Lot # 603: 1909 T204 Ramly Al Bridwell - PSA EX+ 5.5

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 6 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 9/12/2024 4:00 AM to
9/28/2024 9:00 PM



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 24 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only seven receiving a higher grade than the EX+ 5.5 offered here of New York shortstop Al Bridwell.

 Centering is fantastic. 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. There is some soiling just below the portrait, but the image itself is clean and bright. The reverse is mostly clean, with some soiling apparent near the bottom, 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.



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