ERRORS & CURIOSITIES
| State Maps | ||
| 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 ""
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. |
 #53 - Georgia |
Printing error | A copy of this card with an incorrect "No. 58" on the reverse has been reported by Jerry Anderson. This card has the "" punctuation variety on the back. |
 #54 - Pennsylvania |
Printing error | I've acquired a copy of this card with an incorrect "No. 57" on the reverse. This card has the "" punctuation variety on the back. Note that the opposite error has been found on the #57 - West Virginia card. |
| Printing error | A few of these cards have
also
turned up which had
originally been printed with "No. 57" on
the reverse (as noted above) but these cards were apparently caught
before the cards were distributed (although not before the misnumbered
card noted
above escaped) 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 ""
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. |
|
 #55 - Oregon |
Printing error | One of these cards has
been reported (by Jerry Anderson) which had originally been printed
with "No. 56"
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 ""
punctuation variety on the back.
Note that the opposite error has been found on the #56 - Maryland 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 | A few of these cards have
turned up 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 ""
punctuation variety on the back.
Note that the opposite error has been found on the #55 - Oregon 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. |
 #57 - West Virginia |
Printing error | I've acquired a copy of this card with an incorrect "No. 54" on the reverse. This card has the "" punctuation variety on the back. Note that the opposite error has been found on the #54 - Pennsylvania card. |
| Printing error | A few of these cards have
also turned up which had
originally been printed with "No. 54" on
the reverse (as noted above) but these cards were apparently caught
before the cards were distributed (although not before the misnumbered
card noted
above escaped) 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 ""
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. |
|
 #58 - Louisiana |
Printing error | One of these cards has
been reported (by Jerry Anderson) which had originally been printed
with "No. 53"
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 ""
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 #53 - Georgia cards might exist which were originally printed with "No. 58". Keep your eyes open! |
 #59 - Florida |
Printing error | I've acquired a copy of this card with an incorrect "No. 52" on the reverse. This card has the "" punctuation variety on the back. Another collector, Jerry Anderson, has also reported a similar incorrectly numbered card, but with the text on the reverse 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. |
| Printing error | A few of these cards have
also turned up which had
originally been printed with "No. 52" on
the reverse (as noted above) but these cards were apparently caught
before the cards were distributed (although not before the misnumbered
card noted
above escaped) 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 ""
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 most (though not all) of the cards were distributed. |
|
 #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 images of
the
State Maps posters.
However, New Hampshire is not found on either of those two posters, but
the
blue margin markings on this piece coincide rather closely with similar
markings on the Vermont "card" on one of those posters and the
South Dakota "card" on the other. That's likely an indication that at
least one other poster with a similar layout was 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 ""
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 images of
the
State Maps posters.
However, Kansas is not found on either of those two posters, but the
blue
margin marking on this piece coincides rather closely with a similar
marking on the Idaho "card" on one of those posters and the Alaska
"card" on the other. That's likely an indication that at
least one other poster with a similar layout was 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 "" 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 ""
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 images of
the
State Maps posters.
However, District of Columbia is not found on either of those two
posters,
but the blue margin markings on this piece coincide rather closely with
similar markings on the Florida "card" on one of those posters
and
the South Carolina "card" on the other. That's likely an indication
that at
least one other poster with a similar layout was 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 images of the State
Maps posters.
However, Rhode Island is not found on either of those two posters, but
the
blue margin markings on this piece, as well as the overlapping corner,
coincide rather closely with the markings on the Kentucky
"card" on one of those posters and the "Washington" card on the other.
Additionally, the upper left
corner is cut off, right along the line where the Washington card is
overlapped by the Wyoming card above it. (Interestingly, on the first
poster, it is the Kentucky card that overlaps the Indiana card above
it). Those similarities are likely an indication that at least one
other poster with a similar layout
was produced for the series.
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