Honus Wagner- looking to begin a collection

[Iron Horse]

After T206 this is the rarest of portraits.
One in the Heritage auction now

[paul]

It's impossible to find, but the E300 is my favorite.

[uffda51]

One of my favorites. Also, E103, D322, E95 & M110.

[itjclarke]

Lots of good choices. I personally love the E95 (great, haunting image), M116 (classic portrait), E90-2 (or slightly rarer E104-2 below), and any of the throwing ones- E90-1, E92, etc (think throwing captures what Wagner was- big and awkward but a total stud). Have fun in your search!

E104-ii Honus Wagner.jpg

[rats60]

Cracker Jack
M116
E90-2
E92

[the-illini]

M101-6? You would be the first to have one... :-)

[h2oya311]

E107, e90-2, then Henry Reccius (only two known)

Also like all the Wagner PCs shown before.

This has probably been covered before, but there was always the notion that the t206 was pulled due to Wagner's stance on tobacco use. Do we know the official reason yet? Regardless, you'll note that he is noticeably absent from almost all tobacco issues from that era, despite his immense popularity and the inclusion of his teammates in the sets (t205, Helmar Stamps, etc). Hope someone can shed some light on this (or share an old link if it's been covered before).

[terjung]

Top 5 Wagner cards for a high end collection:

if you can find them,

E107
W600
Pittsburg Leader
Novelty Cutlery PC
T5 Pinkerton cabinet

In my opinion, true scarcity trumps grade scarcity. In my personal Wagner collection, tend to prefer photographic images over art-based images.

Good luck!

[honus94566]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

E107, e90-2, then Henry Reccius (only two known)

Also like all the Wagner PCs shown before.

This has probably been covered before, but there was always the notion that the t206 was pulled due to Wagner's stance on tobacco use. Do we know the official reason yet? Regardless, you'll note that he is noticeably absent from almost all tobacco issues from that era, despite his immense popularity and the inclusion of his teammates in the sets (t205, Helmar Stamps, etc). Hope someone can shed some light on this (or share an old link if it's been covered before).

No way to know for sure.

Wagner does appear in the T216 Tobacco issues out of New Orleans, but who knows if Wagner even had knowledge of this. Whether or not his stance on tobacco use is what pulled his T206 from production is still a subject of debate, and there is no definitive answer.

I am pretty sure the T216 is the only tobacco issue he appears in but could be wrong. Anybody?

Here's the T216