1947 Bond Bread Cards - Rounded Corner Question

[rascalsally]

I think I've read everything posted on these cards in a VERY old thread (thank you Ted Z.)
I've acquired a set of these and have had the HOF's SGC graded. I've noticed they have been called beveled and rounded and in other research the use of die cut in descriptions etc.
Is it possible that these cards were made square originally and when initially inserting into the bread bags it was discovered they ripped the bags? Thus creating the need to round out the corners? It would explain why some are carefully rounded (good workers pride in details) and others more beveled (easier route) and some cut quite awkwardly (angrily?) Also, that a few may have made it into a "cutters" pocket prior to cutting; explaining the few found that are square yet have the white backs and glossiness?
I have found these cards very interesting indeed due to all the conflicting information and grading as original previously by graders before the realization their were 2 or more "sets".
Any thoughts?

[tedzan]

Hello Sally

Fresh out of the Bond Bread packages, the corners of these cards were always Rounded.

Obviously, the cards were printed in square form, then the corners were rounded using die-cut machinery.


There are two versions of the Square cards......

1st......A 2nd printing of the original 48 cards of the Bond Bread issue were available in stores in 1949 - 1950.
These Square cards were sold over-the-counter in packages of 12 cards each.

2nd......Date unknown, 24 of these cards were re-printed (circa 1980, a warehouse find of these cards occurred).
These re-printed cards were produced with inferior cardboard stock and are clearly distinguishable from the above
two original issues by their "cream-colored" backs.



TED Z
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[Exhibitman]

and to add to the fun the artwork was reused for various other issues such as the postcard sized 'exhibit' issue, the dual-sided perforated issue, and a variety of picture packs of varying sizes.

[rascalsally]

Adam, Yes! making it extremely difficult to weed through auctions new and old to decipher pricing. Basically I ended up taking a crap shoot approach to pricing my collection.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

I just got in a bond bread Jackie and Kiner. They feel so so flimsy. Are they supposed to be? Does anyone know if these are the 2nd print or the original?

Thanks

[tedzan]

Judging from your scans, and from your "flimsy" feel of them, these two cards are from the 1980 "warehouse find" and are re-prints.

TED Z

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Judging from your scans, and from your "flimsy" feel of them, these two cards are from the 1980 "warehouse find" and are re-prints.

TED Z

Thanks so much for the help.

[rascalsally]

Ahhh thank you (again) Ted...then the die cuts may have different depending on the machine used, explaining the difference in the rounding, some being a neater round than others?