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 27 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only twelve receiving a higher grade than the VG-EX+ 4.5 offered here of Washington pitcher Charlie Smith.

Centering is slightly north 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 corners and along the bottom edge. There is a small crease starting about halfway up the left edge, stopping when it gets to the left edge of the portrait area. The portrait of Smith is dark and bold, with wonderful contrast. The reverse is very clean, with only some faint soiling spots along the left side. 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.