Let’s rehash the Bond Bread controversy.

[Johnphotoman]

Going back to post 155 from this thread, I received the card from the seller's description: “ Major League (MLB) original 1947 Homogenized Bond Bread Ralph Kiner Square Corner licensed reprint.”

No licensed reprint…they do not exist, after some investigating the seller said he just posted what the person said about the card he brought it from. After careful review, the card fits the description of the Festberg find.

butchie t - you and I have talked about Alan Rosen. I received the card from the seller who said, “These cards are all original. They came directly from the Alan Rosen Warehouse Find. They ARE NOT the reprints that were made in the 1980's. Those have different colored backs”.

I believe you do not believe there was an Alan Rosen find of Bond Bread. I do not want to put words in your mouth, if you can, tell us about what you know About Alan Rosen and Bond Bread.


I have not found any proof of an Alan Rosen find that included any Bond Bread cards. The card I received from the seller - that was to come from the Alan Rosen find with different color backs…wait for it, the card fits the Festberg find.

Understand that I have found no proof of a Rosen Bond Bread find or reprints made in the 1980s, or any other time for that matter.
If anyone knows about or heard about an Alan Rosen find of Bond Bread, or reprints, please post your story.

I brought the two cards above hoping to find out what I believe the cards would tell me what they were. I believed that the cards would be from the Festberg find. I was right, sometimes you just have to have the cards in your hands. When I put these cards away I will have a great story to tell about them. It is not a complete waste if you buy cards like these, if you like to tell the story behind how you acquired the cards and why. I will sometimes buy cards that I know the story behind them is wrong. Does anybody else do this?

I also picked up two fakes, to show what to look for in copy fakes. Notice there is no dot pattern, one you get from half-tone printing. These are not reprints from a previous printed card, but copies. See examples. They are on the wrong paper, and were made to look old and distressed. Believe me you can tell the paper stock is wrong just by touching it. We all heard stories of how fake cards were soaked in coffee to make them look old, these cards look like there certainly were. Again when I put these cards away, I will have a great story to tell about them.

Item description from the seller: “1947/49 Bond Bread Bob Elliott, Incredible 77 year old card of the one & only Bob Elliott. ULTRA RARE!!! PSA has stopped grading these.”

Item description from the seller: 1947/49 Bond Bread Ken Keltner Indians. Incredible 77 year old card of the one & only Ken Keltner. ULTRA RARE!!! PSA has stopped grading these.

The Seller said, “Collectors should note that while many cards in this set have rounded corners or a “stop sign shaped cut”, a second version of these cards exist with solely square corners, which is the one pictured. The square corner cards are equally authentic. Cards for the baseball players and the boxers can be found with both variations. See pics for reference.”

“I am not a professional grader or appraiser. I CANNOT GUARANTEE AUTHENTICITY. This is data I have acquired from research and talking to people in the Vintage space I trust.”

I cannot say if the seller understood the cards were fake, but look out for how cards are described. Saying 1949 is a dead giveaway, looking old is also something to watch for.

I will say the seller did a very good job on packing and shipping the card. He took great care, therefore I don't believe he is selling fakes on purpose. John