1947 BOND BREAD and its "imposters"....show us your cards ?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Illustrious

I had posted this in the Post War section last week, but I thought posting here might be more appropriate since it was a dedicated thread to the 1947 Bond Bread Jackie.

I bought this card 2 years ago thinking this was the regular base set 1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson, but when I sent it to SGC for grading, it was sent back saying "cannot/do not grade", insinuating this card was not from the 1947 set. After it came back, I bought a common card from the actual 1947 set that I knew was legit, and I could tell the difference then in hand, since I could touch and feel them side by side. The Jackie card I have is the exact same size as the authentic 1947 common card, except it's stock is not as thick as the cardboard the authentic common is printed on. The best way I can describe it, is that it's thinner than cardboard, but thicker than a magazine/comic cover, if that makes sense. Is my Jackie card from a later unauthorized reprint set? It's definitely old, which you can see in the pics and in hand. Any ideas on what "imposter" this could be?

Just curious. Have you read this whole thread?
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[FrankWakefield]

Illustrious,

Do you have a black light? A uv light? Illuminate the back of the card that you're sure is genuine, then do the same to that Robinson. The greater the difference, the greater your concern should be, I'd think.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Leon

Just curious. Have you read this whole thread?
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im sure people have attempted to recreate the rounded/cut corners on the imposters attempting to deceive...and in some cases they likely have...even the TPG'ers.

This thread has all the info needed to tell the diff.

I got duped a few years ago...and have a "newer" J robinson in my PC binder.

These are all over FB these days being sold as Bond Bread.

[butchie_t]

This thread has a boatload of information regarding the Bond Bread set and the copies/imposters. Pretty sure it will answer many if not all of your q's. I know it answered mine.

Here is my Jackie Robinson, front and back for comparison. I purchased this along with the other 23 way back in May of 1990 from the Baseball Card Society.

What I know up to now, it is part of the Festberg find. I kept all the BBCS documentation and even the receipt. So, I at least can track it back to there. No further for me though.

There are many here that are experts in this set and the surrounding 'sets'. So, the information in the posts are solid as far as provenance goes.

Regards

Butch..

[Exhibitman]

I believe that it is still an open question as to the exact nature of the square-cornered cards that David Festberg sold. I do not believe that they are counterfeits made to deceive collectors: there was much better stuff to fake than dollar cards, and they didn't bother with the DiMaggio, which was the most valuable card at the time. You'd think a counterfeiter would skip Bob Elliott and go with Joe D. In my view the most likely explanation of the find was new old stock consisting of a print run of one sheet of the cards from the set that were printed and cut for something but never used for some reason, then were found in the 1980s. The print date and printer and reason for printing them, that we don't know.

But I could be wrong. I just haven't seen any compelling hard evidence as to the actual origins of these cards, nor do I think we will ever do so. That is not to say they are originals of the 1947-49 period, just that precisely what they are is still unknown. My view is get one on the cheap to have but don't say it is a RC.

[butchie_t]

I did just that back in May of 90 when I did buy the 24 card set from the BBCS. I believe they are old I just do not know how old.

Regards,

Butch