1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Rookie RC Card Square Corners Blank Back

Categorized as D305 in Jefferson Burdick’s American Card Catalog, the 1947 Bond Bread set was one of the first mainstream baseball card sets to emerge after World War II. Technically, the set is a not a pre-war issue. But it also was released just before 1948, which is really viewed as the start of the modern era with several sets kicking off a new era of trading cards.

One thing that collectors may not realize is that the set can be viewed as a multi-sport issue. Baseball, of course, is the predominant sport featured. But in addition to the 44 baseball players presented in the release, the set also includes four boxers, led by the iconic Joe Louis.

Finally, collectors should note that while many cards have rounded corners or a stop sign shape cut, a second version of the cards exists with solely square corners. The square corner cards are believed to be equally authentic but are not held in the same regard as the others. Both the cards for the baseball players and the boxers can be found with both of those variations.

Presented is a 1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Rookie RC Card with square corners and a blank back. This card predated Jackie’s 1948 Bowman release as his real, true rookie card. Note, it is unable to be graded due to it’s square corners. See photos for condition.

1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Rookie RC Card Square Corners Blank Back