Kind'a OT: Boxing photo + Bond Bread Help

[mybuddyinc]

Although these are boxing related, I know there are some knowledgeable people on this board in both photography and Bond Bread cards.

I got these with a boxing lot I won with Lelands.

The Bond Bread cards concern me, because I think one is a fake. The one on the right was ungraded, and thin stocked (I believe real). The one on left was graded by a no-name company (and was harder to break out than a Beckett!!). It is slightly darker and slightly heavier stock (although still thin). I believe this on is fake. Were Bonds reprinted or were there variations in stock thickness, printing quality ??? Opinions very welcome !!

bondlouis.jpg

The second question is of this boxing photo. I have to say the boxer on left is Jack Sharkey. The boxer on the right, based on Sharkey's opponents, and pure ethnic profiling I am "assuming" to be Emilio 'King' Solomon (Panamanian). I can find no photos online of Solomon. The photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. It seems, to an untrained person, to be on original stock. It is in good over all shape, and the faults are on the photo. Sharkey/Solomon fought twice. Once in 1925 at Brave's Field, and in 1926 at Mechanic's Hall, Boston. Opinions ??????????????

sharkeyphoto.jpg

Thanks, Scott

[danmckee]

Ted Z is much more familiar with the Bond Bread issue than me but I can tell you that the squared corner Bond Bread cards surfaced around 1975-76. Only the natural round corner cards were known before then.

Though the square cornered ones are accepted through the hobby as vintage 1948, I always thought them to be printed in 1975.

As you can see from the T206 magazine cut out thread, I am not always correct.