(14) 1909-11 T206 White Border SGC 35-50 Cards with Cobb & Mathewson

• Sold For: $3,851
• Year: 1909
• Auction: 2013 April
• Lot #: 3
• Auction Category: Prewar Baseball - T Tobacco Cards

With a pair "Class of '36" dignitaries among the (10) Hall of Famers and (2) Southern Leaguers, the overall quality of these (14) 1909-11 T206 White Borders is difficult to match. Each graded between 50 VG-EX 4 and 35 Good+ 2.5 by SGC, the obverses are stunning with crease-free surfaces, well constructed corners and clean edges. Slight staining on the advertising backs account for the harshly assessed technical grades. Included are: Hall of Famers: (10 cards) with SGC 50: Waddell (Throwing); SGC 45 Bender (Portrait); SGC 35: (8 cards) with M. Brown (Portrait), Chesbro, Cobb (Bat Off Shoulder), E. Collins, Crawford (Throwing), Evers (with Bat, Chicago on Shirt), Jennings (Both Hands Showing), Mathewson (Pitching, Dark Cap); Southern Leaguers: (2 cards, both SGC 35) with Hooker (Lynchburg), King (Danville, Old Mill); Others: (2 cards, both SGC 40) with Abbott (Old Mill) and Downs. Unless noted, each relic displays a Piedmont advertising back. Presents at apex of their assigned technical grades!