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.

SGC has only ever graded 11 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only four receiving a higher grade than the VG-EX 4 offered here of Athletics shortstop Simon Nichols.

Centering is tremendous, save for some minor diamond cutting which leaves the top left corner just a hair higher than the right, keeping the card from grading even higher than it has. The white background is wonderfully clean, with the dark gold border providing a beautiful contrast. 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. There is some minor creasing in the top left corner, but Nichols' portrait is bright and clean. The reverse is also wonderfully bright and clean, with minor soiling appearing in the bottom right corner and one tiny spot at the center of the bottom edge. 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 at this - or any - grade.