The first series of cards in the T206 set were issued beginning in 1909 in cigarette and loose tobacco packs through 16 different brands owned by the American Tobacco Company. It is a landmark set in the history of baseball card collecting due to its size and rarity, with cards of over 500 major and minor-league players issued in the set through 1911. It is known informally as the "White Border" set due to the distinctive white borders surrounding the quality color lithographs on each card.

Due to the familiar back design the rarity of the Piedmont Factory 42 reverse is often misunderstood by collectors. According to T206Resource.com the Factory 42 is ranked #10 in terms of overall back scarcity just behind Carolina Brights and ahead of AB 460 Brown Hindu and many other reverses often pursued by collectors with competitive vigor. This example of Pittsburgh favorite Tommy Leach is quite attractive, with nearly perfect centering only shading slightly south on the canvas. While the corners are softer and consistent with the grade, the edges are very nice and provide a beautiful frame for the gorgeous cotton candy sky behind Leach. The reverse is beautifully clean and bright, with fantastic, bold printing. Some light soiling near the bottom edge does little to detract from its beauty. The toughest decision about this gorgeous card is whether to display the front or the back.

SGC has only ever graded 5 total examples of this T206 with a Piedmont 350-460/Factory 42 back, with NONE receiving a higher grade than the VG 3 offered here of Pittsburgh's Tommy Leach bending over.