Rare Gem On Display At Citizens Bank Park

Last night while watching the Phillies I heard Tom McCarthy and Chris Wheeler talk about something you rarely hear about on prime time television – baseball cards.  Right now at Citizens Bank Park this 1909-11 T206 uncut strip containing Honus Wagner will be on display thanks to Hunt Auctions.  This strip has been bought and sold many times over the years and still amazes collectors.  How in the hell did this thing stay together after all this time?  Many rumors state it was found in a pair of old pants owned by Wagner.

This would make the ultimate box topper.

This Is Why Tobacco Cards Are So Valuable

Reason #9,671 why tobacco cards are so valuable – condition.  Wouldn’t you like to know the story of how these cards got like this?  That Pittsburgh card isn’t of Wagner.  Instead its of Willis.  Someone is trying to get $150.00 for all of these, but I doubt thats going to happen.  I’m sure one of the auction houses thats been investigated by the FBI could “fix” them up to look brand new.  Then again, even these cards might a stretch for them.

Card of the Day: Joe Jackson 1909 American Caramel E90-1

Card of the Day: 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner PSA 8

Sometimes being different is a good thing

I have seen a lot of cards from the T206 set, including two of the world famous Honus Wagner cards, but this card I guarantee that you will never forget.  Almost everyday I check the sports card section on eBay and this week I came across a very different looking card.  See scans below.

This is the Don Mullany 1909-11 T206 Unknown Back Multi-Overprint card.  As you can see, the front of the card looks like a regular card, but when you turn it over the back seems to be printed over multiple times.  You can see there are a few different company logos printed on the back, but one of the most important images is the “ghost” of Cy Young.  This isn’t the first card from the T206 set to be overprinted, but it is most likely one of the most popular.  Probably back in the time when this card was pulled out, kids thought it wasn’t good to have because it didn’t look like the others.  In this case, being different is very good.  This week, this card sold for $9,750.00.  It sure beats out any error card in today’s hobby.