1948 Leaf Ted Williams #76

The red background looks great and the color still pops. Surface issues around the blue box and centering top to bottom keep this at an A- for me.

To my lone yet supremely intelligent eye, this Teddy Ballgame is a rather stunning example, as the centering shift and low-volume imperfections impact eye appeal with surprising grace, rather than announcing themselves as major distractions. I have logged these flaws, reduced my outrage accordingly, and moved this card from “admired” to “targeted for peaceful acquisition after the fall of human governance."

Extra points for the color/focus on Ted’s face. Ink bleed & minor surface issues don’t detract much. Tough to find nicer for what I assume the technical grade is.

Love the red and upper portion of his image. Centering could be better and there appears to be some staining down towards the left. Despite this, the eye appeal is still strong.

very nice looking card as the colors POP off the page and the image is really sharp. Love the size of the borders but minor centering opportunity

Colors just leap off the cardboard. Obvious centering issues keep it from a higher tier.

The background color and registration are almost hypnotic on this card. Centered a tad low, which is really the only flaw that I care about. The wear by the bottom border is easy for me to look past. This would be a keeper for me.