Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisThe 1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson set (13 cards) is an off-shoot of the 48 card Homogenized Bond Bread issue that I
mentioned above. Both issues are identical in card size and appear to be from the same printing firm. Was it distributed
in Brooklyn only ?
This, I cannot confirm....although, we never saw them in our neighborhood (NJ) stores in 1947.
As I said, I'm not into the "rookie" fad; however, 1947 was an historic year with Jackie breaking into the Majors. Therefore,
if any BB card collectors want Jackie's Rookie card, then any one of these 1947 Bond Bread cards are the real Rookies.
Of course, I'm quite biased about 1947, as it was the very 1st year I collected BB cards. Furthermore, the 1947 World Series
(Yankees 4 - Dodgers 3) was one of the greatest....it really made me a Baseball fan for life, at a very impressionable age of 9.
TED Z