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 19 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only four receiving a higher grade than the EX+ 5.5 offered here of Boston catcher Bill Carrigan

Centering is just a hair north and west on the canvas. While edge wear and chipping is so common with the set's gold borders, this example doesn't display much of that. There is some wear particularly in the corners, but far fewer than is normally expected from a Ramly. The front is incredibly bright and clean. The reverse is also cleaner than most Ramly examples, with only some light soiling appearing near the edges, which 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.