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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P118
Base · GHOST stamp
- Recorded date / context
- 1999 CONTEXT · PRINT DAY UNKNOWN
- Language
- English
- Card type
- Production error
- Reverse image
- Variant reference
Production variation, not an independently scheduled release.
History & distribution
Observed specimen; no separately dated release.
Identification & variants
- Ghost / phantom stamp
Understanding the date
1999 CONTEXT · PRINT DAY UNKNOWN
Production context. Production error · no separate release. This entry is filed under its catalog year; its position does not establish an exact printing or public-release date.
Reverse & image provenance
Variant reference. Variant-specific reverse reference from the cited source. The original photograph is retained; this is not asserted to be paired with the front specimen shown.
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