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 29 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only twelve receiving a higher grade than the VG 3 (MK) offered here of Boston first baseman Jake Stahl.

 Centering is slightly north and east on the canvas, with some minor diamond cutting which leaves the top left corner just a hair higher than the right. There is some very light edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the soft, rounded corners. Upon first glance, it is hard to realize where the (MK) qualifier comes from, with no distinct marking on either the front or the back. However, if you look closely at the background of the portrait area to the right of Stahl, you will notice the remnants of a small pencil marking. An attempt was made to erase that marking, which took off a bit of the background's coloring, hence the qualifier. Even still, the front has lots of eye appeal. The reverse has some general toning, with some darker soiling along the top and bottom edges. 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. The scarcity of this issue far outweighs any perceived cosmetic flaws on this example.