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 15 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only nine receiving a higher grade than the VG 3 offered here of New York third baseman Kid Elberfeld (erroneously spelled "Elberfield" on the card).

Centering is just ever so slightly east on the canvas, but very nice overall. There is some edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the corners. There is some creasing in the bottom right corner, and another small crease near the center of the right edge. Some faint snow exists on the portrait, but Kid's youthful exuberance still shines through as the printing is bright and clean. The reverse is beautifully clean, especially compared to many other Ramlys we have seen. There is some light soiling near the top center. Soiling is not unusual for these cards, where the embossing can act like a dust magnet. Unfortunately, there is also some light pencil writing across the center, but luckily it does not affect the front of the card.

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.