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 15 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only six receiving a higher grade than the VG 3 offered here of Chicago right fielder George Howard.

Centering is fantastic on this one. There is some edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the corners. The top right and bottom right corners show a little creasing, and there is some soiling along the right edge and in the portrait area, as well. However, Howard's image is still bright, clear, and stunning. The reverse is mostly clean, with some faint soiling near the left edge and what look to be like a couple of errant pencil marks. 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. The scarcity of this issue far outweighs any perceived cosmetic flaws on this example.