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| The ] set known as '''T206''' was issued from 1909 to 1911 in ] and loose tobacco packs through 16 different brands owned by the ]. It is a landmark set in the history of ] collecting, due to its size, rarity, and the quality of its color ]s. | |||
| == History == | |||
| The name T206 refers to the catalog designation assigned by ] in his book '']''. It is also known informally as the "White Border" set due to the distinctive white borders surrounding the lithographs on each card. | |||
| The T206 set consists of 523 cards. Over 100 of the cards picture ] players. There are also multiple cards for the same player in different poses, different uniforms, or even with different teams after being traded (since the set was issued over a period of three years). The cards measure 1-7/16" x 2-5/8" which is considered by many collectors to be the standard tobacco card size. | |||
| The T206 set is the most popular and widely collected set of the tobacco/pre-war era. The historical significance of the set as well as the large number of variations give it enormous appeal to collectors. In addition, the set features many ] members including ] (who is pictured on 4 different cards), ], ], and ]. The value of the cards has led to a great deal of ]ing over the years. | |||
| ==The Honus Wagner card== | |||
| {{main|T206 Honus Wagner}} | |||
| On November 1 2011, a Honus Wagner card was sold for $850,000. A high-quality example of the famous ] card was sold at auction on ] in 2000 for US$1.265 million.<ref name=ebay> July 17, 2000</ref> In February 2007, the same card was sold for a record US$2.35 million.<ref name="y2007-02">{{cite web|publisher=] |accessdate=2007-02-27 |date=2007-02-27 |title = Honus Wagner baseball card sells for record $2.3 million |url = http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Al8R4FHMAP1zGEZeHjUwIZgRvLYF?slug=ap-baseballcard-record&prov=ap&type=lgns |last = Glazer |first = Andrew}}</ref> | |||
| In September 2007, the Wagner card changed hands again when SCP Auctions of Mission Viejo, California, which had bought minority ownership, brokered a new sale—this time for US$2.8 million, to a private collector. On August 1, 2008, noted memorabilia dealer, John Rogers, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, paid US$1.6 million for a PSA 5 Wagner. Rogers stated he "was prepared to go much higher and is pleased with his investment." He added, "the citizens of Arkansas deserve to see this treasure and I intend to make the card available to the public." <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/latest/wagner-card-sold-again.html | title=T206 Honus Wagner Card Sold Again | date=2007-09-06 | publisher=Sports Collectors Daily}}</ref> | |||
| On November 2010, a group of nuns from Baltimore sold a Honus Wagner card for $262,000 in auction to Doug Walton, a sporting card store owner.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kerryonworld.com/sports/baltmore-nuns-sell-rare-honus-wagner-baseball-card | title=Baltmore Nuns Sell Rare Honus Wagner Baseball Card | date=2010-10-06 | publisher=KerryOnWorld}}</ref> | |||
| The T206 Wagner is the most valuable and the most famous baseball card in existence, and even damaged examples are valued at $100,000 or more.<ref name=nydaily>, from "The Score" column, T.J. Quinn & Michael O'Keeffe, '']'', November 27, 2005</ref> This is in part because of Wagner's place among baseball's immortals, as he was an original ] inductee. More importantly, it is one of the scarcest cards from the most prominent of all vintage card sets. | |||
| It is estimated between 50 and 200 Wagner cards were ever distributed to the public,<ref name=ebay/><ref>, Troy Wolverton, ], July 5, 2000</ref> and fewer still have survived to the present day. Several theories exist as to why the card is so rare. One theory is that the ] used to create Wagner's card broke early on in the production process, but Wagner was a major star at the time and new plates would have almost certainly have been created. Another theory is that there was a copyright dispute between the American Tobacco Company and the artist who created the Wagner lithograph.<ref>, December 2005</ref> | |||
| The most commonly accepted theory is that the card was pulled from production because Wagner himself objected to the production of the card, but his motivation is unclear. Reports at the time indicated Wagner did not wish to associate himself with cigarettes,<ref>, '']'', October 24, 1912 (PDF)</ref> possibly because he did not want to encourage children to smoke.<ref name=nydaily/> However, some collectors and historians have pointed out Wagner, a user of ], allowed his image to appear on ]es and other tobacco-related products prior to 1909 and objected to the card simply because he wanted more financial compensation for the use of his image.<ref name=nydaily/><ref>, Jeff Arnett, ''Memories and Dreams'' (National Baseball Hall of Fame quarterly newsletter)</ref> | |||
| ==Brands that produced T206 cards== | |||
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| T-206 cards were issued with 16 different backs, representing the 16 different brands of cigarettes/tobacco with which the cards were issued. Due to the same card having different backs, there are actually far more than 523 "different" T206 cards. The actual number of front/back combination is not fully known as collectors still discover new combinations from time to time. The 16 backs are: | |||
| * American Beauty - more thinly cut than other brands due to the narrower size of the cigarette packs | |||
| * Broadleaf | |||
| * Carolina Brights | |||
| * Cycle | |||
| * Drum | |||
| * El Principe De Gales | |||
| * Hindu - Found in both brown ink and red ink (rare) | |||
| * Lenox - Found in both brown ink and black ink | |||
| * Old Mill | |||
| * Piedmont | |||
| * Polar Bear - Only brand that is not cigarettes; Polar Bear was loose tobacco, also known as scrap tobacco | |||
| * Sovereign | |||
| * Sweet Caporal | |||
| * Tolstoi | |||
| * Ty Cobb | |||
| * Uzit | |||
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