There are three different Bender cards included in the T206 set. One is a portrait, one shows him pitching against a background that includes trees, and this one, which shows him pitching against a background that does not have trees. This version is just barely the rarest of the three. This example retains the beautiful light blue sky and green grass of the original printing, despite a couple blemishes of color/paper loss not affecting Bender's person. Creases in the two lower corners and some surface wear on the back of the card cannot detract from the eye appeal of this offering.

Centering is just slightly east on the canvas, with minor diamond cutting and rounded corners further explaining the technical grade. SGC has only ever graded 33 total examples of this Old Mill back version of the Bender, with only twelve receiving a higher grade than the GOOD 2 offered here.

Charles Albert "Chief" Bender won 15 or more games in 9 of his first 12 seasons, en route to 212 career wins and a .6254 career winning percentage, 72nd all time. He went 6-4 in his 10 World Series appearances, throwing 9 complete games. The Athletics won 3 of the 5 World Series in which Bender appeared: 1910, 1911, and 1913. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.