COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - In all of baseball history, there has only been one Honus Wagner.

On Thursday, Aug. 6, though, visitors to the Baseball Hall of Fame will be seeing double -- the Museum will display its Wagner T206 baseball cards together for the first time.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum hosts a 100th Anniversary Salute to the T206 Honus Wagner Card as part of the Museum's Baseball Wisdom Series. The program will feature the display of the Museum's two T206 Wagner cards, which are recognized as some of the most famous cards in the history of collecting.

Wagner, who played with the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1897-1917, was a member of the first Hall of Fame class in 1936. By the time the T206 series appeared in 1909, Wagner was one of baseball's biggest stars.

Special programs honoring the T206 Wagner card will be held throughout the day, and all are included with Museum admission. Programs include:

• 11:00 a.m.: Author Series, Bullpen Theater
  • "The Card: Collectors, Con Men and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card," by Michael O'Keeffe and Teri Thompson
• 12:00 and 1:30 pm: Interactive Learning, Education Gallery
  • "Baseball Cards: An Interactive History." Learn all about the history of baseball cards and try out some of the classic activities and games that kids have played with baseball cards over the years
• 3:30 p.m.: Artifact Spotlight, Education Gallery
  • Honus Wagner artifacts from the Hall of Fame's collection

In addition, Museum visitors will be eligible for:

• Free Admission to the Museum for anyone named "Honus" or "Wagner" (proof of identification required)
• Prizes to those who dress up as Honus Wagner
• A set of Education Baseball Cards when visitors sign up to become a Member
• Special readings of Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure and other family friendly activities for young children throughout the day in the Sandlot Kids' Clubhouse
• A T206 face-cutout photo opportunity

The Honus Wagner T206 card has become the most famous baseball card in the world. The T206 set consisted of more than 500 cards featuring Major and Minor Leaguers and were probably the most popular of the early tobacco-card issues. The backs of the cards contain ads for one of 16 brands of cigarettes produced by the American Tobacco Company, and the folklore surrounding the Wagner card's history has turned it into the holy grail of cards for collectors.

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