1921 Koesters Bread Cards

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

Mark is correct in regards to the designation of the card with the uneven top/bottom border. I referred to those cards in my article as W501 Type 2's as they share the same checklist with the W501 Type 1 set (the Type 2's are just missing the G-4-22 and card number at top). In the past I had referred to that set as W575-1B, however, as I was writing the Old Cardboard article and after some thought I feel the W501 Type 2 designation to be more accurate (and potentially less confusing--if that is even possible with these sets).

The other three cards are all from the Koester's Bread distribution. Since someone gave them their own ACC designation (D383) I would venture to say that none of those cards were accurately described on the flip, but then again I invented the W501 Type 2 designation so I can't really give SGC a hard time for not identifying that one accurately.

That is kind of what I always thought on their labeling. Thanks for all the info.
I did forget to mention that one of the W575-1 cards does have a RM Hayes store stamp on the back which was a book store from Hagerstown Maryland. I assume the stamp was placed on the card after the fact.

[Leon]

Thanks to all who participated in this thread, especially Rhett. This thread has now been added to our permanent Archive Center (look at the row of icons and it's the far right one) under D383.

[rhettyeakley]

Leon, thanks for providing a great place for the sharing of information! We need to try to convert some of the T206-ies to come to the dark side and start collecting the really interesting stuff!

[brianp-beme]

And thanks to Rhett I discovered that six cards I had identified as W575-1 are most likely D383 Koester Bread cards. This information was just not available before in such a comprehensive fashion, and was obviously the result of years of research on these sets. It sure is appreciated. Definitely archive material...and thanks Leon for considering it as such.

Brian

[kmac32]

Great thread and thanks to Rhett and Leon. I have always found the black and white stuff to be interesting. Now we need SGC to get on board with the Koester Bread and W575-1 cards. I really love the way these cards look in the SGC holders but it is a little frustrating when the flips are mislabeled and SGC refuses to revisit the issue.

[quitcrab]

It was mentioned earlier that someone thought the cards came in peppermint candy.

Back in the 1980's an old man gave me some Koester cards.... (we didnt know they were Koesters cards at the time)
He told me he got them from a butterscotch candy company...KERRS candy.

He may have been wrong with his memory. This was in Baltimore ...Koesters bread was sold in Baltimore. Research was done and I couldn't find a link between Kerrs and baseball cards, but I find it interesting candy has been mentioned twice .

Maybe they were thinking of the american caramel issue?

[BuzzD]

Below is an example of the DE Vormer trimmed, Roth and Harper all on what is likely poster stock