OT: Revisiting the D302 Jackie Robinson Bond Bread Release Date

[toppcat]

Awesome thread and impressive research!

[cw35t13]

Amazing post CB! I've been on the hunt for these for awhile.

[HRBAKER]

Good stuff here!
Thank you for the time invested and sharing this scholarship with the board.

Happy New Year!


Jeff

[CharleyBrown]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Good stuff here!
Thank you for the time invested and sharing this scholarship with the board.

Happy New Year!


Jeff

Thanks Jeff! Happy New Year to you as well.

More information on this set to come soon!

[CharleyBrown]

Originally Posted by cw35t13

Amazing post CB! I've been on the hunt for these for awhile.

Nice grouping!! It's one helluva tough set, but the history behind it is absolutely incredible.

Bond Bread was Jackie's first endorsement deal (Branch Rickey forbid him from securing endorsements during his first year, as he didn't want even more pressure to be on him during that time period. It was only after the World Series that Rickey loosened up - 4 days later, Jackie's deal with Bond Bread was announced).

I'll soon be posting more information that I've gathered in the coming weeks, along with some new photos with my newly completed set

[cdn_collector]

Originally Posted by CharleyBrown

... along with some new photos with my newly completed set

Wow, awesome. Congrats! Looking forward to seeing some pics (and yet more new info!)

Cheers,

Richard.

[Exhibitman]

Now this sort of post is why I read N54; nice work.

[BlueBlood]

Is there some sort of list that shows the chronological order of when all his cards were released..Like the swell, blue tint, '47-66' exhibits, leaf, bowman and the rest..Thanks for any info..

[toppcat]

I wonder if researching the larger circulation African American newspapers of the time would yield clues about the Bond Bread set's distribution. They certainly shed light on vintage Blues releases to that hobby's researchers just from advertisements of the day.