Let’s rehash the Bond Bread controversy.

[Johnphotoman]

Very well said, I agree 100%. John

[Johnphotoman]

In Post 156- I made a lot of wild accusations, just theory mine you. I was hoping to get some reaction from that post. I wanted to start up a conversation, because not as many people are interacting with this post as I believe they would.

There has to be more people like Ted Z, who has collected the 48 card set, the set that was inserted into loaves of Bond Bread. If so please post pictures, I have never seen all the images on the cards, I sure would like to. There has to people who collected the 24 card set before the Festberg find. People with first hand knowledge.

Haven said that - the wild accusation I thought would get the most attention was…”Could it have been a licensing issue, or because BCS said they pick the best out of the 48 card set to sell. Maybe the printer or the people responsible for the printing of the 24 card set (Festberg) believe they were the best of the 48 card set, because of what BCS had said. Did they believe it would be much easier to promote and sell a 24 card set?”

Stop and think about it, the BCS set was not for sale until the 1990s, although the set was produced in 1947. There is no way the printer or people who had the cards produced, would have known that BCS picked the best 24 cards out of a 48 card set. Understand I have found no connection between the 24 card set issued in 1947 or the Festberg find, to the BCS issues.

The theory that the people responsible for the printing of the 24 card set believed that it would be easier and cheaper to sell a 24 card set over a 48 card is believable. That is one theory we can understand as to why a 24 card set was produced in the first place. John

[Johnphotoman]

As many of you know this post is a work in progress, it is a living breathing post the final assessment has not been made. Understand as new information comes in, theories and thoughts in this post can change.

New information has come to my attention to where I have to make a retraction: I posted to Pat R in post 149 of this thread; the cards in question would be placed in the "Festberg" find because of the backs, based on the information we had at the time.

Quote: “Pat: What we now know teaches that the images in post #53 of the old thread (cards of your friend) are from the Festburg cards discovered in NJ 1980s- Ivory / Beige paper stock, squared corners, 2 ¼ x 3 ½, .1mm thick, weight 1 gram. It could be the same set… from the letter from The Sporting News from the 1980s…from Stanley Apfelbaum see post 140 in this thread.”

With the help of butchie t we were able to determine we cannot place the cards from post #53 from Pat R in the old post from Ted Z, in the category of the "Festberg" find.

What we had discover - the backs of the cards from: the Festberg find, butchie t cards from, the Baseball card society letter, cards I bought that were believed to be from the Festberg find, cards I bought from a collector who collected the cards circa 1940s first hand…all have the same backs.

Therefore what we can say, is the cards from Pat R: are circa 1940s and could come from any of the above sets. As to date, the above cards should be categorized square trading cards under the umbrella of “Bond Bread” cards, not inserted into loaves of bread, circa 1940s.

Images below 1st card from a collector who collected circa 1940s, 2nd card believed form Festberg find, 3rd from scan from BCS from butchie t, 4th from what is believed from the 24 cards set issued circa 1940s. - 1950s.
John.

[Johnphotoman]

butchie t- Sorry I did not mean to speak for you. If you can explain what you have discovered about the cards mentioned above. Do you agree with the assessment I made on them? Thanks John.

[butchie_t]

John,

Don’t worry about me and our conversations. Feel free to post anything you deduce from them. And post any pictures as well.

I’ll cobble together my findings over the next couple of days. Other ‘irons’ in the fire at the moment.

Cheers,

Butch.

[Johnphotoman]

Butch: Was kind enough to send images of his cards. First card believed from the Festberg find, middle card Bond Bread card, third card from Baseball Card Society. Notice- Festberg find and the BCS have the same ivory backs while the Bond Bread card has a cream white back. John

[Johnphotoman]

I was doing a Google search on David Festberg and this generated AI information popped up. I never heard that he reportedly found a significant collection of rare baseball cards. Has anyone else?

AI Overview: The "Festberg Find" refers to a significant collection of rare baseball cards discovered by David Festberg, a prominent early baseball card dealer, which included a particularly valuable Honus Wagner T206 card considered one of the "Holy Grails" of sports memorabilia; this find is notable for its historical significance and the high auction prices the cards commanded when sold later on.

Key points about the Festberg Find: Discovery:

David Festberg, who ran one of the first dedicated baseball card stores in Brooklyn, reportedly found the collection, including the Wagner card, in an old paper bag while purchasing a batch of cards from another dealer.
Significance of the Wagner card:
The Honus Wagner T206 card is considered one of the most valuable baseball cards due to its scarcity, with only a few known examples remaining.

Impact on the market:
The Festberg Find's sale at auction significantly increased the market value of the Wagner card, setting a new benchmark for prices achieved by rare baseball cards.

Legacy:

The story of the Festberg Find is often cited as a prime example of the thrill and potential for high rewards within the world of antique card collecting.
Rare Ty Cobb Baseball Cards Found In Old Paper Bag Help Smash Honus Wagner Auction Record May 4, 2016. Thanks John