Lot # 602: 1909 T204 Ramly Roger Bresnahan (HOF) - PSA GOOD 2

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



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 27 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204 of St. Louis catcher, Hall of Famer, Roger Bresnahan.

Centering is just a hair west and south on the canvas. There is some edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the corners. There are some surface abrasions within the portrait, including one over Bresnahan's left eye, and one directly on his right, but the printing of the image itself is beautiful with great contrast. The reverse is gorgeously clean with almost no soiling apparent, which is very 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. Despite any cosmetic flaws on the card's front, this is still a wonderful issue of the Hall of Famer, and is highly sought after.

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