T206 Doyle Error to be Sold

One of the most rare baseball cards in existence will go on the auction block next spring when Robert Edward Auctions presents a T206 Joe Doyle \"NY Nat\'l\" variation.

The card is part of a collection owned by the late Charles Conlon that REA will be selling.

Vintage card collectors know the Doyle as one of the hobby\'s rarest cards. It\'s believed less than a dozen exist.

The Joe Doyle card was printed as a member of the New York Nationals but when the company realized he was with the New York Americans, it removed the NATL designation from the printing plate. The overwhelming majority of Doyle cards do not have the NATL lettering. It\'s possible the company had Joe Doyle confused with Larry Doyle, who was indeed a pitcher for the Nationals.

The sale will take place next April with a minimum bid of $25,000 having been set.

In other T206 auction news, Mastro Auctions will sell a T206 complete set missing only the four scarcest cards at its December Premier catalog sale. The mid-to-lower grade set carries a $10,000 minimum bid. The T206 set is considered complete at 520 cards, with the Honus Wagner, Eddie Plank, Doyle NATL and Sherry Magee card typically not within reach of most collecting budgets.

Mastro is also selling a large lot of PSA 5 graded T206 cards in the auction, which begins later this month and concludes December 17 and 18.