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.

PSA has only ever graded 24 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only TWO receiving a higher grade than the EX 5 offered here of Chicago right fielder Wildfire Schulte.

The centering is just a hair south on the canvas, but looks very nice overall. The white background is clean from any obvious staining or soiling, with the dark gold border providing a beautiful contrast. 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 compared to many other Ramlys, the gold has stayed extremely dark, bold, and full. The portrait area is beautiful, clearly showing Schulte's differently sized eyes. The reverse is also bright and clean, with only a handful of soiling spots running up and down each side. 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 at this - or any - grade.