Circa 1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Leap, Scoreboard Background

Sold For:

$570

Year:

1947

Auction:

2018 Fall

Lot #:

891

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Rarely offered example of Jackie Robinson (leap, scoreboard in background pose) from the circa 1947 Bond Bread set. The thirteen-card set is devoted entirely to Jackie Robinson and features the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Famer in various black-and-white poses on glossy card stock. Encapsulated Authentic by PSA, the card displays obvious flaws, including moderate creasing, large erasure mark, and pencil writing front and back, which all contribute to the card not being assigned a numerical grade. The back, which features an image of Robinson alongside a testimonial for Bond Bread as well as advertising for the company, is boldly printed. (Important set-dating note: In the past, guides have always dated all Jackie Robinson Bond Bread cards as issued in 1947. Recent outstanding research conducted by two true card scholars and presented on Net54baseball.com conclusively proves the set was actually issued over a period of several years, 1947-1950. That is why we've added a "circa" to "1947" in this description. Here's the link: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=171169.) The circa 1947 Bond Bread issue is a historic set, dating from Jackie Robinson's earliest days in the Major Leagues, and individual cards from this classic issue will always be extremely desirable. Reserve $200. Estimate (open).