Saturday, August 22, 2020

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day - August 22, 2020

 


Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day





Honus Wagner 1909-11 T206 Tobacco Card


In what is arguably the most famous baseball card of all time, the T206 of Pittsburgh Pirate Hall of Famer Honus Wagner is our first official "Card of the Day".  The T206 cards were distributed between 1909-1911 and were found in tobacco products.  The backs of these cards contained adds of 16 different brands of cigarettes.  Cards in this set measure 1-7/16" x 2-5/8".  



You can see more Pittsburgh Pirate cards at https://www.flickr.com/photos/118530805@N07/sets/.


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