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.

Birmingham's Carlton Molesworth is the subject of this portrait with a yellow sky and green grass background. Molesworth stands with his hands at his sides, his glove on his right hand as he watches a play develop elsewhere on the field. Centering is south on the canvas, with some light diamond cutting which holds the top right corner slightly higher than the left. There is some light paper loss and a lot of creasing, with the biggest offender living in the top right corner. The Old Mill (SL) back looks nice in comparison, even if the text does understandably seem slightly faded after 115 years.

Among the more popular subsets in the T206 issue, Southern League (SL) cards are lauded for their scarcity. The cards of 48 players from the Southern Association, the South Atlantic League, the Texas League, and the Virginia State League were printed in total. These cards were printed separately from the rest of the T206 cards, resulting in a shorter supply than other T206s, and creating a high demand among collectors.