Although there are a bunch of 1990 Pro Set error and variation lists floating around out there, I have found that most are missing a large bit of info (mostly recent discoveries) or as is the usual case, they have incorrect info (i.e. Walter Stanley with #87 on back). I also feel that the popular unconfirmed varieties that may exist are worth noting as well.
So, getting started, I have added the following key:
**** = Very scarce variation and/or promo that is hardly offered for sale.
*** = Scarce variation and/or promo that rarely pop up for sale, usually an early correction or very short-run variety.
** = Scarce variation and/or promo that are rarer than the ‘common’ variations and pop up for sale only occasionally.
* = Slightly tougher to find than a common card, the Johnny Holland NNOB is a good example of this.
No star = Can be found with little searching, usually offered for sale on ebay by a number of sellers at any given time.
Enjoy!
#1a Barry Sanders (pack-issued, shows Barry holding trophy on back, LIONS spelled out on back)
#1b Barry Sanders Hawaii PROMO – not a pack-issued variation (Shows headshot of Barry, Lions helmet logo on back) ***
#2a Joe Montana POY 3521 ERR (back reads “Kelly-3,521 yards”)
#2b Joe Montana POY 3130 COR (back corrected to “Kelly: 3,130 yards”)
#5a Keith Millard LL (pink mark in name on front) *
#5b Keith Millard LL (pink mark removed/airbrushed)
#7a Ottis Anderson LL (Missing name, position, copyright info and card number on back) ****
#7b Ottis Anderson LL (printing correctly)
#9a Christian Okoye LL (2 black lines through name on front) **
#9b Christian Okoye LL (2 black lines partially removed from front) **
#9c Christian Okoye LL (2 black lines removed entirely from front)
#10a Thurman Thomas LL (thin stat lines on back) **
#10b Thurman Thomas LL (normal stat lines)
#11a Mike Cofer LL (black line through red team stripe and text on back) **
#11b Mike Cofer LL (black line removed)
#12a Dalton Hilliard LL (clipped names at left)
#12b Dalton Hilliard LL (full names at left) *UNVERIFIED*
#14a Rich Camarillo LL period (beneath “Baugh” in text) **
#14b Rich Camarillo LL (period removed, 4 in 45.1 partially whited out) **
#14c Rich Camarillo LL (corrected)
#15a Walter Stanley ERR (#8 on back) *
#15b Walter Stanley COR (#86 on back NOTE: No #87 version exists despite what Beckett says)
#15c Walter Stanley COR (#86 on back, large blob over Packers player’s facemask) ***
#17a Felix Wright LL (Clipped stat line on back) *
#17b Felix Wright LL (corrected)
#18a Chris Doleman ERR (error back, wrong stats, “Townsent”)
#18b Chris Doleman COR (back corrected to 104.5 sacks for Taylor; “Townsent” corrected to “Townsend”)
#19a Andre Ware RC w/o stripe (black line over face) ***
#19b Andre Ware RC w/o stripe (black line removed from face)
#19c Andre Ware RC w/stripe (draft stripe on front, no black line over face)
#20a Mo Elewonibi (no stripe)
#20b Mo Elewonibi (draft stripe on front)
#21a Percy Snow (no stripe)
#21aa Percy Snow (no stripe, red and black names on back) **
#21b Percy Snow (draft stripe on front)
#21bb Percy Snow (draft stripe, red and black names on back) ***
#22a Anthony Thompson RC (no stripe)
#22b Anthony Thompson RC (draft stripe on front)
#23a Buck Buchanan (with white mark over U on front)
#23b Buck Buchanan (with white mark removed)
#24a Bob Griese (with period after “career” above r on back) **
#24b Bob Griese (corrected)
#25a Franco Harris ERR wrong birthdate
#25b Franco Harris COR corrected birthdate 3/7/50
#27a Jack Lambert ERR wrong birthdate
#27b Jack Lambert COR corrected birthdate 7/8/52
#29a Bob St. Clair (with black symbol under text on back) **
#29b Bob St. Clair (with black symbol partially airbrushed away) *
#29c Bob St. Clair (with black symbol completely removed)
#30a Aundray Bruce (gap in line under stat totals)
#30b Aundray Bruce (solid black line under stat totals)
#34a Bill Fralic (different, smaller font for FALCONS on front)
#34b Bill Fralic (corrected, larger FALCONS on front) *UNVERIFIED*
#37a John Settle (with red line below black line under AVG and TD stats) **
#37b John Settle (with red line behind black line under AVG and TD stats)
#37c John Settle (without a red line under AVG and TD stats – UNVERIFIED)
#39a Cornelius Bennett (with black stat headings on back) ***
#38a Jerry Glanville blue slash through 33 career wins in stats **
#38b Jerry Glanville blue slash removed
#39b Cornelius Bennett (with black and red stat headings on back) ***
#39b Cornelius Bennett (with red stat headings on back)
#40a Jim Kelly (ball touching Pro Set logo on front, red line (plate break) through BILLS logo on back ) **
#40b Jim Kelly (ball touching Pro Set logo on front, solid BILLS logo on back)
#40c Jim Kelly (1-2mm space between ball and Pro Set logo on front)
#43a Nate Odomes (elongated T in NATE on front) **
#43b Nate Odomes (corrected)
#49a Neal Anderson (red squiggle in upepr-left of photo on front) **
#49b Neal Anderson (squiggle removed)
#50a Kevin Butler ( ic in Chicago 86 stats is whited-out) **
#50b Kevin Butler (correctly printed)
#57a Mike Singletary (faint, 1″ diagonal red line between photo and stat area on back) **
#57b Mike Singletary (line removed from back)
#58a Keith Van Horne (blue proofing lines through bio on back) **
#58b Keith Van Horne (corrected)
#59a Mike Ditka LARGE FONT for “Hall Of Fame” on front. ***
#59b Mike Ditka SMALL FONT for “Hall Of Fame” on front.
#60a Lewis Billups (Missing portion of 5th and 6th lines of text on back) ***
#60b Lewis Billups (Red blotches over TCKL totals and stat line between TCKL and SACKS colums) **
#60c Lewis Billups (Correctly printed)
#63a Rickey Dixon RC ERR (no bio notes under photo) *
#63b Rickey Dixon RC COR (with bio notes)
#68a Sam Wyche CO ERR (no bio notes under photo) *
#68b Sam Wyche CO COR (with bio notes)
#75a Ozzie Newsome ERR (Little Rock)
#75b Ozzie Newsome COR (corrected hometown: Muscle Shoals, AL)
#75c Cody Risien SP (NOTE: Found in late series 1 packs) **
#78a Troy Aikman (horizontal red line above stat headings on back) ***
#78b Troy Aikman (red line removed from back, white streak through ‘j’ in ‘injured’ on back) **
#78c Troy Aikman (red line removed from back, white streak removed, complete ‘j’)
#80a Jim Jeffcoat (name printed high – nearly touching photo – on front) *
#80b Jim Jeffcoat (name centered on front)
#84a Ken Norton (large portion at bottom of text whited-out) ***
#84b Ken Norton (smaller portion at bottom of text whited-out) ***
#84c Ken Norton (corrected)
#89a Simon Fletcher (large, looping print mark on front – possibly from a hair on the plate) **
#89b Simon Fletcher (mark(s) removed, fixed plate)
#90a Ron Holmes (Bold font name on front) **
#90b Ron Holmes (normal font name on front)
#98a Lomas Brown (full red, traingular blotch on front) **
#98b Lomas Brown (partial triangular blotch on front) **
#98c Lomas Brown (blotch completely removed from front, red curled slash through top of photo) **
#98d Lomas Brown (blotch completely removed from front)
#102a Barry Sanders (gap in top stat line on back under RUSHING header) **
#102b Barry Sanders (correctly printed)
#110a Johnny Holland ERR (no name,number on back) *
#110b Johnny Holland COR (corrected)
#111a Perry Kemp ERR (Ken Stills photo on back) *
#111b Perry Kemp COR (corrected)
#112a Don Majkowski (two red lines in inset pic and border on back)***
#112b Don Majkowski (corrected)
#114a Sterling Sharpe ERR (says he was born in Glenville)
#114b Sterling Sharpe COR (corrected birthplace: Chicago, IL) *
#127a Jack Pardee (with incomplete ‘n’ in the word ‘university’ on back) *
#127b Jack Pardee (corrected text on back)
#128a Albert Bentley (thin blue line to left of helmet on front) **
#128b Albert Bentley (line removed from front)
#129a Dean Biasucci (PAT ATT headings partially printed) **
#129b Dean Biasucci (PAT ATT headings fully printed)
#130a Duane Bickett (name, position and uni number touching white area of card back) **
#130b Duane Bickett (name, position and uni number printed correctly: away from white area)
#132a Jon Hand (black line down chest/stomach on front) **
#132b Jon Hand (corrected, line removed)
#133a Mike Prior (Full black line through text) UNVERIFIED
#133b Mike Prior (partially airbrushed black line through text) **
#133c Mike Prior (corrected, line removed)
#134a Andre Rison NO TRADE STRIPE (With top of card number “clipped off” on back) **
#134aa Andre Rison NO TRADE STRIPE (With complete card number on back)
#134b Andre Rison WITH TRADE STRIPE (With top of card number “clipped off” on back) **
#134bb Andre Rison WITH TRADE STRIPE (With complete number on back)
#134bbb Andre Rison WITH TRADE STRIPE (With complete number on back, white lettering on front, light banner)****
#134c Andre Rison WITH TRADE STRIPE and Mail-In Offer on back (With signature printed next to “Sincerely”) **
#134cc Andre Rison WITH TRADE STRIPE and Message on back (With signature printed 1-2mm away from “Sincerely”)
#135a Rohn Stark (with name shifted to left on front – ‘K’ lines up with tip of foot) **
#135b Rohn Stark (with name centered on front)
#136a Donnell Thompson (black, solid circle for yards totals on back) ***
#136b Donnell Thompson (red, zero for yards totals on back)
#137a Clarence Verdin (Stat totals printed high, touching line) **
#137b Clarence Verdin (Stat totals printed low, touching line) **
#137c Clarence Verdin (Stat totals centered 9 in 1989 whited out) ***
#137d Clarence Verdin (Stat totals centered, complete 1989)
#138a Fredd Young (diagonally printed stats) **
#138b Fredd Young (corrected stats)
#139a Ron Meyer (diagonally printed stats) **
#139b Ron Meyer (corrected stats)
#146a Stephone Paige (hair is blacked-out solid on back)
#146b Stephone Paige (hair is natural colored, textured on back)
#149a Steve Beuerlein (black line through NFLPA logo on back) **
#149b Steve Beuerlein (black line removed from back)
#152a Mervyn Fernandez ERR (Draft status incorrect)
#152b Mervyn Fernandez COR (status corrected to “Drafted 10th round ’83”)
#161a Art Shell (Birthdate: 11/25/46 on back, small HOF print in banner on front)
#161b Art Shell (Birthdate: 11/25/46 on back, large HOF print in banner on front – UNVERIFIED)
#161c Art Shell (Birthdate: 11/26/46 on back, small HOF print in banner on front) **
#161d Art Shell (Birthdate: 11/26/46 on back, large HOF print in banner on front) **
#165a Jim Everett (black blotch “behind” his name on front) **
#165b Jim Everett (black blotch partially airbrushed on front) **
#165c Jim Everett (black blotch removed entirely)
#166a Jerry Gray (broken B in Bowl in text on back due to plate obstruction) **
#166b Jerry Gray (corrected)
#169a Larry Kelm (black 1/4″ line above NFLPA logo on back) *
#169b Larry Kelm (corrected)
#180a Jim Jensen (1/2″ black line between uni # and position) ***
#180b Jim Jensen ( black line removed)
#195a Scott Studwell (large red blotch in upper right of photo) ***
#195b Scott Studwell (blotch removed/corrected)
#198a Wade Wilson (large red blotch in upper right of photo) ***
#198b Wade Wilson (blotch removed/corrected)
#204a Fred Marion (49ers player with belt) ***
#204b Fred Marion (49ers players belt airbrushed out, ‘ P. ‘ printed over bio on back) ***?
#204b Fred Marion (49ers players belt airbrushed out)
#207a John Stephens (Red slash through 1988 TD’s) *
#207b John Stephens (Slash removed)
#210a Morten Andersen (name in white on back)
#210b Morten Andersen (corrected)
#212a John Fourcade (portion of stat totals and headings missing on back) ***
#212b John Fourcade (stats correctly printed)
#216a Eric Martin ERR (name in white on back)
#216b Eric Martin COR (corrected)
#218a Pat Swilling (jagged stat line on back) *
#218b Pat Swilling (corrected stat line, yellow mark under hand on front) *
#218c Pat Swilling (corrected stat line, mark removed)
#218d Pat Swilling (corrected stat line, mark removed, tire tracks on front) **
#221a Jim Mora CO ERR (name in white on back)
#221b Jim Mora CO COR (corrected)
#223a Carl Banks (red slash through ‘team’ and ‘N.Y.’ in stats on back) **
#223b Carl Banks
#223c Carl Banks
#223d Carl Banks (corrected, all lines removed)
#227a Leonard Marshall (stat gap in 2nd stat line above Giants)
#227b Leonard Marshall
#227c Leonard Marshall (correctly printed)
#247a Randall Cunningham (Large gap in last line line of text on back) **
#247b Randall Cunningham (Complete text on back, red “arrows” proofing marks by/over text)
#247c Randall Cunningham (Complete text on back, proofing marks removed)
#253a Buddy Ryan (thin red horizontal line under name on front) **
#253b Buddy Ryan (line removed from front)
#255a Earl Ferrell (no retired stripe stripe on front)
#255b Earl Ferrell (retired stripe on front – mentioned by Pro Set in official press release – Unverified…and unlikely)
#257a Ken Harvey (red line at right of photo) **
#257b Ken Harvey (red line airbrushed away)
#260a Tim Rosenbach (incomplete N in name on front) **
#260b Tim Rosenbach (complete name on front)
#262a Vai Sikahema (pink wedge behind NFC logo on back, white card back) ***
#262b Vai Sikahema (wedge removed, yellow card back) ***
#262c Vai Sikahema (wedge removed, white card back)
#263a J.T. Smith (horizontal red line under AVG and TD totals) ***
#263b J.T. Smith (line removed from card back)
#264a Ron Wolfley (1/8″ vertical black line before R in name on front) **
#264b Ron Wolfley (black line partially airbrushed) **
#264c Ron Wolfley (black line fully airbrushed)
#271a David Little (gap in 3rd stat line) *
#271b David Little (corrected)
#275a Chuck Knoll (black line through text on back – bottom left) **
#275b Chuck Knoll (corrected, line removed)
#280a Gary Plummer (turf extends into yellow name banner on front) ***
#280b Gary Plummer (correctly printed)
#286a Mike Cofer (the word “consecutive” is obstructed by broken plate) **
#286b Mike Cofer (correctly printed text)
#287a Roger Craig (blood stains on left leg) **
#287b Roger Craig (blood stains airbrushed away)
#289a Charles Haley ERR (incorrect fumble recovery stats)
#289b Charles Haley COR (stats corrected to 5 total fumble recoveries) *
#291a Ronnie Lott (blue dot above e in defense on back) **
#291b Ronnie Lott (corrected, dot removed)
#300a Jeff Bryant (text “whiteout” on back – likely due to debris on plate) ***
#300b Jeff Bryant (text fully printed on back)
#302a Norm Johnson (hand-done top stat line on back) **
#302b Norm Johnson (normal stat lines on back, two red “slashes” through name/name bar on front) ***
#302c Norm Johnson (normal stat lines on back, slashes removed)
#308a Chuck Knox (words ‘second’ and ‘among’ are partially obscured on back) **
#308b Chuck Knox (corrected)
#310a Paul Gruber (letters: RUBER in GRUBER and T are missing on back at top) ****
#310b Paul Gruber (GRUBER and T (position) are printed on back)
#315a Ervin Randle (86 in 1986 stats whited-out on back) ***
#315b Ervin Randle (86 stats correctly printed)
#319a Ray Perkins CO ERR no name or position on back) *
#319b Ray Perkins CO COR (corrected)
#329a Gerald Riggs (gap in top stat line on back) **
#329b Gerald Riggs (correctly printed)
#334a Pro Bowl – Jerry Gray (large portion of lines 3 and 4 of text are not fully printed) ***
#334b Pro Bowl – Jerry Gray (smaller portion of lines 3 and 4 of text are not fully printed) **
#334c Pro Bowl – Jerry Gray (all lines of text fully printed)
#338a Eric Dickerson PB (Short Print – withdrawn early then later released in massive amounts) *
#338b Lud Denny PROMO (Not a pack-issued variation, created as gift for Pro Set President) ***
#338c Eric Dickerson PB (front shows mock-up test of 1990-91 Hoops Jerry Reynolds – not pack-issued) ***
#343a Chris Hinton PB (no stripe, text on back begins: ” Has been named”)
#343b Chris Hinton PB (with traded stripe, text on back begins: “Has been named”) ***
#343c Chris Hinton PB (with traded stripe, text on back begins: “Six-time Pro Bowl”)
#343d Chris Hinton PB (with traded stripe, “Six-time…” on back with white text in banner) ****
#344a Rodney Holman PB (black diagonal line through text on back) *
#344b Rodney Holman PB (black line removed from text on back)
#346a Tunch Ilkin PB (black line on front by knee) *
#346b Tunch Ilkin PB (black line removed)
#356a Anthony Miller PB (CHARGERS in black ink on back)
#356b Anthony Miller PB (CHARGERS in blue ink on back)
#357a Frank Minnifield PB (name/team in YELLOW on front) ***
#357b Frank Minnifield PB (name/team in white – corrected)
#358a Max Montoya PB (bright orange face, plate error) RPD ***
#358b Max Montoya PB (natural colored face, corrected)
#364a Leslie O’Neal PB (CHARGERS in black ink on back)
#364b Leslie O’Neal PB (CHARGERS in blue ink on back)
#371a Bruce Smith PB (blue proofing lines through photo and text on back) **
#371b Bruce Smith PB (proofing lines removed from back)
#373a Derrick Thomas PB (black line through u in “round” on back) *
#373b Derrick Thomas PB (black line removed)
#376a Lee Williams PB (CHARGERS in black ink on back)
#376b Lee Williams PB (CHARGERS in blue ink on back)
#379a Eric Allen PB (red blotches on jersey) **
#379a Eric Allen PB (red blotches on jersey removed)
#386a Randall Cunningham (large print on front)
#386b Randall Cunningham (small print on front)
#398a Steve Jordan PB (pro set logo/heading and name PINK on front) ***
#398b Steve Jordan PB (pro set logo/heading and name white on front)
#424a Ron Wolfley PB (large/longer name/team/pos print on front) UNVERIFIED
#424b Ron Wolfley PB (normal name/team/pos print on front)
#431a Michael Haynes (birthdate and height are partially whited out) ***
#431b Michael Haynes (birthdate/HT corrected, thin stat line) **
#431c Michael Haynes (birthdate/HT corrected, stat line corrected)
#436a Ray Bentley (clipped stat heading: receiving)
#436b Ray Bentley (fully printed stat headings)
#437a Shane Conlon (B in LB partially obscured) **
#437b Shane Conlon (corrected)
#439a Pete Metzelaars (blue line through S in METZELAARS on back)
#439b Pete Metzelaars (blue line removed)
#444a Thurman Thomas (black line next to birthdate on back)
#444b Thurman Thomas (black line removed)
#449a Dan Hampton ERR (DE back)
#449b Dan Hampton COR (DT back)
#449a William Perry (gap in line above stat headings)
#449b William Perry (solid line above stat headings)
#454a Brad Muster (bottoms of stat headings in black)
#454b Brad Muster (stat headings all in red)
#457a James Thornton (thin, jagged stat line under “receiving” on back)
#457b James Thornton (fixed stat line on back)
#460a Eric Ball (bottom of RECEIVING clipped off) *
#460b Eric Ball (RECEIVING fully printed, stat headings clipped off) **
#460c Eric Ball (correctly printed)
#461a James Brooks (several breaks in black in on back through stats and text due to hair/crack in plate) **
#461b James Brooks (small gap in stat line on back) *
#461c James Brooks (correctly printed stats/text)
#463a Boomer Esiason (with broken stat line above “year” on back) *
#463b Boomer Esiason (fixed stat line on back)
#470a Brian Brennan (thin stat line) ***
#470b Brian Brennan (corrected)
#479a Robert Awalt (“wore number…” text line at bottom is thicker) ***
#479b Robert Awalt (“wore number…” text line in correctly printed)
#479c Robert Awalt (No asterisk by uniform number/ blue ink covering asterisk) RPD ****
#483a Danny Stubbs (96 on back – uni #)
#483b Danny Stubbs (66 on back – uni #) UNVERIFIED
#484a Steve Walsh (missing bio data on back) *****
#484b Steve Walsh (corrected)
#492a David Treadwell (4C in stats)*
#492b David Treadwell (40 in stats)
#496a Kevin Glover RC (C-G back) *
#496b Kevin Glover RC (C back)
#505a Brian Noble (2 in 1989 NO stats is half-printed or clipped off) **
#505b Brian Noble (all stats are properly printed in full)
#520a Pat Beach (missing bio data on back) *****
#520b Pat Beach (corrected)
#521a Eugene Daniel (pink name strip on front, shite shadow name to right) ***
#521b Eugene Daniel (white name strip on front)
#536a Derrick Thomas (name in thick, BOLD font) *
#536b Derrick Thomas (name in correct font)
#547a Max Montoya (TM clipped on front)
#547b Max Montoya (full TM on front) *
#565a Alfred Anderson (purple line through FR in ALFRED on back) **
#565b Alfred Anderson (corrected)
#567a Rick Fenny (full black line through RICK on front, black line through photo too) **
#567b Rick Fenny (part black line through RICK on front, black line through photo too) **
#567c Rick Fenny (gap in stat line and part of M in Minnesota missing on back, line removed from front) ***
#567d Rick Fenny (complete stats/stat line on back, lines removed from front)
#601a James Hasty (pink name strip on front) ***
#601b James Hasty (white name strip on front)
#607a Wes Hopkins (Stat Categories Fumbles and Interceptions in Black) *
#607b Wes Hopkins (Stat Categories Fumbles and Interceptions in Black and Red)
#607c Wes Hopkins (Stat Categories Fumbles and Interceptions in Red with bottoms in Black) *
#607d Wes Hopkins (Stat Categories Fumbles and Interceptions in RED)
#610a Jim McMahon (Black TM by Pro Set logo, barely visible)
#610b Jim McMahon (Black TM by Pro Set logo, barely visible)
#610c Jim McMahon (Missing bio data on back) *****
#626a Rod Woodson (Red fumble interceptions header)
#626b Rod Woodson (Black fumble interceptions header)
#627a Rod Bernstine (position listed as TE)
#627b Rod Bernstine (position corrected to RB)
#630a Anthony Miller (position listed as WR-KR on front, WR back)
#630b Anthony Miller (position listed as WR-KR on front and back)
#630c Anthony Miller (position listed as WR on front and back – Unverified )
#632a Leslie O’Neal (position listed as LB-DE on front, LB on back)
#632b Leslie O’Neal (position listed as LB on front and back)
#632c Leslie O’Neal (Missing line of text on back: “Moved from defensive end to…” – Unverified )
#633a David Richards (position listed as G-T on back)
#633b David Richards (position listed as G on back)
#639a Brent Jones (large stat gap on back) **
#639b Brent Jones (corrected stat lines)
#644a Dave Waymer (jagged, thin line below stat totals)
#644b Dave Waymer (solid, printed line below stat totals)
#644c Dave Waymer (black stat headings on back) UNVERIFIED
#645a Steve Young (“season gume” on back – incomplete ‘a’) *
#645b Steve Young (“season game” on back – completed ‘a’, broken ‘l’ in ‘also’)
#645b Steve Young (“season game” on back – completed ‘a’, fixed ‘l’ in ‘also’)
#657a Curt Jarvis (no “Official NFL card” on front)
#657b Curt Jarvis (“Official NFL card” added to front)
#658a Ricky Reynolds (gap in bottom stat line) **
#658b Ricky Reynolds (corrected)
#666a Walter Stanley (normal, pack-issued card)
#666b Steve Young of Pro Set Press Inc. (Cowboys Draft/Prospect design on front, promo issued to him, NOT 49ers QB) **********
#668a Stan Humpheries (top of name “clipped off” on front, at right) *
#668b Stan Humpheries (name fully-printed on front)
#669a Jeff George Illinois (Indianapolis Colts)
#669b Jeff George Illinois (Atlanta Falcons) *
#669c Jeff George Illinois (New England Patriots) *
#669d Keith McCants (Atlanta Falcons) *
#669e Jeff George (Indianapolis Colts – Series 2 issued, clipped name on front) *
#669f Jeff George (Indianapolis Colts – Series 2 issued, yellow pant laces) **
#669g Jeff George (Indianapolis Colts – Series 2 issued, white pant laces)
#674a Mark Carrier with bloody nose on back – UNVERIFIED
#674b Mark Carrier with regular pic on back
#680a James Francis (with black strip through helmet/team logo on front) *
#680b James Francis (without black strip through helmet/team logo)
#687a Darrell Thompson (i in “big” whited out in text on back) **
#687b Darrell Thompson (corrected)
#688a Steve Broussard (lower-half of Falcons helmet/logo is gray on front)
#688b Steve Broussard (Falcons helmet/logo is black on front)
#687a Reggie Rembert (Top of name “clipped off” on front) **
#687b Reggie Rembert (Name fully printed on front)
#694a Rob Moore (name clipped off on top) *
#694b Rob Moore (name fully printed)
#698a Terry Wooden (back number 90)
#698b Terry Wooden (back number 51)
#700a Anthony Thompson (top of name clipped on front) **
#700b Anthony Thompson (corrected)
#701a Fred Washington (printed before death – no mention)
#701b Fred Washington (“bloody” photo, excess of magenta ink over face on back – short run misprint) **
#701c Fred Washington “Special Collectible” (memorial card – mentions death, name printed very low on front) **
#701d Fred Washington “Special Collectible” (memorial card – mentions death, name centered on front)
#705a Anthony Johnson (name printed high, almost touching photo, on front) *
#705a Anthony Johnson (name centered on front)
#706a Aaron Wallace (black and white diagonal plate scratch between RAIDERS and text area on back) **
#707a Harold Green (with black strip through helmet/team logo on front) *
#707b Harold Green (without black strip through helmet/team logo)
#708a Keith Sims (“Hand-drawn” K in KEITH on front) ****
#708b Keith Sims (correctly, printed name on front)
#718a Pat Terrell (back number 41)
#718b Pat Terrell (back number 37)
#719a Mike Bellamy (“MY” in last name “clipped off” on front) **
#719b Mike Bellamy (“MY” in last name fully printed on front)
#723a Oliver Barnett (position listed as DT on front) **
#723b Oliver Barnett (position listed as NT on front)
#729a Bernard Clark (with black strip through helmet/team logo on front) *
#729b Bernard Clark (without black strip through helmet/team logo)
#735a Willis Peguese (Period at end of text placed far away from last sentence)
#735b Willis Peguese (Period placed close to end of text – UNVERIFIED)
#736a Todd Kalis (S in ‘Started’ at beginning of text is clipped off at top) *
#736b Todd Kalis (‘Started’ is completely printed in text)
#739a Tom Hodson (blue/green line on front by feet) **
#739b Tom Hodson (line removed from photo)
#739c Tom Hodson (missing or faint bio on back) *****
#739d Tom Hodson (corrected)
#741a Mike Buck (plate break/blotch over prospect banner) RPD
#741a Mike Buck (plate break/blotch over prospect banner)
#742a Kevin Haverdink (black line through first 6 lines of text on back) **
#742b Kevin Haverdink (black line removed)
#743A Johnny Bailey RC/(Back says 46) *
#743b Johnny Bailey RC/(Back says 22)
#744a Eric Moore (no prospect stripe)
#744b Eric Moore (prospect stripe added)
#747a Walter Reeves (Stat heading: receiving is clipped off at bottom)
#747b Walter Reeves (Stat heading: receiving is fully printed)
#748a Derek Hill (left leg of AFC logo on back has been hand-drawn/edited) ***
#748b Derek Hill (correct, printed AFC logo on back)
#753a James Lofton (missing or faint bio on back) *****
#753b James Lofton (corrected)
#757a Jay Novacek (red line through COWBOYS and stat area) **
#757b Jay Novacek (missing or faint bio on back) *****
#757c Jay Novacek (corrected)
#758a Jessie Hester (black line through ES or S in HESTER on front)
#758b Jessie Hester (black line removed from HESTER on front)
#758c Jessie Hester (missing bio on back) *****
#758d Jessie Hester (corrected)
#760a Eddie Anderson (incomplete 9 in 1989 in text on back)
#760b Eddie Anderson (corrected 9 in 1989 in text)
#761a Cleveland Gary (stat gap in 2nd line to bottom) **
#761a Cleveland Gary (solid stat lines)
#763a David Griggs (thin to thick stat line on back)
#763b David Griggs (thick (correct) stat line on back)
#764a Rueben Mayes (white line runs through last line of text) **
#764b Rueben Mayes (corrected last line of text)
#767a Everson Walls (F in NFL’s partially whited-out) **
#767b Everson Walls (NFL’s complete)
#770a Heath Sherman (broken b in “ball’s” on back)
#770b Heath Sherman (complete b in “ball’s” on back)
#770c Heath Sherman (clipped number on back) **
#772a Dexter Manley (mentions substance abuse problems on the back of the card) ****
#772b Dexter Manley (does not mention substance abuse, ” Backwards t ” in the word “photo” on back) ***
#772c Dexter Manley (does not mention substance abuse, black line printed over team/name bar and photo) ***
#772d Dexter Manley (does not mention substance abuse, black line removed from front, missing bio data on back)*****
#772e Dexter Manley (does not mention substance abuse, black line removed from front, partially printed bio on back)*****
#772f Dexter Manley (does not mention substance abuse, black line removed from front whiteout “involved” in text) ***
#775a Tommy Kane (g in orangemen is clipped at bottom) **
#775b Tommy Kane (correctly printed)
#784a American Bowl ( v in ‘seven’ partially whited-out) **
#784b American Bowl ( correctly printed)
#785a Commissioner at Berlin Wall (back says “peered through the Berlin Wall” )
#785b Commissioner at Berlin Wall (back says “poses at the Berlin Wall”)
#785c Commissioner at Berlin Wall (back says “poses,” thick black stripe in top border) **
#785d Commissioner at Berlin Wall (back says “poses,” w in “between” whited out) **
#787a Falcons Back in Black (black line extends vertically down below text on back) **
#787b Falcons back in Black (correctly printed)
#785e Commissioner at Berlin Wall (back says “peered through” different photo on front) UNVERIFIED
#790-798a Photo Contest (pro set logo in purple (light) on back)
#790-798b Photo Contest (pro set logo in black on back) **
#790-798c Photo Contest (pro set logo in blue on back)
#795a Photo Contest – 49ers (printer’s lines in top left border on back)
#795b Photo Contest – 49ers (printer’s lines removed from back)
#800a Mark Carrier (with red and black #1 printed backwards next to card number on back) **
#800b Mark Carrier (with red and black #1 removed on back)
#MVP 8a Larry Csonka (1/4″ black line through the word HALL on back) **
#MVP 8b Larry Csonka (corrected, line removed)
#MVP 19a Joe Montana (with misaligned copyright text on back) ***
#MVP 19b Joe Montana (corrected)
#SB2a Super Bowl II (smudge/mark under AFL on front) *
#SB2b Super Bowl II (smudge/mark removed from front)
#SB 22a Super Bowl XXII (1989 date on back) *
#SB 22b Super Bowl XXII (1988 date on back)
#1990a Santa Claus ( no comma after “Andre Ware” on back)
#1990b Santa Claus (comma after “Andre Ware” on back – UNVERFIED)
Other 1990 Pro Set Issued Odds and Ends:
Collect-A-Books:
#a Eric Dickerson (‘s’ in ‘records’ has white slash through it)
#b Eric Dickerson (corrected, full ‘s’ in ‘records’ )
Super Bowl Anniversary Set:
#30a Don Shula (white borders on front) **
#30b Don Shula (corrected, silver borders)
#113a Donnie Shell (white bottom border on front) **
#113b Donnie Shell (corrected, silver borders)
NOTE: Cards 1-30 (Stat leaders, Award Winners, HOFers) can be found with a thick, bold black inking on front or corrected. They can also be found where it appears the gold foil is stamped over the black ink instead of the correctly-opposite way.
NOTE: All cards of the New York Jets can be found with a pink bar/strip on back where the team logo appears above the stats. These are very scarce.
Pro Set football cards are receiving a heavy amount of collector attention these days. Likely due to a mix of nostalgia experienced by the children of their era (1989-1993, who’re now grown adult collectors) and the staggeringly expensive recent online sales of such previously ‘hidden’ or little-known variations as the Dexter Manley and Lud Denny errors.
This list is complete as of today. Obviously there will be many, many additions to it over time (and I welcome any contributions) and they will be added as they reveal themselves.
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