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.
Boston's Tubby Spencer coils into his throwing motion in front of a light blue sky with gorgeous green grass. Centering is southwest on the canvas, almost as if the image is loading up to make the throw right along with Tubby. Corners and edges are consistent with the grade, with some soiling at the top and lower right edges. The (MK) qualifier comes from a stamp which runs from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the tough Hindu brown back. The
printing of the text is dark and bold, with some soiling again near the edges.
The
lesser-known T206
backs are having a run of late, and of the 39 different backs appearing
within the T206 set, Hindu browns are the 14th scarcest, according to
our friends at T206Resource.com.
PSA has only graded 8 total
examples of this T206 with a Hindu brown back, with only six ever
receiving a higher grade than the Good 2 (MK) offered here of Boston's Tubby Spencer.