1981 Donruss Pete Rose No Black Ink On Back

Barfvader

Bought a very small collection of cards (little over 300) as a Christmas gift to me that arrived a little later then expected and was just looking at them again and noticed a little something when turning over this card.





No black ink.





Is it rare? I don't know but it sure is a cool item for my factory miscut/defect collection.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector

I dont know anything about the rarity of them, but that is cool.

Hopefully someday I'll get a FF misprint like that. Almost had a blank back '89 Fleer Ripken but that former board member failed to deliver.

HoofHearted

WoW! I've never seen one of those! I opened a lot of '81 Donruss baseball and something like that would really jump out at you! Looks like the start of another variation thread, eh?!

BigRedMachine

That looks like the rare "lay face first in a window sill and let the sun hit it" version.

Congrats!!

hotmush

But wouldn't the red ink fade before the black?

billwaltonsbeard

I've never seen or heard anything about this in the 81 Donruss set.

But can I just say that when you really get in nice and close, Pete Rose is one hell of a handsome man

jackstraw

This guy is a board member here and he doesn't have it but
it is fun to look at all his stuff.
Pete Rose Website

fkw

bad registration and goofy cut on left side..., looks like a scrap sheet cut to me.

I would HIGHLY doubt it was issued in a pack of cards, but still interesting for the freak collector.

Barfvader

<< <i>bad registration and goofy cut on left side..., looks like a scrap sheet cut to me.

I would HIGHLY doubt it was issued in a pack of cards, but still interesting for the freak collector. >>



That's what I'm leaning towards but I do have cards with that type of cut that are from packs.





81 Donruss is so bad when it comes to the cutting that it would not surprise me if it was pulled from a pack.

fkw

Stoddard has the same "batwing" cut.... sheet slipped a bit I guess. Cool

jacksoncoupage

<< <i>bad registration and goofy cut on left side..., looks like a scrap sheet cut to me.

I would HIGHLY doubt it was issued in a pack of cards, but still interesting for the freak collector. >>



1981 Donruss often come out of packs looking like they were sheet cut by a 2 year old.

This is a great find! Though not a cataloged error, it's a great printing error, especially due to it being a consistent defect (i.e.: no black ink as opposed to missing a little diagonal stipe of black ink, etc.). As for it's worth, I'd bet it'd fetch a minimum of $30 but with a Rose fan bidding war, who knows. Very cool card.