T204 Ramly Cigarettes cards of 1909 feature a beautiful black-and-white portrait of each player encircled in an ornate border with the player name, position, and team affiliation printed at the bottom. The cards, which are embossed and highlighted with gold ink, are extremely condition-sensitive because they are printed on flimsy paper. The gold borders are also very susceptible to chipping, as is the case with most gold-bordered cards. Between the outstanding player selection and the overall beauty of the issue, higher-grade examples from the set are extremely pricey, making affordable specimens tough to find.

The Harry Davis card is one we have never offered at LOTG, and only 20 have ever been graded by PSA. This example shows very nice centering with a clean image of one of baseball's first sluggers. There is a small surface abrasion near the lower right corner of the front, as well as edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders. Still the card is an extremely clean and bright specimen. The reverse has some soiling apparent near the top, not unusual for these cards, where the embossing can act like a dust magnet. Attractive Ramlys are among the most beautiful cards in the hobby but the eye appeal of the issue really suffers in the lower grades; this is an extraordinary example seldom seen with this sort of visual appeal.

In 1904, Harry Davis batted .309 and led the league with 10 home runs, a significant feat in the dead-ball era. It was his first of four consecutive seasons leading the league in home runs, a feat only matched by Home Run Baker, Ralph Kiner, and Babe Ruth. Davis also batted over .300 four other times during his career, and played on three Philadelphia World Series championship teams (1910, 1911, 1913).