The T206 Honus Wagner could be the ‘holy grail’ for card collectors however there are quite a few Wagner playing cards which can be far rarer. Working example: the E125 1910 American Caramel die-cuts. One in every of solely six graded Wagner playing cards exhibiting the Flying Dutchman in a batting pose is amongst hundreds of playing cards being supplied within the Heritage Auctions Fall Sports activities Catalog Public sale.
Measuring about 7” x 4”, the cardboard was a part of a set that included over 40 topics, not all of which have been baseball gamers.
American Caramel produced a wide range of buying and selling playing cards however on this case, they went a bit off the standard grid with the die-cut playing cards that have been distributed with the corporate’s Motion Image caramels. The playing cards are so uncommon, they weren’t actually recognized to most card collectors till the Sixties.
The playing cards are colourful and got here with a stand in order that they might be displayed as if “in motion.”
The Wagner card offered by Heritage is graded SGC 1 however due to the character of the product and its fragile nature, it’s uncommon to seek out any with excessive technical grades. Solely six Wagner “batting” variations have been examined by SGC and PSA mixed.
Gamers from 4 groups have been a part of the set—all japanese franchises, together with the New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Purple Sox and Wagner’s Pirates, who received the 1909 World Collection. Members of the Pirates are known as “Champion of the World” on the backs, which additionally embody a group guidelines.
Wagner and Tris Speaker have each batting and fielding poses and the batting pose wasn’t recognized till one was uncovered a few years later.
The backs of some playing cards within the set point out they have been patented in July 2010 whereas others say solely {that a} patent had been utilized for. The title “P.R. Warren Firm” of Lowell, MA can be listed on the again, which probably means they have been accountable for manufacturing of the playing cards that might up being distributed by the sweet firm.
Auction bidding runs by Sept. 29.
