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.

Indianapolis' Paul Davidson is the subject of this example with a Piedmont back, graded Fair 1.5 by SGC due to some creasing on the lower half of the card, particularly in each of the bottom two corners.