The first series of cards in the T206 set were issued beginning in 1909 in cigarette and loose tobacco packs through 16 different brands owned by the American Tobacco Company. It is a landmark set in the history of baseball card collecting due to its size and rarity, with cards of over 500 major and minor-league players issued in the set through 1911. It is known informally as the "White Border" set due to the distinctive white borders surrounding the quality color lithographs on each card.

Chicago's George Browne (erroneously spelled "Brown" on the card) is the subject of this example with a Sweet Cap back, graded Authentic by SGC due to significant paper loss on the back. It appears as if the back of this card was previously stuck to another, and in the attempt to separate the two, parts of the other card remained adhered to the back of this one. The front presents nicely, with centering south on the canvas and only some light soiling, but the reverse is the issue here.