1909 T206 White Border

Since first being inserted into cigarette packs in 1909, T206's have been the most popular and complex baseball card set of all time. 
 
The T206 designation comes from Jefferson Burdick in his American Card Catalog in the 1930s, but the cards are also known as "white borders" due to their design. That border surrounds a strikingly colorful lithograph, with simply a last name and city below the picture in black ink. Most of the card fronts are vertically oriented, but a small number of cards feature a horizontal layout.
 
This set is called "The Monster" for good reason as it is one of the most widely-collected sets of any era. T206 also contains the single most famous card in the hobby, one recognized even by non-collectors. While most cards are easily obtained, this release has some very scarce options that are led by the nearly-mythical Honus Wagner card.
 
All of this combines to form a set that can be collected in a wide variety of ways. There is truly something for almost anyone in the T206 Tobacco Card Baseball Set .