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 10 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only five receiving a higher grade than the Good 2 offered here of New York catcher Red Kleinon.

Centering is south and just east on the canvas. 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 throughout, most noticeably in the bottom right corner and middle right edge. Some soiling and surface abrasions appear in the portrait area, but mostly in the background and not actually obscuring Kleinon's face, which is nice. The reverse has some soiling, particularly in the middle right and in the upper left corner. 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. The scarcity of this issue far outweighs any perceived cosmetic flaws on this example.