1947 Bond Bread D305 Baseball Card # 28 Ralph Kiner RC HOF Pittsburgh Pirates NM

Description: 1947 Bond Bread D305 Baseball Card # 28 Ralph Kiner RC (HOF) - Pittsburgh Pirates (NM) Baseball cards were a relative afterthought during much of the 1940s. World War II dominated the landscape and major card releases were all but abandoned between 1941 and 1948. The early part of the 1940s included products like Goudey, Double Play, and Play Ball. Near the end of the decade, two well-known hobby names emerged, as Leaf and Bowman both released their first baseball products. This helped the transition to regular baseball card releases by established brands.Overall, the big names in the hobby ruled this under-served decade. 1948-49 Leaf, 1948 Bowman, and 1949 Bowman are among the top products. Popular rookie cards came from Duke Snider, Ralph Kiner, Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, Stan Musial, Warren Spahn, and Yogi Berra.The Bond Bread Series (Part I of III): Jackie Robinson Rookie Card Headlines 1947 Set: Bond Bread issued three baseball card sets in the 1940s and 1950s in a three-part series. The first issue is the company’s 1947 set of 48 cards, which primarily featured top baseball players in the era immediately after World War II.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.Because there were few sets issued from 1945 through 1947, the Bond Bread set has always gotten a lot of attention from collectors. But it’s not just the time period that makes this set a special one. The release is dotted with plenty of big names, including the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson and Yogi Berra. There’s also an early card of the legendary Stan Musial, which some collectors consider to be a rookie issue. Add in the usual collection of 1940s stars and you’ve got a pretty iconic release.‘Iconic’ isn’t really a word used to describe the set much, even if the label might technically apply. But because the set was a bread card issue and not a more popular gum card set, it gets shortchanged just a bit — even if it has the respect of collectors.These cards have a fairly basic look with black and white images and replica signatures (names written in a cursive style font). The cards measure approximately 2 1/4″ wide by 3 1/2″, making them similar in size to today’s standard 2 1/2″ by 3 1/2″ cards. Other than the players’ names, the cards include no other print as they carry blank backs.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. The boxers could be viewed by some as a separate release entirely. But their cards utilized the same exact design as the baseball players and are probably best lumped together with the baseball subjects. Assuming you put the boxers in this set, the checklist expands to a total of 48 cards.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. Both the cards for the baseball players and the boxers can be found with both of those variations.The 1947 Bond Bread checklist is full of big names. The gem is the rookie card of Jackie Robinson but the set includes a host of other stars as well, including Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, Bob Feller, Johnny Mize, and others. Four boxers, include Joe Louis, Primo Carnera, Jake LaMotta, and Marcel Cerdan.Here’s a look at the checklist. 1 Rex Barney 2 Yogi Berra 3 Ewell Blackwell 4 Lou Boudreau 5 Ralph Branca 6 Harry Brecheen 7 Primo Carnera 8 Marcel Cerdan 9 Dom DiMaggio10 Joe DiMaggio11 Bobby Doerr12 Bruce Edwards13 Bob Elliott14 Del Ennis15 Bob Feller16 Carl Furillo17 Joe Gordon18 Sid Gordon19 Joe Hatten20 Gil Hodges21 Tommy Holmes22 Larry Jansen23 Sheldon Jones24 Eddie Joost25 Charlie Keller26 Ken Keltner27 Buddy Kerr28 Ralph Kiner29 Jake LaMotta30 Johnny Lindell31 Whitey Lockman32 Joe Louis33 Willard Marshall34 Johnny Mize35 Stan Musial36 Andy Pafko37 Johnny Pesky38 Pee Wee Reese39 Phil Rizzuto40 Aaron Robinson41 Jackie Robinson42 Johnny Sain43 Enos Slaughter44 Vern Stephens45 George Tebbetts46 Bobby Thomson47 Johnny Vander Meer48 Ted WilliamsIn terms of rarity, the cards are not too difficult to find these days. eBay typically has many of the cards available for sale at any given time. However, they are not abundant and building a set within strict price restraints can be challenging. However, despite being nearly 75 years old, the 1947 Bond Bread cards are relatively affordable.Prices for Robinson’s rookie can fluctuate greatly, cards in decent condition generally start in the $700-$800 range, though lower-grade examples can be had for a bit less.Robinson was also featured in a set during his debut season that was devoted exclusively to him. Part II of the series.We believe that all our listings are 100% Original and Authentic unless otherwise noted. They are all covered by a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee, if for whatever reason you are not happy with your purchase we will exchange it, replace it, discount it or you can return it for a full refund. Standard/Combined 1st Class Shipping via USPS is $3.95 for the first card and $0.15 for each additional card, with a max. of (40) items per invoice. Subject to change as postal rates continue to increase. 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