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.

The golden-honey glow of the sunset behind a determined Addie Joss in his finest Cleveland togs yields a first-rate study in darker tones, with the cupola of Cleveland's League Park prominent over his shoulder as he readies to pitch. As it turned out, the card would serve as an inadvertent double memorial as Joss, sidelined midway through the 1910 season with arm trouble, would end up perishing from meningitis in April of 1911 as he was working his way back into shape. Too the wooden-stand League Park, which had served Cleveland well for almost two decades, was replaced in 1910 by a concrete and steel version that lacked both the cupola and the charm of its predecessor.

Centering is far north on the canvas, almost but not quite cutting off the top border entirely. Some tape residue on the Sweet Cap back keep this card from grading higher than it otherwise would, but this one still has some massive eye appeal.