Let’s rehash the Bond Bread controversy.

[Johnphotoman]

To go along with the four cards Ted Z posted; there is also the 1947 original “Collectors & Traders Sport Star Subjects.” and the “Collectors & Traders Screen Star Subjects". Both of these sets were printed in 1947 before Bond Bread cards, on bright white stock. John
Below are two Collectors & Traders cards, on bright white stock, compared to Bond Bread, and Collectors & Traders on cream white stock.

[Johnphotoman]

Post # 28 by David M- "Ted, I was one of those that bought a "set" from David Festberg back in the 1980's. I believe it is unlikely that anyone reprinted these cards and then stuck them in a warehouse. It seems more likely that they were leftovers from the "Sports Star Subjects" issue that Mr. Festberg then found stored. You said the cards David sold were inferior to the originals in print quality and contrast but how do they compare to the "Sports Star Subjects" cards. Are they the same? I guess that leaves us with the other question. Where do we think the combo cards came from?"

Ted Z responded in post #32 To David M. "You may be right about the cards in Festburg's "find" not being "Reprints"; however, illustrated here is the problem I have with the "Festburg cards".


I will go over the (illustrated images) posted by Ted Z in the next post. John

[Johnphotoman]

Post #32. Ted Z posted the images below. The first image he says is a 1947 Bond Bread card. The second image he says is from, 1949 Sports Star Subjects. The third image he says is 1947 Bond Bread card. The forth he says is, from the Festburg "find" card.

Ted Z- “however, illustrated here is the problem I have
with the "Festburg cards". I do not see a problem with the quality of the image on the Festburg cards. But the image he posted as 1949 Sports Star, you can see poor print quality on this, perhaps he named the cards wrong, it happens…I have done it.

Therefore, let's go on the premise that the Sports Star card with poor quality printing was to be the Festburg card. For one, that is just one image showing poor quality printing, there are many other images of the Festburg cards showing good print quality. We went over how the printing process can account for bad print quality in a run.

But take a good look at that image, (second image). They card does not look like a poor image card ,but I believe it is a forgery -it looks like a digital copy of the first. He posted side by side images, again the first image he says is 1947 Bond Bread, the second is a 1949 Sports Star Subject card. If this is true, then the Sports Star card shown, could be a digital copy. John