T204 Ramly Cigarettes cards of 1909 feature a beautiful black-and-white portrait of each player encircled in an ornate border with the player's 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.

PSA has only ever graded 17 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only five receiving a higher grade than the EX 5 offered here of Brooklyn catcher Joe Dunn.

Centering is slightly east and north on the canvas. While some edge wear and chipping is common with the set's gold borders, this example doesn't exhibit much of that. If anywhere, you can see it creeping out in the corners and along the top edge. Other than a fingerprint on Dunn's chest and some light snow, the portrait area is bright and clean. The reverse is remarkably clean, especially compared to many other Ramlys we have seen. There is some light soiling near the top center, and one spot near the bottom right corner. Soiling is 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 can sometimes suffer in the lower grades. This is an extraordinary example seldom seen with this sort of visual appeal.