Lot # 775: 1909-11 T206 Hindu Brown Tubby Spencer - PSA GOOD 2(MK)

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $200.00

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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



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.

Boston's Tubby Spencer coils into his throwing motion in front of a light blue sky with gorgeous green grass. Centering is southwest on the canvas, almost as if the image is loading up to make the throw right along with Tubby. Corners and edges are consistent with the grade, with some soiling at the top and lower right edges. The (MK) qualifier comes from a stamp which runs from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the tough Hindu brown back. The printing of the text is dark and bold, with some soiling again near the edges.

The lesser-known T206 backs are having a run of late, and of the 39 different backs appearing within the T206 set, Hindu browns are the 14th scarcest, according to our friends at T206Resource.com.

PSA has only graded 8 total examples of this T206 with a Hindu brown back, with only six ever receiving a higher grade than the Good 2 (MK) offered here of Boston's Tubby Spencer.





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