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 (MK) offered here of St. Louis pitcher Barney Pelty.

Centering is slightly east on the canvas. There is some edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly noticeable in the corners and along the right edge. The white background is very clean, and the gold is mostly dark and bold, especially compared to other Ramlys we have seen. A couple purple ink spots and some snow in the background of the portrait area are the only defects drawing your attention from the brilliantly bright and clean image of Pelty. The reverse is extremely clean, with almost no soiling of note. Soiling is not unusual for these cards, where the embossing can act like a dust magnet. The purple ink spots on the front are also the reason for the card's (MK) qualifier, as we can see some words stamped in purple on the back, the card's only genuine issue.

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.