Primarily issued in 1910 the Plow Boy Tobacco issue consists of 49 known subjects issued by the Spaulding & Merrick Company and distributed in exchange for coupons. The cards are among the rarest of all tobacco issues today with roughly 140 graded examples known. The cards all featuring members of the Chicago Cubs or White Sox feature beautiful player photos set against a white background. That coupled with the white card backs result in significant condition issues. As a result a Plow Boy card with a POOR 10 technical grade is typical for the issue; no graded examples exist higher than EX the overwhelming majority at the VG level or lower. This example featuring the Cubs' Lou Richie is graded POOR 10 by SGC due to pinholes and overall wear the majority of which appears in the border areas. The image quality is strong an apparent "action" image featuring Richie in the midst of his follow-through.