The legendary T206 set is one of the cornerstones of baseball card collecting and a favorite among hobbyists. It’s voluminous nature and impossibility of completion earning it the nickname “The Monster” among collectors. Though baseball tobacco cards had been a part of American culture for the better part of fifty years at the time of its release, the T206 set marked a watershed moment in the hobby and continues to reign as the great masterpiece of the genre as we enter the twelfth decade since its debut.
Browse auction: 2020 April 16 The David Hall T206 Collection Part IV Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction #50027
David Hall, founder of Collector’s Universe—the umbrella under which reside such entities as PSA, PSA/DNA and PCGS—envisioned for himself a quest to locate every existing variation of subject and advertising back of the T206 set, a task that would prove far more daunting than he could have possibly imagined at its inception. He pursued his quarry with the analytical mind of a laboratory scientist, chasing down every lead until convinced that no further species lurked beyond his view. The result? The most comprehensive T206 collection ever assembled, and we are honored to have the privilege to present it to the collecting community. But, best to hear it from the man who summited the T206 mountaintop himself. Watch below as David Hall details the process and shares his unparalleled knowledge of “The Monster”
