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 14 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only eight receiving a higher grade than the Good 2 offered here of Cincinnati first baseman Dick Hoblitzel.

Centering is just ever so slightly east and south on the canvas, but is very nice on this one. There is some edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the rounded corners. There is a small surface abrasion at the top right corner, but the portrait is bright and clean. A few light creases run horizontally along the card toward the bottom. The reverse is extremely clean, especially compared to many of the other Ramlys we have seen. Some light soiling appears near the bottom, mainly near the center. 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.