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.

While this portrait of Jack Knight may be primitive, it still catches your eye due to the gorgeous solid blue background and the large and bold NEW YORK across his chest. Centering is far north on the canvas, just barely leaving a top border, though one does still exist. A registration issue nearly creates a ghosted image, and keeps the card from grading even higher than it has since the corners and edges are actually very nice. The green text of the tough Sovereign back is in the northwest corner of the canvas, though it is still dark and bold. What looks like the remnants of some light pencil writing is scribbled across the card just under the halfway point, which further explains the card's technical grade. Even still, the scarcity of this issue far outweighs any perceived cosmetic flaws on this example.

 SGC has only ever graded 31 total examples of this T206 with a Sovereign back, with only sixteen receiving a higher grade than the Good+ 2.5 offered here of the portrait of New York's Jack Knight.