The only one being claimed as his rookie is the 1947 Bond Bread Portrait with facsimile autograph, which was the first card released and is believed to have been a promotional card for the rest of the series of 13, which were released between 1947-1950. The Portrait with facsimile differs in many ways from the other 12 in the set in that it has a unique back from the rest of the set which includes biographical information, higher population (as in 100+ graded examples), facsimile autograph and its release can be pinpointed to June-August 1947 by ads in African American newspapers. The other 12 have value in that they are extremely low pop, with some as low as approximately a dozen graded copies, but they stake no claim to the title of being his true RC...at least not as far as I'm concerned