Issued between 1910-11 by Sporting Life Magazine, these colorful cards feature hand-tinted black and white portraits, many of which are the same as found in the T206 set.  Here we have "Smoky" Joe Wood, who beautifully signed his image on this M116 card.  Wood lived until 1985, just shy of his 96th birthday, and would have been the oldest member of T206 by 5 years (surpassing Marquard who died in 1980) had he been shown on a T206 card.  Given Wood's first year was 1908, it would not have been out of the question for him to be shown on a T206 card.  His absence from T206 and from T205 is one of the lesser known mysteries surrounding those tobacco issues.  While Wood didn't play much in 1908, he was a full time player by 1909 and a veritable star by 1911, the last year of T206 and the only year of T205. 

This sharp looking card is shown courtesy of its proud and rightful owner.  It is the only example of a signed M116 card that I have ever heard of.  If you've heard of or seen another, please let me know.