Absolutely Free, Sporting Life 9/18/1909
 

They sure ain't free anymore!

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Look at that Hans fella sneakily appearing on the left. Little did anyone know back then that he'd be worth 6-7 figures some day.

That is a cool ad!

and a Piedy to boot...

It's always fascinating to see ads like this, where things we recognize today as icons in whatever specialty once had to be promoted and the public made aware that they exist.

Even Action Comics #1, considered the most important comic book ever published (first appearance of Superman), had to be advertised.

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Interesting to see who were considered the big stars back in the day. Wagner, Keeler, and Delahanty sure, but also Beaumont, Pastorius, and O'Leary.

Bill

Two cubs who were never household names but working on a 3-peat. Overall looms large in franchise postseason stats, at least until Jake Arrieta came along. Only took 105 years! Joe Tinker was pretty well known nationally, had four T206s and a slew of local endorsement deals but not in this ad...

Does anyone know if there any other known T206 ads that exist in other publications?

There's definitely more, I've seen one ad depicting two or three cards coming in one pack

They actually aren't that rare (certain ones will be) if you keep an eye out for them.

I would love to see images of other publications with an ad of the T206 wagner if anyone has any. Thanks.

I am pretty sure that the Delahanty on the Ad is Ed's brother. Ed, of course, made an unscheduled stop at Niagara Falls and never came back.

Love these ads! There are 2 - one with Wagner and one without. Came out for 8 weeks in the summer of 1909. I've only ever seen 1 of each issue, part of a run the HOF had that Lelands auctioned off. Would love if anyone knew more about how many may survive...

Here is mine - has an early career Wajo on the cover - July 17, 1909. Old pictures, but the newspaper is absurdly fragile.