1909-11 T206 White Border
# of cards: 524
Dimensions: 1 7⁄16 x 2 5⁄8 in.
The famous Honus Wagner card – the Holy Grail of collecting
Collector Score: ***** (5 Stars)
The T206 White Border Baseball set was issued over a period of three calendar years, from 1909 through 1911. As a result of several different printings, some players have multiple images and poses. For example, Ty Cobb has four different images, and Hal Chase has five. Several players are shown on two different teams due to trades and there are quite a few misspelled names.
Southern League players are somewhat tougher to find in T206 White Border Baseball because they were only printed in 1909 and 1910. There are also scarcities that resulted from a card being removed when a player left the game or was traded. Bill O’Hara and Ray Demmitt are two such players. Minor league players are also included in T206 as well.
The T206 set is home to the most valuable trading card in the world, the card that has become the symbol of the hobby itself. Of course, I am referring to the Honus Wagner. The Wagner card shares the limelight with 75 other cards featuring members of baseball’s Hall of Fame, but it is worth more than the other 523 cards combined, assuming they are in the same condition.
NUMBERING: The cards do not have numbers on them. The numbers below are the ones that have been in use since the 1930s. Because there are multiple numbers of some players, you may need to see an actual picture of the card in question. You can find images of these cards at the Trading Card Database site.
Prices reflect retail value for cards in Near Mint condition.
(NOTE: You’re probably not going to see many of these in Near Mint. For Excellent condition, divide by 2. For Very Good, divide by 4, for Good, divide by 8, and for Poor to Fair, divide by 10.)
Common Player: $350.00
Southern Leaguer: $600.00
Unlisted Hall Of Fame player: $1,000.00
(15) Home Run Baker $3,000.00
(29) Jake Beckley $1,750.00
(32) Chief Bender $1,750.00
(33) Chief Bender $2,750.00
(34) Chief Bender $2,250.00
(51) Roger Bresnahan $2,000.00
(52) Roger Bresnahan $1,750.00
(55b) George Brown (Browne) $2,500.00
(56) Mordecai Brown $2,000.00
(57) Mordecai Brown $2,500.00
(58) Mordecai Brown $2,250.00
(76) Frank Chance $2,000.00
(77) Frank Chance $2,250.00
(78) Frank Chance $2,250.00
(83) Hal Chase $1,500.00
(86) Jack Chesbro $3,000.00
(90) Fred Clarke $1,750.00
(91) Fred Clarke $1,750.00
(94) Ty Cobb $1,500.000
(95a) Ty Cobb $10,000.00
(96) Ty Cobb $12,500.00
(97) Ty Cobb $11,000.00
(99) Eddie Collins $2,000.00
(100) Jimmy Collins $2,000.00
(109) Sam Crawford $1,750.00
(110) Sam Crawford $2,500.00
(115b) Bill Dahlen (Brooklyn) $2,000.00
(117) George Davis $1,750.00
(122b) Ray Demmitt (St . Louis) $25,000.00
(148) Hugh Duffy $2,500.00
(149) Jack Dunn $1,500.00
(155b) Kid Elberfeld (Washington, portrait) $5,000.00
(160) Johnny Evers $2,500.00
(161) Johnny Evers $2,000.00
(162) Johnny Evers $3,500.00
(170) Elmer Flick $1,750.00
(177) Chick Gandil $1,500.00
(189) Clark Griffith $2,000.00
(190) Clark Griffith $2,500.00
(218) Miller Huggins $1,500.00
(219) Miller Huggins $2,000.00
(226) Hughie Jennings $2,000.00
(227) Hughie Jennings $1,750.00
(228) Hughie Jennings $1,500.00
(229) Walter Johnson $6,000.00
(230) Walter Johnson $7,500.00
(238) Addie Joss $2,250.00
(239) Addie Joss $3,750.00
(241) Willie Keeler $4,000.00
(242) Willie Keeler $1,750.00
(243) Joe Kelley $1,500.00
(249a) Red Kleinow (Boston) $3,250.00
(262) Nap Lajoie $4,000.00
(263) Nap Lajoie $3,750.00
(264) Nap Laj oie $4,500.00
(285a) Carl Lundgren (Chicago) $3,250.00
(287a) Sherry Magie (Magee) $75,000.00
(294) Rube Marquard $2,000.00
(295) Rube Marquard $1,500.00
(296) Rube Marquard $2,000.00
(298) Christy Mathewson $600.000
(299) Christy Mathewson $7,500.00
(300) Christy Mathewson $5,000.00
(309) Iron Man McGinnity $1,500.00
(311) John McGraw $1,500.00
(312) John McGraw $1,750.00
(313) John McGraw $5,000.00
(314) John McGraw $4,750.00
(355b) Bill O’Hara (St . Louis) $3,250.000
(371) Harry Pattee $1,500.00
(385) Eddie Plank $300,000.00
(396) Ed Reulbach $2,500.00
(400) Bob Rhoades (Rhoads) $2,000.00
(438b) Frank Smith (Chicago & Boston) $4,000.00
(445) Tris Speaker $4,000.00
(474) Joe Tinker $2,750.00
(475) Joe Tinker $4,500.00
(476) Joe Tinker $3,750.00
(477) Joe Tinker $3,000.00
(482) Rube Waddell $2,500.00
(483) Rube Waddell $1,500.00
(487) Bobby Wallace $1,500.00
(488) Ed Walsh $2,000.00
(492) Zack Wheat $2,000.00
(496) Honus Wagner $2,000,000.00
(502) Vic Willis $2,000.00
(503) Vic Willis $2,000.00
(504) Vic Willis $2,000.00
(510) Cy Young $6,000.00
(511) Cy Young $6,000.00
(512) Cy Young $10,000.00