Toughest 20th Century Pre-War Player to Collect?

[Touch'EmAll]

Some of Wagner's cards come with the name "Hans". Personally, I would rather own a Wagner card with printed name on card and slip label as "Honus".

[packs]

I could live with Hans as long as the image on the card depicted the player.

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

Some of Wagner's cards come with the name "Hans". Personally, I would rather own a Wagner card with printed name on card and slip label as "Honus".

If you search "Honus Wagner" on Newspapers dot com during his career, you will find 26,000 papers that call him Honus.

If you search "Hans Wagner" during that same time period, you will get 96,000 results.

So it should be more likely that you find a "Hans Wagner" item than a "Honus Wagner" item.

Post career until his death, Hans and Honus were basically used the same amount of times. Both coming in just over 80,000 examples. In reality, we should probably know him better as Hans Wagner, but from 1956 until now the usage is 140,000 Honus, 10,000 Hans, with many of them after the 1950s not being him.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Burkett has 3 20th Century cards, W600, T204 & Koester Bread.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I think you can still pick up a low-grade W514 or possibly even lower-grade M101-2 of Jackson for high 4-figures. Might not be the nicest looking example but you get what you pay for. I’ve also seen a trimmed down W601 of 1908/09 Philadelphia sell for mid 4-figures not too long ago.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by z28jd

If you search "Honus Wagner" on Newspapers dot com during his career, you will find 26,000 papers that call him Honus.

If you search "Hans Wagner" during that same time period, you will get 96,000 results.

So it should be more likely that you find a "Hans Wagner" item than a "Honus Wagner" item.

Post career until his death, Hans and Honus were basically used the same amount of times. Both coming in just over 80,000 examples. In reality, we should probably know him better as Hans Wagner, but from 1956 until now the usage is 140,000 Honus, 10,000 Hans, with many of them after the 1950s not being him.

I can do either Honus or Hans...Wagner's given first name was Johannes, so the Hans nickname makes just as much sense as Honus, and perhaps even slightly more. What I object to is this!:

pc796cobbwagner.jpg

Brian (not my PC796 postcard, because I am obviously a Honus/Hans man...see above)

[doug.goodman]

m113 posters of Honus (released Sept 1909) and Hans (released Dec 1913)

[ValKehl]

Cards from their playing days of the HOFers, such as Mack and Griffith, who are in the HOF because of their time as managers/executives are generally tough to find.

[Leon]

I am not sure he is difficult to collect but, I don't think Foxx gets the accolades he deserves. Trying to get one of each of his playing days cards would be nearly impossible.

[Exhibitman]

Gotta be Honus; Heinous Hans isn't as elegant.

If I am going to spend on a Wagner I want one with the Horner portrait.