For
many collectors, vintage and otherwise, there is 1909-11 T206
White Border set, and there are all other sets. The set is one
of only a handful that is recognizable to those outside the
"hobby", as it contains the most valuable of all cards:
the legendary Honus Wagner, of which the finest example known
last traded hands at over $1.2 million. Several
things draw collectors to T206. First and foremost, it can be
a challenge to both the novice and the experienced collector
alike. Whether collecting "fronts", "backs",
Hall-of-Famers, team sets or otherwise, the possibilities are
virtually endless.
Produced
by the American Tobacco Trust over a three year period, T206
lives up to it's name "The Monster". Most hobbyists
assume a T206 set to be "complete" at just over 520
cards. This excludes the "Big Four", those being Wagner,
Magie (Magee error), Plank, and Doyle (N.Y. Nat'l). Among these
cards are 389 Major Leaguers and 134 Minor Leaguers. Taking
into account the possibilities of over 520 different player
poses on the fronts, and 16 different advertisement backs, there
are thousands of permutations of cards to complete a "set".
T206.org |
Everything
you need to know about T206! |
Ebay
Searches |
Individual
Ebay searches for each player! |
The
Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards |
Lew
Lipset's reference guide. A necessity for any pre-war card
collector. Search
for it on eBay |
T206
Museum |
Articles
relevant to the White Border set |
"Inside
T206..." |
Scot
Reader's on-line book, "Inside T206: A Collector's
Guide to the Classic Baseball Card Set." The
current (third) edition of the 70-page study in Adobe PDF
format can be downloaded free of charge at Old
Cardboard. |
Ultra
Rarities - Plank |
PSA
Article on the elusive Eddie Plank |
T206.net |
The
T206 Price Estimator |
Wikipedia
- T206 |
The
free encyclopedia's guide to T206 |
A
Look at T206 |
The
Challenge of a Lifetime: A Look at the T206 Tobacco Card Set
|
How
to Value |
Article
explaining how to identify and value an unknown card |