Collecting Milestone Complete - 1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Set

[71buc]

Congrats Shaun that's quite an accomplishment!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Thanks for the info, Shaun. I didn't realize that many of the cards in the set were not issued in 1947 but later.

[1963Topps Set]

A big tip of the hat for not only completing a vintage set, but a very historical one as well!

[ledsters]

Congratulations on completing your set!

[brian1961]

Shaun, again, heartiest of congratulations on completing your Bond Bread Jackie Robinson set. Sharing your joy, journey and research has been enjoyable, interesting, enlightening, and endearing. Some characters are just an oozing braggadocio, and wouldn't lift a finger to give us research info. The way you've shared with us has been refreshing and makes me feel very glad for you. Where for some of us, including myself, who cannot hope to even secure one of he cards, but find the set fascinating nonetheless, we're sure proud of you. ---Brian Powell

[CharleyBrown]

Thanks again all!

Originally Posted by brian1961

Shaun, again, heartiest of congratulations on completing your Bond Bread Jackie Robinson set. Sharing your joy, journey and research has been enjoyable, interesting, enlightening, and endearing. Some characters are just an oozing braggadocio, and wouldn't lift a finger to give us research info. The way you've shared with us has been refreshing and makes me feel very glad for you. Where for some of us, including myself, who cannot hope to even secure one of he cards, but find the set fascinating nonetheless, we're sure proud of you. ---Brian Powell

Thanks Brian! I'm really hoping to put the final pieces together shortly. Once I do, I look forward to sharing everything that I've gathered to shed more light on this set with the boards and in the hobby.

IMO, that's one of the best things about this hobby. After all, we are celebrating moments in history, and it's enthralling to learn and share with others intriguing information about the sport we all love.

The images in this set pull you in, and knowing that Jackie's deal with Bond Bread paved the way for other African-American baseball players to secure endorsement deals with companies that had in the past targeted a predominantly white customer-base makes this set all the more historically significant.

[Volod]

I guess this is off-topic, but what the heck was "homogenized" bread anyway? Applied to Borden milk, of course, homogenized meant simply complete mixing of the cream and milk, but there's no separation of any bread ingredients, so did Bond just appropriate the term because if it was useful in selling milk, why not slap it on the bread?