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Highlights Will Be on Display at The National in Chicago<\/em><\/p>\n

KINGSTON, N.Y., July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Love of the Game Auctions<\/u><\/a>\u2019 (LOTG\u2019s) 2026 Summer Premier Auction is now open, running until Saturday, August 8. Featuring the high-profile Restored \u201cDie-Cut\u201d T206 Honus Wagner<\/a>, the auction has nearly 1,400 lots including rare baseball cards from as early as 1886, historically significant photographs across a variety of sports, and a range of interesting and remarkable sports memorabilia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith LOTG\u2019s announcement of the \u2018Die-Cut Wagner\u2019 returning to the hobby as CGC-graded \u2018Authentic \u2013 Restored\u2019 earlier this month, our Summer 2026 auction\u2019s Lot #1 quickly became one of the most talked about trading cards in the sports collectibles hobby,\u201d said Al Crisafulli, founder and auction director of the Kingston-based auction house. \u201cWe are honored to present this beautiful, compelling and, yes, controversial T206 Wagner, alongside a full offering of outstanding items for all collector tastes and budgets.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Restored Die-Cut Wagner\u2019s documented history begins in a New Jersey card shop in the mid-1970s, where it was purchased for one dollar in a heavily compromised state. With almost the entire background trimmed off the card, it earned the Die Cut nickname. After selling at auction in the mid-1990s, the card disappeared from public view. It later underwent conservation work so masterful that its next owner \u2013 sports and political commentator Keith Olbermann, a highly sophisticated collector \u2013 didn\u2019t recognize what it was. He placed the card in a Lucite screw-down holder pending further investigation, and it remained that way for nearly 30 years before its mystery was solved this spring.<\/p>\n

The card\u2019s expert restoration reclaimed much of its original beauty while preserving it against further degradation, notes Crisafulli. \u201cThis T206 Wagner has pristine centering, clean borders and an exceptional presentation,\u201d he said. \u201cIt brings with it a remarkable story that has the hobby buzzing, and it certainly has elevated the conversation around transparency in card restoration to a new level.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Display at The National, July 29 to Aug. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Restored Die-Cut Wagner will be on display at The National Sports Collectors Convention<\/a> in Chicago July 29 to Aug. 2 (CGC Booth #3016). Other notable LOTG Summer 2026 auction highlights to see at the show (LOTG Booth #1226\/1228) include, among many others:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n