Baseball legend honus wagner teaches future three stooges leader moe howard how to hit a baseball. Baseball card adventures 3book box set dan gutman paperback. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. The wagner book has the baseball cards still attached, but the card on the far right is creased vertically from top to bottom, which may not show up on the photo. Honus wagner was probably the greatest player in mlb history, behind babe ruth. His personal life was largely not explored nor discussed and that is ok because one gets enough of the personal life within these pages. A biography paperback march 19, 1998 by dennis devaleria author, jeanne burke devaleria author. See more ideas about baseball cards, baseball and cards.
These two columns alone will help you identify reprints of t206s and all other cards, especially prewwii cards. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money. Short bio and year by year batting statistics for willie mays from 19611973. Tonyetrade sells and brokers millions of dollars in psa and sgcgraded cards annually, including these fine examples. The ruth cover has a faint line running down the right side, but it doesnt appear to be a crease. A honus wagner was judged a 10, a first for the series. Inside the baseball card robbery sports illustrated. Shop comcs extensive selection of all items matching. Revisiting the 90s speculative boom that nearly ended the. The t206 lithographssmall, with crisp white borders and colorful backgroundswere an instant hit, and one of the cards, featuring honus wagner, the shortstop for the pittsburgh pirates, has. Ritter based his classic book of baseball history, the glory of their times is a collection of wonderful tales that paint a vivid and evocative picture of a lively young america and the giants who starred on her ballfields, legends like babe ruth, ty cobb, honus wagner, walter johnson, and. Sixteen cobbs found in the ohio attic were graded a 9 almost perfect.
The card was designed and issued by the american tobacco company atc from 1909 to 1911 as part of its t206 series. Sports comicscomic books baseball cards set checklist, prices. I like how you used the professional baseball cards as your example of collecting. The comic book crash of the 90s and why comics are safe today.
We buy and sell vintage baseball cards, sports cards and comics. Rare honus wagner baseball card discovered in attic. Honus wagner baseball legends comic book 1992 ebay. The honus wagner baseball card is the most valuable baseball card of all. His personal life was largely not explored nor discussed and that is ok because one.
Wagner refused to allow production of his baseball card to continue, either because he did not. Babe ruth and honus wagner baseball legends comic books. The wagner offers the perfect benchmark because the. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. With the coming of the twentieth century, america was thinking on a gr. The hall of fame library is home to the kurt bloeser comic book collection. The t206 honus wagner baseball card depicts the pittsburgh pirates honus wagner, a deadball era baseball player who is widely considered to be one of the best players of all time. How to pitch a baseball great illustration on how to swerve, slurve, curve, and knuckle. February 24, 1874 december 6, 1955, sometimes referred to as hans wagner, was an american baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in major league baseball from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the pittsburgh pirates.
A 1915 opening of boston braves park program was sold at this auction. Babe ruth and honus wagner baseball legends comic books from 1992. This book centers obviously on the baseball life of honus wagner with bit parts to his personal life including business, marriage, and all other personal things that occur in life. Steve conleys astounding space thrills the convention comics no. Of course, how to spot a fake honus wagner is a skill a lot of people could use, so with that, here are some tips. We provide actual images of the front of each comic book listed for sale, we encourage you to view the zoomed image of the item to verify its condition prior to purchase, avoiding you the hassle of requesting a return. Continue reading this entry was posted in auction buzz, baseball, vintage and tagged psa, scp auctions, honus wagner, 190911 t206 honus wagner on may 29, 2019 by blowoutbuzz. Oct 16, 2016 existing examples of the t206 honus wagner baseball card. Bennet already knows this i coach baseball and ill use this as a teaching tool. In sports cards, the legendary honus wagner card owned by wayne gretzky drew a huge premium among else just because of the fact that it was owned by the hockey legend even though it was later discovered and admitted that the card was trimmed.
In his mid30s, a decade removed from the honus wagner caper, he was still toiling. About halfway through the babe ruth comic book, by greg fox, the story is told by billy debronks, a fictitious newspaper boy turned reporter, who recounts ruths life from his sale to the yankees in 1920 until his death in 1948. The wagner offers the perfect benchmark because the mantle has largely supplanted. Baseball cards found by ohio man may be worth millions new. When the authors cite bloms book in such negative light to make their point i think they are missing the fact that there are some collectors who have saved or uncovered items of extreme worth and value. The honus wagner of pokemon cards featured in upcoming comics. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Because it turns out stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates. Baseball cards found by ohio man may be worth millions. Consider another piece of sports memorabilia, the honus wagner card. The 1991 auction was won by canadian hockey god wayne gretzky.
Babe ruthpictured on cover,lou gehrig,joe dimaggio,ty cobb,honus wagner. Pirate shortstop lacked the flamboyance of a ty cobb or babe ruth. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. During the 1800s and 1900s, this ingenious company sold their cigarettes with a card inside. With matthew modine, kristin davis, shawn hatosy, william lee scott. Nicolas cage collection silver age comic books cgc comic. February 24, 1874 december 6, 1955, sometimes referred to as hans wagner, was an american. Feb 26, 2020 marvel mania, at universal studios in l. Also included are issues of baseball legends, which focuses on older hall of famers like babe ruth, jackie robinson and honus wagner. So his cards are valued accordingly but this one is a psa 10 which means it doesnt even matter the year or set, it is valued so high because it is honus wagner and there arent many, if any, psa 10s of him around anymore. The life of baseballs flying dutchman 9780786418114. Baseball is what i do on most weekends and weekdays.
All returns will be inspected before we issue your refund. Selected from the original tapes on which lawrence s. I used to collect football cards when i was growing up and it was a great way to interact and compete with your friends. The flying dutchman baseball legends comics harrington, john on. Baseball and the funny papers baseball hall of fame. A young lad dreams of playing with the great honus wagner in his 1909 world series duel with halloffamer ty cobb. Continue reading this entry was posted in auction buzz, baseball, vintage and tagged psa, scp auctions, honus wagner, 190911. The honus wagner of the comic book world at auction action 1. All star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever.