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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P119
Base · GRAY 1st stamp
- Recorded date / context
- 1999 CONTEXT · PRINT DAY UNKNOWN
- Language
- English
- Card type
- Production error
- Reverse image
- Shared design reference
Gray 1st Edition ink; individual print day unknown.
History & distribution
Observed specimen; no separately dated release.
Identification & variants
- Gray 1st Edition 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
Shared design reference. Shared English TCG back reference only. This does not document the reverse of the pictured production-error specimen.
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