D303 Mothers' Bread . . . whatzit parallel

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Posted By: MW

Bob --

The Mothers’ Bread Series, if issued only during one year, cannot be dated earlier than 1916 due to the inclusion of a Rube Marquard card with Brooklyn. While Andy Baran is correct that the issue is not a parallel of E106, it is also not a parallel of Tango Eggs. The surfaces are very similar, the cards were produced in the same locale, but there is no known Marquard card in the Tango Egg set. Interestingly, we listed the Marquard card as a Mothers’ Bread card on the original invoice but PSA nonetheless labeled it a D303 General Baking card – a common mistake.

The D303 Series is the General Baking Series and can be distinguished by the inclusion of 51 different cards, the production date of 1914, and the advertisement for “General Baking Co.” on the reverse . The Mothers’ Bread Series, similar to Tango Eggs, has no American Card Catalog designation, was likely produced in 1916, and reads “Mothers’ Bread, The Perfect Loaf” on the reverse. As such, it is a distinct series from anything yet cataloged and is quite rare. For the Mothers’ Bread Series, I suppose that D303-2 might be a good place to start.