1920/1921 D327 Holsum Bread Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’
Title | D327 Holsum Bread |
Year | 1920/1921 |
Size | 2 1/16 x 3 3/8″ |
Images | Black and White |
Type | Bakery |
Number in Set |
103 (?) |
D327 Holsum Bread Overview
The 1920/1921 D327 Holsum Bread set was an issue of 80 different baseball cards. The set, issued by the Weil Baking Company, was produced for their Holsum Bread brand. The exact date is unknown as some credit this as a 1920 set while others say it is a 1921 issue.
Adding to the intrigue of the black and white cards, which are similar to the E121 set, is that they were apparently part of a game. Backs of the cards state that the game consists of 80 different baseball stars with one packaged in each loaf of Holsum Bread. No further instructions about the game are listed on the card.
In addition to the game reference on the back, the H. Weil Baking Company is printed along with their address – 4914 Prytania Street.
While 80 cards are mentioned in the set, more than 80 have been discovered.
D327 Holsum Bread Types
Two different Types of D327 Holsum Bread backs are found. The easiest way to tell the two apart is in the font spacing of the company name, “H. Weil Baking Company.”
One type has the words closer together and the other has the words spread apart with “H.” and “Company” close to the borders.
The second type with the words closer together is the more difficult version to find. In addition, not all of the cards in the known checklist have been found with both types of backs.
The version pictured here is the one with the words farther apart.
D327 Holsum Bread Checklist
Below is a checklist of known cards per the PSA and SGC pop reports.
- Grover Alexander
- Jimmy Austin
- Jim Bagby
- Home Run Baker
- Dave Bancroft
- Jack Barry
- Ping Bodie
- George Burns
- Owen Bush
- Max Carey
- Ray Chapman
- Eddie Cicotte
- Ty Cobb (front view)
- Ty Cobb (side view)
- Harry Coveleski
- Gavvy Cravath
- George Cutshaw
- Jake Daubert
- George Dauss
- Dave Davenport
- Charles Deal
- Bill Donovan
- Johnny Evers
- Red Faber
- Hap Felsch
- Art Fletcher
- Eddie Foster
- Jacques Fournier
- Bill Gardner
- Joe Gedeon
- Kid Gleason
- Hank Gowdy
- John Graney
- Tom Griffith
- Heinie Groh
- Harry Heilmann
- John Henry
- Buck Herzog
- Walter Holke
- Harry Hooper (Americans)
- Harry Hooper (Red Sox)
- Rogers Hornsby
- Joe Jackson
- Harold Janvrin
- Walter Johnson
- James Johnston (3rd Base)
- James Johnston (Hands up)
- James Johnston (RF)
- Joe Judge
- Benny Kauff
- Bill Killefer
- John Lavan
- Nemo Leibold
- H.B. Leonard
- Duffy Lewis
- Al Mamaux
- Rabbit Maranville
- John McGraw
- Clyde Milan
- Otto Miller
- Ray Morgan
- Guy Morton
- Hy Myers
- Art Nehf
- Steve O’Neill
- Roger Peckinpaugh
- Jeff Pfeffer
- Del Pratt
- Bill Rariden
- E.C. Rice
- Eppa Rixey
- Davey Robertson
- Bob Roth
- Edd Roush
- Dick Rudolph
- Babe Ruth
- Slim Sallee
- Ray Schalk
- Wally Schang
- Everett Scott
- Hank Severeid
- Bob Shawkey
- Ernie Shore
- Burt Shotton
- George Sisler
- Carlisle Smith
- Tris Speaker
- Casey Stengel
- Milton Stock
- Amos Strunk
- Chester Thomas
- Fred Toney
- George Tyler
- Jim Vaughn
- Bob Veach
- Oscar Vitt
- Jim Walsh
- W. Wambsganss
- Carl Weilman
- Zack Wheat
- Claude Williams
- Ivy Wingo
- Pep Young
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