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.

SGC has only ever graded 13 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only six receiving a higher grade than the VG 3 offered here of Boston left fielder Johnny Bates.

Centering is slightly west on the canvas, but the gold border is brilliantly dark and bold, which is highly uncommon with the set. Corner wear is to be expected, and some very minor wear is evident. There is some light soiling below the photo and on the right side, but the image itself is still bright and beautiful. The reverse is gorgeously clean, with some minor soiling apparent directly in the center, and in the bottom left corner, 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.