Now, this is what Thomas's rookie card issupposedto look like when his full name appears at the bottom of the card. Nopepulled two Gene Harris cards and both were normal. 2022 Last Time Ago LLC. Collectors, especially those with error and variation focused collections as well as the powers-that-be of the industry, Beckett and SCD, have long held the rule that most printing flaws, especially ink-run types, are not considered true variations. 1990 Topps card list & price guide. . Read More: 20: 6 1990 Upper Deck: 16- 1991 Donruss: 6- 1991 Topps: 72: 20 1991 Upper . His standard rookie (which we'll get to later) is the key rookie card in this set, but the version without his name on the front is an incredibly rare error and collectors are willing to pay up big time for it. Appears my 1990 Topps green sheet variations more appropriately belong in this thread. Shop 1989 Topps Baseball Cards now. Summary prices by grade. Similar to Bo Jackson, even though Mattingly's career declined at the height of his prime, he was one of the hottest names in the hobby of that era, and collectors still love his cards today. 1991 Topps 40 Years of Baseball Card #700 Jose Canseco MINT Printing ERROR RARE Pre-Owned $800.00 Seller: elltoade0 (349) 98.3% or Best Offer +$4.45 shipping Authenticity Guarantee Sponsored 1991 Topps Card #270 Mark McGwire (error card) - Great Condition Pre-Owned $200.00 Seller: gt512007 (14,208) 99% or Best Offer Free shipping Sponsored This bad boy sold as a PSA 7 via eBay auctions on 8/5/2021 for slightly more than $7,000 (imagine what a PSA 10 would fetch). Distributed in one series (#1-792). 1990 Todd Zeile, 1 Donruss Mis Cut Print Error #29, #B15646, 1990 Todd Zeile, 2 Fleer Variations #265, #B14342, 1990 Tom Barrett, 2 Score Error Variations #633, #B21896, 1990 Tom Brookens, 2 Fleer Error Variations #439, #B14025, 1990 Tom Henke, 2 Bowman Error Variations #506, #B20995, 1990 Tom Henke, 2 Topps Variations #695, #B19427, 1990 Tony Gwynn, 2 Donruss Error Variations #705, #B18136, 1990 Tony Gwynn, 2 Fleer Box Bottoms Error Variations #C-12, #B14266, 1990 Tony Phillips, 2 Fleer Variations #19, #B12451, 1990 Topps, 2 Spring Fever Error Variations, #B21763, 1990 Von Hayes, 2 Donruss Err Variations #BC-25, #B16520, 1990 Von Hayes, 1 Donruss Error Variation #278, #B16258, 1990 Von Hayes, 1 Upper Deck Error #453, #B13813, 1990 Wade Boggs, 2 Donruss Error Variations #712, #B9788, 1990 Wade Boggs, 1 Starline Error Variation #17, #B13689, 1990 Wally Backman, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #158, #B21897, 1990 Willie McGee, 2 Bowman Variations #194, #B15466, 1990 Willie McGee, 2 Bowan Variations #194, #B16347, 1990 Willie McGee, 1 Donruss Mis Cut / Print Error #632, #B12754, 1990 Willie Smith, 2 Bowman Err Variations #425, #B21063, 1990 Will Clark, 2 Donruss Error Variations #707, #B18137, 1990 Will Clark, 2 Bowman Error Variations, #B16006, 1990 Will Clark, 1 Bowman Error Variation, #B21850, 1990 Will Clark, 2 Fleer Error Variations #630, #B14536, 1990 Will Clark, 2 Topps Error Variations #100, #B15533, Autograph & Game used Memorabilia Baseball cards, 1960 - 1989 Autograph & Game used Memorabilia Baseball cards, 1990 - 1999 Autograph & Game used Memorabilia Baseball cards, 2000 - 2015 Autograph Game Used Baseball cards, Baseball Books & Beckett Tuff Stuff Guides, Baseball Blank Back and Box Top Panel Cards, 1970 - 1974 Athletics / A's Baseball Cards, 1975 - 1977 Athletics / As Baseball Cards, 1980 - 1981 Athletics / A's Baseball Cards. These are grown men playing a kids game after all, so its only right we can chuckle every now and then. Outside the U.S. email me from the, 1990 Alan Mills, 2 Bowman Variations #428, #B21056, 1990 Alex Trevino, 2 Donruss Error Variations #443, #B16250, 1990 Alvaro Espinoza, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #163, #B21791, 1990 Andujar Cedeno, 1 Bowman Print Error Variation #77, #B14908, 1990 Andy Benes, 2 Donruss Variations #41, #B15922, 1990 Andy Benes, 2 Donruss Error Variations #41, #B16349, 1990 Andy Nezelek, 2 Donruss Error Variations #523, #B16251, 1990 Barry Larkin, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #167, #B21792, 1990 Benito Santiago, 2 Donruss Error Variations #708, #B9770, 1990 Bill Doran, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #198, #B19422, 1990 Bill Spiers, 2 Score Error Variations #449, #B21889, 1990 Billy Ripken, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #184, #B21764, 1990 BJ Surhoff, 1 Bowman Error Variation #393, #B17049, 1990 BJ Surhoff, 2 Score Variations #74, #B14479, 1990 Bo Jackson, 2 Bowman Error Variations, #B16003, 1990 Bo Jackson, 2 Donruss Error Variations #650, #B16490, 1990 Bo Jackson, 2 Score Error Variations #280, #B21965, 1990 Bob Welch, 2 Fleer Variations #23, #B14204, 1990 Bobby Thigpen, 1 Donruss Error Variation #266, #B16054, 1990 Bobby Witt, 2 Score Variations #457, #B21890, 1990 Boston Igniters, 2 Fleer Variations #632, #B14702, 1990 Brady Anderson, 2 Fleer Err Variations #172, #B16788, 1990 Bret Saberhagen, 2 Bowman Error Variations, #B16004, 1990 Bret Saberhagen, 2 Score Error Variations #195, #B14480, 1990 Brett Butler, 1 Fleer Variation #53, #B14205, 1990 Brett Butler, 2 Topps Variations #571, #B19423, 1990 Brian Downing, 2 Donruss Error Variations #10, #B15577, 1990 Brian Downing, 2 Donruss Print Error Variations #352, #B20985, 1992 Brian Dubois, 2 Donruss Error Variations #38, #B16110, 1990 Brian Downing, 2 Upper Deck #146, #B21793, 1990 Bryn Smith, 2 Bowman Error Variations #184, #B14965, 1990 Cal Ripken, 2 Donruss Error Variations #676, #B16729, 1990 Cal Ripken, 2 Fleer Error Variations #624, #B14703, 1990 Carl Yastrzemski, 2 Donruss Print Error Variations #588, #B20951, 1990 Carlton Fisk, 2 Donruss Variations #58, #B15895, 1990 Carlos Quintana, 2 Fleer Variations #283, #B17248, 1990 Carney Lansford, 2 Donruss Error Variations #95, #B15810, 1990 Carney Lansford, 2 Fleer Err Variations #14, #B14780, 1990 Cecil Fielder, 2 Bowman Error Variations #357, #B17073, 1990 Cecil Fielder, 2 Topps Error Variations #31T, #B15780, 1990 Chet Lemon, 2 Bowman Error Variations #354, #B17074, 1990 Chet Lemon, 2 Fleer Error Variations #608, #B14425, 1990 Chet Lemon, 1 Topps Print Error Variation #271, #B17869, 1990 Chris Hammond, 2 Fleer Error Variations #421, #B14338, 1990 Chris Sabo, 2 Fleer Error Variations #433, #B14021, 1990 Chris Sabo, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #181, #B21765, 1990 Craig Biggio, 2 Bowman Error Variations #78, #B14909, 1990 Cubs, 2 Fleer Box Top Variations #C-6, #B14704, 1990 Dale Murphy, 2 Donruss Error Variations #168, #B16111, 1990 Dale Murphy, 2 Fleer Error Variations #623, #B14426, 1990 Damon Berryhill, 2 Bowman Error Variations #33, #B16344, 1990 Dan Gladden, 1 Donruss Mis Cut Error #22, #B15643, 1990 Dan Plesac, 1 Donruss Error Variations #175, #B16055, 1990 Dante Bichette, 2 Topps Variations #43, #B17870, 1990 Darryl Hamilton, 2 Bowman Error Variations #397, #B17050, 1990 Darryl Hamilton, 2 Fleer Variations #325, #B13963, 1990 Darryl Hamilton, 2 Fleer Print Error Variations #325, #B16789, 1990 Dave Henderson, 1 Donruss Error Variation #243, #B16056, 1990 Dave Martinez, 2 Bowman Error Variations #121, #B15181, 1990 Dave Parker, 2 Bowman Error Variations #398, #B17311, 1990 Dave Parker, 2 Bowman print Err Variations #398, #B20952, 1990 Dave Parker, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #192, #B21766, 1990 Dave Smith, 1 Upper Deck Error #448, #B12756, 1990 Dave Stewart, 2 Donruss Error Variations #703, #B18134, 1990 Dave Stieb, 2 Bowman Variations #505, #B20992, 1990 Dave Stieb, 1 Fleer Print Error #93, #B14781, 1990 David Cone, 3 Bowman Error Variations #125, #B14966, 1990 David Justice, 2 Topps Error Variations #48T, #B15781, 1990 David Wells, 2 Score Error Variations #491, #B21891, 1990 David Wells, 1 Upper Deck Variation #30, #B21794, 1990 Dean Wilkins, 2 Bowman Error Variations #26, #B12435, 1990 Dennis Boyd, 2 Score Error Variations #137, #B14534, 1990 Devon White, 2 Topps Err Variations #65, #B21759, 1990 Dickie Thon, 2 Bowman Err Variations #155, #B15182, 1990 Doc Gooden, 2 Bowman Error Variations #126, #B15183, 1990 Doc Gooden, 2 Bowman Sweepstakes Error Variations, #B15923, 1990 Don Mattingly, 2 Bowman Error Variations Inserts, #B16439, 1990 Don Mattingly, 2 Bowman Err Variations #443, #B21057, 1990 Don Mattingly, 2 Fleer Variations #447, #B14022, 1990 Don Mattingly, 2 Fleer Variations #626, #B14427, 1990 Donruss 1 Checklist Variation #700, #B18508, 1990 Doyle Alexander, 2 Fleer Error Variations #599, #B17249, 1990 Dwight Evans, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #112, #B21795, 1990 Earl Cunningham, 2 Bowman Error Variations #34, #B16345, 1990 Ellis Burks, 2 Donruss Error Variations #23, #B15578, 1990 Ellis Burks, 2 Fleer Variations #269, #B14339, 1990 Eric Davis, 2 Donruss Error Variations #695, #B18509, 1990 Ernie Whitt, 2 Bowman Error Variations #16, #B12440, 1990 Floyd Bannister, 1 Topps Err Variation #116, #B17871, 1990 Frank Tanana, 1 Donruss Error Variations #180, #B16057, 1990 Gary Carter, 2 Bowman Error Variations #236, #B15090, 1990 Gary Carter, 2 Bowman Err Variations #236, #B15742, 1990 Gary Gaetti, 2 Bowman Err Variations #417, #B21058, 1990 Gary Redus, 2 Bowman Error Variations #180, #B15463, 1990 Gary Sheffield, 2 Bowman Error Variations #391, #B17312, 1990 Gary Sheffield, 2 Score Variations #97, #B144481, 1990 Gary Templeton, 2 Bowman Error Variations #215, #B15743, 1990 George Brett, 2 Fleer Error Variations #621, #B14428, 1990 Gregg Jefferies, 2 Donruss Error Variations #270, #B16086, 1990 Gregg Jefferies, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #166, #B21796, 1990 Greg Brock, 2 Bowman Error Variations #395, #B17051, 1990 Greg Swindell, 2 Bowman Variations #325, #B21753, 1990 Hal Morris, 2 Topps Erroe Variations #236, #B15529, 1990 Harold Baines, 2 Donruss Error Variations #660, #B19650, 1990 Harold Baines, 2 Donruss Print Error Variations #660, #B20953, 1990 Howard Johnson, 2 Donruss Error Variations #18, #B15644, 1990 Howard Johnson, 2 Donruss Error Variations #654, #B16491, 1990 Harold Reynolds, 2 Fleer print Error Variations #524, #B16350, 1990 Jack McDowell, 2 Bowman Error Variations #305, #B21754, 1990 Jack Morris, 2 Donruss Error Variations #639, #B16492, 1990 Jaime Navarro, 2 Bowman Error Variations #388, #B17052, 1990 Jay Howell, 2 Donruss Variations #203, #B16112, 1990 Jeff Blauser, 2 Donruss Error Variations #271, #B16087, 1990 Jeff Blauser, 1 Donruss Print Err Variation #271, #B16697, 1990 Jeff McKnight, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #162, #B21797, 1990 Jeff Montgomery, 2 Fleer Print Error Variations #115, #B16790, 1990 Jerome Walton, 2 Bowman Error Variation Inserts, #B16440, 1990 Jerome Walton, 2 Fleer Box Bottoms Error Variations #C-27, #B14264, 1990 Jesse Barfield, 2 Donruss Variations #74, #B15896, 1990 Jim Abbott, 2 Donruss Error Variations #108, #B15812, 1990 Jim Deshaies, 1 Bowman Print Error Variation #70, #B14910, 1990 Jim Gantner, 2 Bowman Error Variations #400, #B17313, 1990 Jim Leyritz, 2 Topps Error Variations #61T, #B15782, 1990 Joe Boever, 2 Donruss Variations #357, #B16432, 1990 Joe Boever, 2 Donruss Variations #357, #B20986, 1990 Joe Carter, 2 Topps Error Variations #20T, #B15783, 1990 Joe Magrane, 2 Donruss Error Variations #13, #B15579, 1990 Joe Oliver, 2 Bowman Error Variations #54, #B14911, 1990 Joe Orsulak, Donruss Ghost Ditto Var #287, B16059, 1990 Joe Orsulack, 2 Donruss Error Variations #287, #B16088, 1990 Joe Orsulack, 2 Topps Error Variations #212, #B15530, 1990 Joe Skalski, 2 Score Error Variations #618, #B21892, 1990 John Burkett, 2 Topps Error Variations #16T, #B21760, 1990 John Franco, 2 Bowman Error Variations #128, #B15184, 1990 John Franco, 2 Fleer Box Bottom Error Variations #C-7, #B16348, 1990 John Kruk, 1 Donruss Print Error #160, #B16113, 1990 John Kruk, 2 Topps Variations #469, #B19424, 1990 John Smiley, 2 Donruss Err Variations #54, #B15897, 1990 John Smoltz, 2 Bowman Print Error Variations #10, #B12442, 1990 John Smoltz, 2 Donruss Print Error Variations #BC-12, #B16517, 1990 John Smoltz, 2 Donruss Error Variations #BC-12, #B20954, 1990 John Smoltz, 2 Donruss Error Variations #8, #B15580, 1990 John Wetteland, 2 Fleer Error Variations #411, #B14340, 1990 Johnny Ray, 2 Bowman Err Variations #302, #B21761, 1990 Jose Canseco, 2 Bowman Variations #460, #B21851, 1990 Jose Lind, 2 Bowman Err Variations #170, #B14967, 1990 Jose Vizcaino, 2 Fleer Error Variations #410, #B14341, 1990 Juan Gonzalez, 2 Donruss Error Variations #33, #B15924, 1990 Julio Franco, 2 Donruss Error Variations #701, #B18135, 1990 Julio Machado, 1 Topps Print Error #684, #B19425, 1990 Keith Hernandez, 2 Bowman Variations #342, #B21852, 1990 Keith Miller, 2 Upper Deck Error Variations #190, #B21767, 1990 Kelly Gruber, 2 Donruss Error Variations #113, #B15811, 1990 Ken Griffey Jr, 2 Bowman Print Error Variations #481, #B20993, 1990 Ken Griffey Sr, 2 Score Error Variations #338, #B21898, 1990 Kent Hrbek, 1 Fleer Print Error #378, #B13962, 1990 Kent Merker, 2 Fleer Variations #590, #B14705, 1990 Kevin Bearse, 2 Bowman Variations #330, #B21755, 1990 Kevin Blankenship, 2 Fleer Variations #28, #B14206, 1990 Kevin Hickey, 1 Donruss Error #583, #B20987, 1990 Kevin McReynolds, 2 Donruss Error Variations #218, #B16698, 1990 Kevin Mitchell, 2 Bowman Error Variations, #B16441, 1990 Kevin Mitchell. 2022 Topps Now Card Of The Month #M-JULY Julio Rodriguez RC PSA 9 (Error) $22.00. And thus, the cards were printed with a lowered rectangle and overlaying Future Stars text, making the players appear huge, taking up most the cards available area. Though he may not have been MLB's hottest rookie in 1990, he certainly turned into one of the biggest superstars of his era. He also loves to write about the hobby and has written for Beckett, Topps, SABR and of course, this website. Bloody Elbow Scar Error. 1 Normal Print & 1 w Pink circle on left border, bill of hat, & big pink circle on side of hat. It's great to be here and I look forward to getting the rest of my collection uploaded and interacting with this community. A quick look at two pages from the August 1995 Beckett Baseball Magazine outlining the most up-to-date info on the card at the time. I have a Ken Griffey Jr AS bloody scar card. His 1990 Topps rookie card has held up over the years with decent value. A lot of discussion for errors and variations discovered in 1990 Topps Baseball occurs in the main thread for the Frank Thomas NNOF/Blackless error thread. I mean, check out everything thats wrong with the card backs, specifically! The card became famous for an error in which a profanity was written on the knob of the bat. The last regular-issue Topps set to offer the Glossy Send-In mail set after 8 consecutive years. Gonzalez was one of the most feared hitters of his era and seemed like a lock for 40+ homers and 100+ RBI every season. 14a Mike Fetters (with splotch on jersey missing black ink), 14b Mike Fetters (with airbrushed splotch on jersey), 14c Mike Fetters (with solid, correctly-printed jersey, no sign of splotch), 44a Roger Salkeld (with black ink missing at bottom left of card) RPD, 128a Checklist (missing see text on back), 128b Checklist (with see text on back), 141a John Hart MG (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 302a Marcus Lawton (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 336a Ken Griffey Jr (red blotch on arm) RPD, 336b Ken Griffey Jr (yellow blotch on arm) RPD, 336c Ken Griffey Jr (brownish blotch on arm) RPD, 383a John Morris (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 385a Fred McGriff AS (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 386a Julio Franco AS (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 392a Carlton Fisk AS (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 395a Jeff Russell AS (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 396a Bart Giamatti (missing 2-3mm of black border around right side of name bar), 396b Bart Giamatti (correctly printed) *NOTE: This card is subject to major inking variations over name area and suit*, 404a Craig Biggio AS (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 406a Joe Magrane AS (missing portion of black ink on front) RPD, 414a Frank Thomas (missing large, diagonal section of black ink, AKA No Name On Front or NNOF) RPD, 414c Frank Thomas (correct front, no yellow on back black ink only), 454a Jeff King (no gray area on back, entirely yellow and black) RPD, 664a Johnny Bench TBC (red shadow lettering over name on front), 664b Johnny Bench TBC (black name lettering on front), 709a Juan Berenguer (gap in black ink around bio data on back), 709b Juan Berenguer (solid black ink border around bio data on back), NNO Oversized Yellow Topps Magazine Factory Set Insert a (slanted product code at bottom), NNO Oversized Yellow Topps Magazine Factory Set Insert -b (horizontally printed product code at bottom), NNO Oversized Blue Topps Magazine Factory Set Insert -c (very late/early 1991 issue), Gray Cardstock 1-132T Single asterisk on back before copyright, Gray Cardstock 1-132T Double asterisk on back before copyright, Tags: 1990 Topps Blackless Errors, 1990 Topps Error, 1990 Topps Frank Thomas #414A, 1990 Topps Frank Thomas NNOF, 1990 Topps Frank Thomas No Name On Front, 1990 Topps Master Set, 1990 Topps Variations. 5. Why this set was the worst: Apparently Fleer thought it could just slap the word "Ultra" on cards, throw a little silver in the design, charge a premium pack price and . Something printed over 90 & over bat. The company's chairman, Arthur Shorin, even presented some of them in a binder to the former president in 1989. Not too fun or cool, but something that sticks out like a sore thumb on any 9-slot card album page. Somewhat surprisingly, Griffey Jr.'s card is actually worth more than the Frank Thomas rookie (with his name on the front). This Barry Bonds card with Johny Ray pictured on the front goes down in hobby history as one of the most recognizable error cards ever produced. Last Time Ago LLC dba Ballcard Genius. Rare, 1 Regular Name Banner & 1 w Pink Dot after name, Sweepstakes, 1 with 2 ** (NM) & 1 with 1 *, 1 Light Card Stock (VG/EX) & 1 Dark Stock, 1 COR w Copyright & 1 ERR wout Copyright (a 8), 1 All Star Game COR & 1 Recent Major League Performance ERR (NM), Prob a 6+, Pink circles below Right Forearm, Lee Smith on Front & Hubie Brooks on Back, 1 Normal Print & 1 Print w a Print fudge / line mark next to card number, Both front and back shows print from next card, NM 8, Left side of back is missing yellow ink, 1 Deep Brown Banner (EX 5) & 1 Light Brown Banner, 1 Normal Jersey & 1 Air Brushed White Jersey (a 7), 1 Normal print & 1 w White circle top left corner, 1 w 2 pink circles under right arm & 1 w circlesair brushes out, 1 Normal w Black slash over right shoulder & 1 w slash Air Brushed out (prob a 7), Small Dot printed next to D top left corner, 1 Normal Print & 1 w Pink Dot printed to Left of Name (Err), 1 Black Giants Logo & 1 Brown w Red Trim Logo, 1 Gloss Finish (a7) & 1 Non Gloss Finish (6.5), Yellow Circle on front under Donruss & on back the Bottom right of Baseball missing w black circles, 1 Normal Card & 1 w Yellow circle printed right border, 1 Normal Black Print & 1 Extremely light Black print, 1 Normal Orange Card & 1 Very Light orage / pink tint card, 1 Normal Background (a 7) & 1 Purple Tint, 1 Normal Print & 1 w Yellow Circle w Blue Printed in it next to pitcher, 1 w Red Circle printed on Hat above bill & 1 Air Brushed out, 1 Day Background & 1 Night / Evening Background, 1 W card # (NM) & 1 wout card # (prob a 6), 1 COR w Copyright (NM) & 1 ERR wout Copyright, 1 Normal Print & 1 Print w Orange lash in upper right corner / side, 1 Black Arrow / Blotch printed Below number, above Bio, 1 COR w Trademark & 1 ERR wout Trademark (a 8), 1 Blue Jersey COR & 1 Purple Jersey (EX 4 - 5), 1 Dark Red Card (EX 5) & 1 Light Red / Orange Color (6/6.5), 1 COR w Copyright & 1 ERR wout Copyright (both prob a 8), 1 Normal Print & 1 w White Circle Printed before Name, 1 All Star Game COR & 1 Recent Major League Performance ERR (a 7), 1 Normal Name Banner & 1 w White Circle printed to left of name, 1 COR w copyright (a 7) & 1 ERR wout copyright, 1 Blue Background & 1 Purple Background (a 7), 1 w Dot to hands (a 6) & 1 w Dot Air Brushed out (a 7), 1 Normal Jersey w Evening Background & 1 Airbrushed White Jersey w Day Background, 1 Red Border w Purple Background & 1 Orange Border w Blue Background, 1 normal w 1 dot under Fleer top border & 1 w 2 dots (ERR) under fleer border, 1 Normal Print & 1 w a 3rd Score mis printed, Name & card number is fuzzy, 1 Normal Black Print & 1 Light / Faded Black Print (EX+ / 6), 1 Err no Black notch on top Border & 1 COR w Black Notch, 1 COR All Star Game Performance & 1 ERR Recent Major League Perfprmance, 1 Normal Jersey w Evening Background wDot next to right ear & 1 Airbrushed White Jersey w Day Background, 1 Normal Jersey & 1 Air Brushed White Jersey, 1 Normal Gloss Card & 1 where Gloss does not extend over white Border (see Scan), 1 w Black Line into "S" & 1 wout Black Line over S, 1 Deep Red Card (NM) & 1 Lighter Normal Card (a 5), 1 Normal Stat print & 1 Blured stat print (a 7), 1 ERR, Recent Major league performance & 1 COR, All Star performance, COR is All Star Game Performance & ERR is Recent Major League Performance, 1 COR white name & 1 ERR black lines overlap white name, Orange Circle Printed in White Stat Box, See Scan, 1 Yellow circle on chest & 1 Normal no yellow circle, 1 Normal Gray Border & 1 Dark Charcoal Border, 1 COR w copyright (a 6.5) & 1 ERR wout copyright, 1 w Circle Printed on Wall & 1 Air Brushed out, Prob 6.5/7, Mis Cut w WHITE line on top of card, 1 ERR uniform #29 & 1 COR uniform #14 (a 7), 1 Normal Red Banner & 1 w Long white line / circle printed near card number, 1 Day Background / Purple Jersey & 1 Evening Background / Blue Jersey, 1 Dark Green Banner & 1 Light Green Banner (a 7), 1 w White Circle printed in card number & 1 Air Brushed out, Prob a 6 to 6.5, Cut Press star marks on top edge, see scan, 1 Normal Red Jersey & 1 w Yellow Printed Throught, 1 Normal Jersey & 1 w 2 yellow circles on right shoulder, Prob a 5 / 6, Both front & back mis cut / print, Sweepstakes, 1 w single *(a 6 off center) & 1 w two **, 1, 32 Total Bases (ERR) (NM 7) & 1, 321 Total Bases, Prices are Standard U.S. I think not. To accomplish such a large print run, the company outsourced the work to multiple printers, some of which had never printed baseball cards before. 1989 Upper Deck Gordon, Alex 2006 Topps Thomas, Frank 1990 Topps Ripken, Bill 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken (Detail) VIEW ERROR CARD LINKS Popular Sets 1952 Topps 1969 Topps 1981 Fleer 1982 Topps Blackless 1988 Topps 1989 Fleer 1990 Topps Black Ink Errors (Detail) VIEW ALL ERROR CARDS Still, The Iron Man played well enough to earn his eighth straight trip to the All-Star game. I wonder how many cases had them. It was an underwhelming season for the team overall and Ripkens numbers werent the greatest either as he batted just .250 with 21 home runs, 84 RBI, and 78 runs scored. It was never corrected, and to this day remains a collectable error card. This is the first major box I ever received, found it in my parents closet, it had been a company promotion at the time. This set was a monster and contained a 792 card checklist in total. Black Ghost Ditto Mark, what does it belong to? Because of his jaw-dropping performance that year, Bonds earned his first trip to the All-Star game, won his first MVP, and picked up his first Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards. I wish cards from the early 90's held up better (price-wise) but I suppose there are a million reasons they didn't, which are too many to go over and not keeping with the intent of this post. The tone differences are no different than every other ignored example of too much yellow, too much red, too much blue, etc etc. Get my weekly newsletter with the latest hobby updates delivered straight to your inbox! After four promising seasons, Barry Bonds career began to skyrocket in 1990. was quickly printed but also printed with the proper spelling Magee but at much higher circulation compared . Back oddities on newer cards are hard to find for now that there are so few shops/shows, The circle or no circle around the c has been recognized for some time, but the 3d version involves a period or no period after the A in USAminor print defect, but was the subject of an SCD article , then made the book, and maybe ( not sure) the Registry. It is Frank Thomas It is his rookie card It is his first Topps card It is very rare Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. There is a Frank Thomas NNOF ending today on Ebay that appears to be a variation on that famous variation, in that it has the same sort of "no-white" back that the Larry Sheets, Randy Milligan, et al have in this thread. He was one of my favorite players to watch growing up as the guy could do it all. 1990 Topps #414 Frank Thomas Rookie Card (No Name On Front) Estimated PSA 9 Value: $20,000 Check prices on: Amazon You did not read that first price incorrectly. Rare 1990 Topps Baseball Error Card #396 A. Bartlett Giamatti blank front $147.00 1990 Topps # 414 - Frank Thomas - Rookie Card - RC - CSG 9.5 - Mint Plus + $40.00 1990 Topps KEN GRIFFEY JR. All-Star Rookie #336 Bloody Scar ERROR Card $1,000.00 1990 Topps Bo Jackson #285 Disclaimer Back Raiders SGC 10 $64.99 Bo Jackson was an incredibly popular athlete during the late 80s and early 90s. Beware!! Best & Most Valuable 2022 Topps Chrome Cards, everything thats wrong with the card backs, Legendary Baseball Cards That Define the Hobby. Ken Griffey Jr. 1990 Topps 336 All Star Rookie card bloody scar error. These are known as blackless variations and coveted by some collectors who will pay a tremendous amount of money. Found 9 1990 Topps Blackless Error Cards-Advise Needed So I was cleaning out a closet to make room for some new cards and ran across an old shoe box with a bunch of "junk wax" inside. Griffey was one of the most popular players of the era and his cards were always in high demand. As shocking as it may seem, yes, this version of the 1990 Topps Frank Thomas rookie card can be worth some serious money. In baseball card collecting, there is something for everyonethere are old cards and new cards, high-end cards, and lower-end. However, injuries would catch up to him, and even though he still had a top-notch glove on defense and could still hit for average, his power wasn't nearly what it used to be. During his days at Yale, Bush played first base on the varsity baseball team and was team captain his Senior year. 1990 Topps Jeff King No White On Back and Why it Doesnt Belong in the Big Books! But, to get a NNOF Frank, you're likely needing to shell out thousand of dollars. 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