1966 A&BC Batman Red Bat #9A — Raw

Centering: left border appears roughly 3-4mm, right border negligible to ~2mm, top border ~4mm, bottom border ~5mm — left/right ratio approximately 70/30 or worse, pushing centering concerns. Corners: all four corners show visible rounding and wear, consistent with heavy handling; no sharp points remain. Edges: rough cut typical of A&BC production, some fraying visible particularly on the right edge. Surface: moderate gloss loss across the image area, some surface wear and toning visible on the white border, no creases are clearly confirmed from this single photo but the overall surface texture suggests handling wear in the VG range; a hidden crease cannot be ruled out, which could push this to a 2.

Centering estimate: left border appears noticeably wider than right (roughly 70/30 L-R), top and bottom borders look closer to 55/45 — centering is off but not catastrophically so. All four corners show visible rounding/wear, consistent with a VG-EX to EX range; no corner is sharp enough for NM territory. The surface shows moderate gloss loss and some toning/aging consistent with a 1966 British issue, and there is visible print wear across the image area. No obvious crease is detectable from this photo angle, but the image resolution and slight tilt limit confidence — a crease hiding in the artwork cannot be ruled out. Taken together, corners and centering point to a 4 VG-EX as the most likely grade, with a floor of 3 if a crease is present and a ceiling of 5 EX if the surface is cleaner than it appears.

Centering estimate: left border appears notably wider than right (~65-70% left bias), top border slightly wider than bottom, approximately 70/30 L/R and 60/40 T/B - centering is poor but not severely miscut. Corners show visible rounding on all four corners, most pronounced at upper-left and lower-right, consistent with a VG card. Surface shows a significant diagonal crease running across the upper-center portion of the card (clearly visible from upper-left toward center), plus additional light surface creasing/wrinkles across the mid-card area - this is the dominant grade-killer. Gloss loss is evident across the surface; the card has a worn, handled appearance typical of well-circulated 1966 A&BC material. No writing or tears are visible, but the crease severity combined with corner rounding and gloss loss firmly places this in the VG (3) range, with VG-EX (4) as an optimistic ceiling if the crease is shallower than it appears in photo.