they'll ignore this one. Perhaps I'm just crazy thinking this should be considered a Blue Jersey variation.




Here are the two versions that PSA recognizes:




And here is the Blue Number Dancewicz that they will not recognize (the regular card has greenish/yellow numbers):




Any thoughts?

wolfbear

Looks like the yellow jersey cards didn't get any blue at all mixed in with the yellow.

The green and blue jersey cards
got varying amounts of blue mixed in with the yellow
producing an infinite number of shades between yellow/green and blue/green.

Doesn't seem like there would be any way to draw the line between the "kind of green" and "almost blue" ones ...

otwcards

<< <i>Looks like the yellow jersey cards didn't get any blue at all mixed in with the yellow.

The green and blue jersey cards
got varying amounts of blue mixed in with the yellow
producing an infinite number of shades between yellow/green and blue/green.

Doesn't seem like there would be any way to draw the line between the "kind of green" and "almost blue" ones ... >>



Virtually all of the variations are the result of the blue and yellow inks being at varying ratios or else non-existent (in some cases red and blue ink). I think it becomes more a matter of the matrix pattern and predominance of one color. Accordingly, what threshold is set to determine what is an acceptable variation and what is a variation of a variation…

rube26105

i had a 48 or 49 leaf al wistert that said yellow jersey on it come to think of it

wolfbear

To my way of thinking, there are only 2 types of the card :

1. The ones with NO blue - the yellow ones.
2. The ones with some amount of blue - the various greenish to bluish ones.

If there was a card with NO yellow, then the jersey would be completely blue.
It would be the same color as the background of the card and that would constitute a 3rd type.

If one wishes to split hairs finer, that's great. I don't really collect the issue, but I find the topic interesting.


Hey Rube - I've got some yellow and brown variations in my underwear drawer ...

MeteoriteGuy

<< <i>To my way of thinking, there are only 2 types of the card :

1. The ones with NO blue - the yellow ones.
2. The ones with some amount of blue - the various greenish to bluish ones.

If there was a card with NO yellow, then the jersey would be completely blue.
It would be the same color as the background of the card and that would constitute a 3rd type.

If one wishes to split hairs finer, that's great. I don't really collect the issue, but I find the topic interesting.


Hey Rube - I've got some yellow and brown variations in my underwear drawer ... >>




I don't collect 1948 Leaf, but I would agree with Wolfbear.

The 1995 Action Packed Rookies & Stars (Football) has a variation like this I recognize, but I imagine I am the only one that does. The logo is normally yellow, but sometimes parts of the card have a more red tint then they are suppose to so it can make the logo from yellow to orange and every little shade in between. I only consider the very yellow and the very orange variations.