Notice that the black border above the name is broken right where the “L” should be, and above the empty space between “BRIAN” and “EETCH.” It appears that blank ink was not properly applied in that area - even the first “E” in his last name seems a bit light - so I think it was more of a printing error than an intentional spelling error. Here is a close up of Leetch’s name on both cards.
However, I don’t really classify this as a spelling error it is more of a printing error, as if the black ink was “blocked” from reaching that part of the card. #215 – Brian Leetch – The Error card spells his last name as “EETCH,” while the corrected card, obviously, spells his name “LEETCH.” Only one of the errors was corrected, though. Three mistakes were made in the 1990-91 Bowman Hockey set, produced by Topps in the fall of 1990.
