Lot # 643: 1909 T204 Ramly Miller Huggins (HOF) - PSA GOOD 2(MK)

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 18 (Bid History)

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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 35 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204 of Hall of Famer Miller Huggins.

Centering is just slightly west on the canvas, but looks nice overall. There is some edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the corners. Each of the top two corners exhibit creasing, as well. Some surface abrasions, snow, and minor paper loss affect the portrait area, though Huggins' face for the most part is undisturbed, leaving the important part of the image nicely visible. The reverse has some staining and light paper loss, but the top left corner has the number 30 written in pencil, explaining the (MK) qualifier in the grade).

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. The scarcity of this issue far outweighs any perceived cosmetic flaws on this example of the Hall of Famer.

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