The Honus Wagner Card
In short: The T206 Honus Wagner card became a legendary icon of Americana due to its extreme rarity, caused when the player objected to his image being used to market tobacco in 1909.
A 1:55 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Institution, “T206 Honus Wagner, PSA 5 Baseball Card”; Digital Library of Georgia, “About - Legends of the Dead-Ball Era, 1909-1913”; The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, “Baseball Cards – The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society”; The New Yorker, “Honest Honus”; National Baseball Hall of Fame, “The Honus is On You”; T206Resource.com, “T206Resource.com - Honus Wagner Sales History”; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Baseball Cards in the Jefferson R. Burdick Collection”; HISTORY, “9 of the Most Valuable Baseball Cards in History | HISTORY”; Smithsonian Magazine, “You Can Buy One of History's Rarest Baseball Cards—if You Have Several Million Dollars to Spare”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Institution — T206 Honus Wagner, PSA 5 Baseball Card · View →
- Digital Library of Georgia — About - Legends of the Dead-Ball Era, 1909-1913 · View →
- The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society — Baseball Cards – The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society · View →
- The New Yorker — Honest Honus · View →
- National Baseball Hall of Fame — The Honus is On You · View →
- T206Resource.com — T206Resource.com - Honus Wagner Sales History · View →
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Baseball Cards in the Jefferson R. Burdick Collection · View →
- HISTORY — 9 of the Most Valuable Baseball Cards in History | HISTORY · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — You Can Buy One of History's Rarest Baseball Cards—if You Have Several Million Dollars to Spare · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian Institution: T206 Honus Wagner, PSA 5 Baseball Card
- Also: Digital Library of Georgia: About - Legends of the Dead-Ball Era, 1909-1913
- Also: The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society: Baseball Cards – The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society
- Also: The New Yorker: Honest Honus
- Also: National Baseball Hall of Fame: The Honus is On You
- Also: T206Resource.com: T206Resource.com - Honus Wagner Sales History
- Also: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Baseball Cards in the Jefferson R. Burdick Collection
- Also: HISTORY: 9 of the Most Valuable Baseball Cards in History | HISTORY
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: You Can Buy One of History's Rarest Baseball Cards—if You Have Several Million Dollars to Spare
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