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One of Honus Wagner's baseball cards lived up to its "Holy Grail" moniker Thursday night, pulling down six figures for an international Catholic order.
Despite being graded in poor condition, a rare T206 card of the former Pirates great fetched $262,900 at an online auction through Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas. The School Sisters of Notre Dame in Baltimore, which had received the card through a private benefactor, will receive $220,000. The difference -- the buyer's premium -- goes to the auction house.
A nearly mint condition T206 Wagner card sold in 2007 for $2.8 million -- believed to be the most ever paid for a baseball card.
"A lot of them didn't know who Honus Wagner was, but they do now," said Phyllis Brill, a spokeswoman for the sisters' Atlantic-Midwest Province. "It's certainly a windfall, and they are grateful for it."
Doug Walton, a collector with card stores in Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee, bought the card.
"For many years, I have been in the hunt for an original T206 Wagner in any condition," Walton said in a statement, "and the back story on this card makes it that much more special."
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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_707853.html
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