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An original Honus Wagner tobacco card from 1909 - identical to one that was auctioned off for $1,100,000 on ebay this month - will be on display at the MCI National Sports Gallery in Washington, DC. The rare card (only about 50 are known to exist

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An original Honus Wagner tobacco card from 1909 – identical to one that was auctioned off for $1,100,000 on ebay this month – will be on display at the MCI National Sports Gallery in Washington, DC. The rare card (only about 50 are known to exist) was actually owned by Wagner himself. Wagner, a Hall of Fame shortstop with the Pittsburgh Pirates, was said to have pulled the card from circulation because he didn’t want his name associated with tobacco products, but a more likely version is that he was angry for not being compensated by the American Tobacco Company for using his image.

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