Extraordinary example of the key card from the E95 Philadelphia Caramel issue of 1909 that of Ty Cobb. Unique to this issue the pose of Cobb captures his intensity the rich red background providing a vivid backdrop. Well-centered from left to right ever so slightly low on the canvas the card exhibits wear consistent with the VG 3 grade mostly at the corners. The reverse is clean with very slight surface dirt almost too light to mention. An outstanding card one that has been tucked away in a collection for quite some time. PLEASE NOTE: We received an email from an astute collector the night before the auction closed asking about what appears to be an erasure of a small stain along the top border of the card. In reviewing the card it does appear that at some point there was a small stain (remnants of which are still visible in the scan) along the top border of the card just left of the center. It appears that an attempt was made to remove the stain at some point which has resulted in a minor discoloration of the red background along the very top border (also visible in the scan). This card was graded quite some time ago and we are unsure of whether SGC factored the discoloration into their grade or if they missed it. Regardless it is visible. While our policy is to withdraw items that are discovered to be altered in this case we believe the alteration is visible enough that it is debatable whether or not it was done deceptively. Despite this we are sending an errata email to all bidders on the card and giving them the opportunity to cancel their bids on the card if they so choose. In order to cancel your bid please email [email protected] before 8:00 PM on Saturday August 24. After 8:00 PM we can no longer retract these bids because we will be into the extended bidding period.