ERRORS & CURIOSITIES
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| Card | Type | Description |
 #52 - Maine |
Printing error | A
few of these cards have turned up which had
originally been printed with "No. 59"
on the reverse. It's an error that was apparently
recognized before the cards were distributed and
an overprint was applied which crossed out the
incorrect number and added the correct one. This
error is only known on cards with the " ARBUCKLES' " punctuation variety
on the back.
Note that the opposite error has been found on the #59 - Florida card. Similar matching pairs of errors have also been found (as noted elsewhere on this page). This might indicate that when the first batch of these cards was printed, the original press sheets for the first 10 cards (which likely had multiple designs on each sheet) had their numbers printed in reverse order relative to the states shown on the front (i.e.; No. 51 instead of No. 60, No. 52 instead of No. 59, No. 53 instead of No. 58, etc.), and that the error was caught and corrected with the overprint before distribution. |
 #54 - Pennsylvania |
Printing error | A
few of these cards have turned up which had
originally been printed with "No. 57"
on the reverse. It's an error that was apparently
recognized before the cards were distributed and
an overprint was applied which crossed out the
incorrect number and added the correct one. This
error is only known on cards with the " ARBUCKLES' " punctuation variety
on the back.
Note that the opposite error has been found on the #57 - West Virginia card. Similar matching pairs of errors have also been found (as noted elsewhere on this page). This might indicate that when the first batch of these cards was printed, the original press sheets for the first 10 cards (which likely had multiple designs on each sheet) had their numbers printed in reverse order relative to the states shown on the front (i.e.; No. 51 instead of No. 60, No. 52 instead of No. 59, No. 53 instead of No. 58, etc.), and that the error was caught and corrected with the overprint before distribution. |
 #56 - Maryland |
Printing error | One
of these cards has been reported (by Chuck
Millburn) which had originally been printed with
"No. 55" on the
reverse. It's an error that was apparently
recognized before the cards were distributed and
an overprint was applied which crossed out the
incorrect number and added the correct one. This
error is only known on cards with the " ARBUCKLES' " punctuation variety
on the back.
Since the other errors of this type that I've detailed here all occur in pairs, it seems likely that some #55 - Oregon cards might exist which were originally printed with "No. 56". Keep your eyes open! |
 #57 - West Virginia |
Printing error | A
few of these cards have turned up which had
originally been printed with "No. 54"
on the reverse. It's an error that was apparently
recognized before the cards were distributed and
an overprint was applied which crossed out the
incorrect number and added the correct one. This
error is only known on cards with the " ARBUCKLES' " punctuation variety
on the back.
Note that the opposite error has been found on the #54 - Pennsylvania card. Similar matching pairs of errors have also been found (as noted elsewhere on this page). This might indicate that when the first batch of these cards was printed, the original press sheets for the first 10 cards (which likely had multiple designs on each sheet) had their numbers printed in reverse order relative to the states shown on the front (i.e.; No. 51 instead of No. 60, No. 52 instead of No. 59, No. 53 instead of No. 58, etc.), and that the error was caught and corrected with the overprint before distribution. |
 #59 - Florida |
Printing error | A
few of these cards have turned up which had
originally been printed with "No. 52"
on the reverse. It's an error that was apparently
recognized before the cards were distributed and
an overprint was applied which crossed out the
incorrect number and added the correct one. This
error is only known on cards with the " ARBUCKLES' " punctuation variety
on the back.
Note that the opposite error has been found on the #52 - Maine card. Similar matching pairs of errors have also been found (as noted elsewhere on this page). This might indicate that when the first batch of these cards was printed, the original press sheets for the first 10 cards (which likely had multiple designs on each sheet) had their numbers printed in reverse order relative to the states shown on the front (i.e.; No. 51 instead of No. 60, No. 52 instead of No. 59, No. 53 instead of No. 58, etc.), and that the error was caught and corrected with the overprint before distribution. |
 #70 - New Hampshire |
Poster scrap | I've
acquired a card-like piece of scrap which appears
to have been cut from an advertising poster for
the series. It's printed on paper stock, rather
than card stock, has a blank back, and has
clearly been hand-trimmed. The only design
differences between this piece and a normal card
are the blue markings in the wider-than-usual
margins. Such markings can be seen in the image
of the State Maps poster provided by Ron Schieber.
However, New Hampshire is not found on that
particular poster, but the blue margin markings
on this piece coincide rather closely with
similar markings on that poster's Vermont
"card", indicating that at least one
other poster with a similar layout was likely
produced for the series.
|
 #81 - Nebraska |
Printing error | I've
acquired one of these cards with an incorrect
"No. 90" on the
reverse. Additionally, the text on the reverse is
printed in the opposite orientation to what is
normally found on cards in this series. That is
to say, the front top edge of the card is aligned
with the back right edge, instead of the back
left edge. Also, as can be seen in the scan,
below, the text is significantly misaligned. This
error was found on a card with the " ARBUCKLE'S " punctuation variety
on the back.
Note that the opposite error has been found on the #90 - Indiana card. It seems probable that at least one of the larger press sheets on which these cards were originally printed (and which likely had multiple designs on each sheet) was reversed between the front and back printing. |
 #82 - South Dakota |
Printer's proof (?) | I've
acquired one of these cards which has a blank
back. The edges also appear to have been cut by
hand, but the card has the printer's color
registration markings near the center of all 4
edges (note the large '+' markings in the image,
below). Since all other aspects of the card seem
to be consistent with a normal South Dakota card
(i.e., color, size, paper stock), I would guess
that this might very well be a printer's proof of
some sort.
|
 #84 - Kansas |
Poster scrap | I've
acquired a card-like piece of scrap which appears
to have been cut from an advertising poster for
the series. It's printed on paper stock, rather
than card stock, has a blank back, and has
clearly been hand-trimmed. The only design
difference between this piece and a normal card
is the blue marking in the wider-than-usual
margins. Such markings can be seen in the image
of the State Maps poster provided by Ron Schieber.
However, Kansas is not found on that particular
poster, but the blue margin marking on this piece
coincides rather closely with a similar marking
on that poster's Idaho "card",
indicating that at least one other poster with a
similar layout was likely produced for the
series.
|
 #87 - Arkansas |
Printing error | One of these cards has been reported (by Jerry Anderson) with an incorrect "No. 84" on the reverse. Additionally, the text on the reverse is printed in the opposite orientation to what is normally found on cards in this series. That is to say, the front top edge of the card is aligned with the back right edge, instead of the back left edge. Jerry has also reported that the text is somewhat misaligned, though not as severely as on the Nebraska card, shown above. This error was found on a card with the " ARBUCKLES' " punctuation variety on the back. |
 #90 - Indiana |
Printing error | I've
acquired one of these cards with an incorrect
"No. 81" on the
reverse. Additionally, the text on the reverse is
printed in the opposite orientation to what is
normally found on cards in this series. That is
to say, the front top edge of the card is aligned
with the back right edge, instead of the back
left edge. Also, as can be seen in the scan,
below, the text is significantly misaligned. This
error was found on a card with the " ARBUCKLE'S " punctuation variety
on the back.
Note that the opposite error has been found on the #81 - Nebraska card. It seems probable that at least one of the larger press sheets on which these cards were originally printed (and which likely had multiple designs on each sheet) was reversed between the front and back printing. |
 #91 - District of Columbia |
Poster scrap | I've
acquired a card-like piece of scrap which appears
to have been cut from an advertising poster for
the series. It's printed on paper stock, rather
than card stock, has a blank back, and has
clearly been hand-trimmed. The only design
differences between this piece and a normal card
are the blue markings in the wider-than-usual
margins. Such markings can be seen in the image
of the State Maps poster provided by Ron Schieber.
However, District of Columbia is not found on
that particular poster, but the blue margin
markings on this piece coincide rather closely
with similar markings on that poster's Florida
"card", indicating that at least one
other poster with a similar layout was likely
produced for the series.
|
 #92 - Connecticut |
Printing error | One of these cards has been reported (by Jerry Anderson) which has an unprinted, blank back. |
 #94 - Rhode Island |
Poster scrap | I've
acquired a card-like piece of scrap which appears
to have been cut from an advertising poster for
the series. It's printed on paper stock, rather
than card stock, has a blank back, and has
clearly been hand-trimmed. The only design
differences between this piece and a normal card
are the blue markings in the wider-than-usual
margins and a triangular area in the bottom
margin which appears to be the corner of an
overlapping "card". Such markings can
be seen in the image of the State
Maps poster
provided by Ron Schieber. However, Rhode Island
is not found on that particular poster, but the
blue margin markings on this piece, as well as
the overlapping corner, coincide rather closely
with the markings on that poster's Kentucky
"card", indicating that at least one
other poster with a similar layout was likely
produced for the series. (Additionally, the upper
left corner is cut off, right along the line
where it appears that it would have overlapped
another card image directly above it on the
poster.)
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