Honus Wagner T206 Cigarette baseball card

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Honus Wagner T206 Cigarette baseball card

Datebetween 1909 and 1911

DescriptionT206 cigarette card of Honus Wager, Pittsburgh (NL) issued by Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, 1909-1911. Paper card with color artist rendering of Honus Wagner; thumb tack hole just above head; name "Wagner" inked over at bottom; reverse marked in ink: "P1 SS N"

Bio/Historical NoteT206 cigarette card of Honus Wager, Pittsburgh (NL) issued by Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, 1909-1911. This is considered to be the highest valued card in card collecting hobby; T-206 cards were issued in the 1909-1911 period.

Object numberB-1984-0211

Subject Wagner, Honus, 1874-1955

Attributes

Baseball Hall of Famers

Classificationsbaseball cards

Dimensions2.5 x 1.5 in.

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