Lot # 669: 1909 T204 Ramly Danny Murphy - PSA EX 5

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $150.00

Bids: 14 (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 23 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only five receiving a higher grade than the EX 5 offered here of Athletics second baseman Danny Murphy.

Centering is far north and east on the canvas, which keeps this card from grading even higher than it already has. There is some light edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the corners and along the left edge. Murphy's portrait is bright and clear. The reverse is tremendously clean, with two little spots of soiling, one each on either side of the card. 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.

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