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 21 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only five receiving a higher grade than the EX 5 offered here of Washington catcher Gabby Street.

The centering is slightly south and east on the canvas. 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 right edge, but the gold has remained darker, fuller, and bolder than many Ramlys we have seen, even at this grade. There is some light soiling in the portrait area, but Street's image remains bold and captivating. The reverse is gorgeously clean, with some light soiling near the top right edge. 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.