1988 Fleer Team Action Football Forum

Greetings,

I am confused as to what this "Red Strip" variation is.  Does it simply mean that the white outline around the helmet/logo sticker doesn't go all the way to the edge of the card and that there is a small bit of the red background between the white sticker outline and the edge of the card?  So basically just a centering/margin issue?

Or does this mean the team name in team colors and team specific fonts with a white background at the top of the card has some of the main red background at the bottom of the team name after you peel it?

Other than the "Red Strip" variation, the only other variations are:

Tampa Bay Helmet-No "TM" below facemask

Seattle Helmet-White "Peel" Arrows

Indianapolis Helmet-"Colts" in Smaller or Larger Font

If someone could clear this up, I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

V

The red above the white area, which seems like it's just how the sticker was cut

This article provides an overview for red strip variations [1]. Comparison image for reference:

[1] https://fleersticker.blogspot.com/2013/11/1988-fleer-nfl-team-action-football.html

Ok, thanks.  So the team name area in white at the top is actually a little smaller with some red showing at the very top?

It might be helpful to use better language on the database.  Maybe something like "VAR: Small Red Strip above team name" , rather than "Red strip outside white area", which isn't very descriptive.  Should the language be changed?

Incidentally, every sticker I have is showing a little bit of red at the bottom of the team name.  I guess they are all like that.