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A record-breaking card.


Honus Wagner
    Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (February 24, 1874 - December 6, 1955), nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman", was an American baseball player who played during the 1890s until the 1910s. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members.
     was a baseball legend. Nicknamed the "Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman

    sea captain condemned to sail unceasingly because he had invoked the Devil’s aid in a storm. [Maritime legend: Brewer Dictionary]

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    Flying Dutchman
    ," Wagner played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates This article is about the baseball team. For the National Hockey League team, see Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL). For the National Football League team (1933–1940), see Pittsburgh Steelers.  from 1900 until 1917. He batted .300 or higher in 17 consecutive seasons, a major-league record.

    Now Wagner has a new record--or at least his baseball card does. Last month, a 1909 Honus Wagner tobacco card sold for $2.35 million.

    Only about 60 cards are in existence. "This particular one was preserved in spectacular condition," said one expert. "It's the Holy Grail Holy Grail: see Grail, Holy.


    A very desired object or outcome that borders on a sacred quest. There are several Holy Grails in the computer business.
     of baseball cards."

    Wagner cards are rare because he stopped allowing the American Tobacco Co. to use his image. He thought tobacco cards, which came in packs of cigarettes, would encourage children to smoke.
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    Date:Mar 26, 2007
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