1947

(D305/W571)

Homogenized Bond Bread group

Normal size (diecut corner)
Exhibit size
Perforated Dual-Sided

D305 Bond Bread (diecut corners)

Bond Bread Exhibit size

Hess Shoes (perforated dual-sided)

These cards are usually found in a 2.25" by 3.5" size with diecut round corners. There are also a couple other related sets that use the same basic design. One is a much larger 3" by 4.75" Exhibit sized card with a gray back, these are far scarcer and it is unknown how they were distributed. On the back of one of the Exhibit cards was a handwritten note that a set of 32 cards was obtained for $1. There has also been cards found that have perforated edges that show a baseball player on one side and usually a actor/actress/cowboy on the other side, they were made by Hess Shoes and maybe a couple other shoe companies. The perforated dual-sided cards are the same size as the normal sized cards but are very rare.   The normal set is complete at 48 different cards including 4 boxers.  It is unknown how many make up the Exhibit set, but there is at least one player not found in the normal sized cards (Walker Cooper). The perforated dual-sided card set is complete at 24 different.

Square corners cards known as W571 are though to have been issued ca.1950 in boxed series (at least 4 series known) Scan of 4 boxes

Note: Some square corner cards were discovered in a New York warehouse in the early 1980s. There are also modern square corner reprints with low quality photos.

1947
(D305/W571)
Bond Bread
(all cards are authentic with die-cut corners)

Rex Barney
(short print)

Brooklyn NL

NRMT

$23.00

EX+/NRMT

New York AL