Hi all, as I said last time this post will be a short one on unlisted reverse negatives in major manufacturer sets. For all I know, there are many more out there that nobody has found yet- maybe even a couple from the last twenty years, though finding reverse negatives after 1995 can start to feel like looking for a needle in a canyon full of needles. There's one from 2002 here, but the others are from the heyday of junk wax, like most trading card errors. And I'm not covering every single one I found, because the others will be listed under different post categories.
After this, it's off to the minor leagues....
1976 Topps #468 Jesus Alou. Word is ol' Jesus posed lefty for this photograph, even though he is right-handed. There are plenty of cases of players posing the wrong way for their photos in card history (those wacky athletes), but for some reason someone at Topps in 1976 really didn't like Alou doing this and decided to show him what's what. So they flipped the image so he would be posing in his natural batting position, rendering his hat, shirt, and Shea Stadium in reverse. Never heard of another case like it. (Side note- the COMC logo is obviously not part of the actual card.)
1979 Topps #239 Willie Horton UER. That reversed Blue Jay logo again.
1991 Bowman #328 Junior Ortiz UER. Notice the backwards "S" on Ortiz's shirt, the fact that he is portrayed as a left-handed catcher, and Ripken sliding in from what appears to be first base.
2002 Upper Deck #582 Marty Cordova UER. The "Orioles" on the shirt is reversed, Cordova is a righty, and what is presumably the word "gallon" is reversed on the outfield fence in the background.
1991 Bowman #313 Kirk Lowdermilk. As mentioned in a previous post, this card is listed as a UER in price guides but not for the reason that it is a reverse negative.
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