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			2005 Topps Pope John Paul II World Treasures card Pope John Paul II 2005 Topps World Treasures card Sold For USD$8,100 Shortly after the Pope's death in April 2005, the Pope's 2005 Topps World Treasures card sold for USD $8,100 The Pope John Paul II trading card, which features the late pontiff's actual signature, was sold by a California collector to another Golden State collector. To date, the Pope's card has generated the largest sum recorded for any of the 48 cards included in Topps' 2005 World Treasures, which was released in November 2004. The trading card set features issues of historical figures complete with "cut signatures"  showing autographs taken from documents and incorporated into the card's design. Other world leaders featured in the series include Czar Paul I and King Frederick the Great, whose cards have sold for $3,050 and $3,000 respectively. Each card is one-of-a-kind.  The June edition of Beckett Baseball says the Topps Pope's trading card is the hottest  on the trading card market and details the sale of the card. "The Pope's card is a one-of-a-kind. It depicts one of the most revered leaders in history, so from that standpoint, the sale really isn't surprising. These types of cards, featuring world leaders and historical figures, are en vogue right now. Collectors love the novelty aspect of these issues," says Mike Payne, editor of Beckett Baseball.  The Pope's card still has a long way to go before it is considered the most valuable trading card of all-time, though. According to Beckett, the biggest sale ever recorded for a trading card remains the $1.26 million paid for a 1902 T-206 Honus Wagner in 2000.  The "World Treasures" Signature Cards are featured in 2005 Topps Baseball Series 1 and The "Power Brokers" Signatures are featured in the 2005 Topps Baseball Series 2. Following are the subjects for each insert set:  WORLD TREASURES  Alexander Papagos Benito Juarez Bill Clinton Che Guevara Czar Paul I David Ben Gurion Franklin D. Roosevelt Fulgencio Batista Harry S. Truman Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy Juan Peron Kaiser Wilhelm II King Edward VII King Frederick the Great King Fuad I King George V King Hussein (of Jordan) Lord Henry Palmerston Margaret Thatcher Menachem Begin Mikhail Gorbachev Moshe Dayan Napoleon Bonaparte Pope John Paul II Princess Diana Queen Noor of Jordan Robert F. Kennedy Ronald Reagan Thurgood Marshall William Gladstone Winston Churchill Yitzhak Rabin Princess Grace of Monaco (Grace Kelly) Ferdinand Marcos Jawaharlal Nehru King George III Boris Yeltsin Charles de Gaulle Leonid Brezhnev Nelson Mandela Mother Theresa Shimon Peres Chiang Kai-shek Lech Walesa Pierre Trudeau Marshal Tito Gamal Abdel Nasser  POWER BROKERS  August A. Busch Aaron Burr Andrew Carnegie Amos Alonzo Stagg Bob Dole Barry Goldwater Rev. 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"Among the premier highlights to be offered is the iconic T206 Honus Wagner card. In 1909 the American Tobacco Company issued its landmark T206 set of baseball cards which featured virtually all of the baseball players of the day. Honus Wagner, a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and one of the first stars of modern day baseball, was the finest hitter of his day. The reason for the rarity of his card (approximately only 50 are known to exist) has been debated for decades. It has been suggested that due to his objection to having his name affiliated with the marketing of cigarettes, he was successful in halting the production of his card and consequently few were ever circulated. This rare survivor, the third finest known example, is estimated to sell for $375/500,000."		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