T204 Ramly 1909

1909 · Mentor & Co. (Boston) — Ramly and T.T.T. Cigarettes

121-card 1909 tobacco issue from Ramly and T.T.T. Cigarettes. Black-and-white oval portraits in ornate gold frames.

Key Facts

Release: 1909
Manufacturer: Mentor & Co. (Boston) — Ramly and T.T.T. Cigarettes
Distribution: Inserted in Ramly and T.T.T. cigarette packs
Card stock: Lithographed cardstock with elegant gold ornamental border and oval portrait — among the most artistically distinctive tobacco-era cards
Printer / Designer: Unknown — characterized by the distinctive Ramly oval portrait inside a gold filigree frame
Series: Single 121-card issue (with 6 "Square Frame" variation cards),
Total cards: 127

Walter Johnson
Big Train at age 21 — Johnson's earliest mainstream tobacco card.
Eddie Plank
Gettysburg Eddie's most pursued Ramly — among the harder big-name cards.
Chief Bender
Bender in his Athletics dynasty prime — Mack's big-game pitcher.
Mordecai Brown
Three Finger Brown anchoring the Cubs rotation.
Frank Chance
Peerless Leader — Cubs player-manager mid-dynasty.
Joe Tinker
Cubs shortstop — middle of the famous Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance trio.
Johnny Evers
Cubs second baseman completing the trio across yet another tobacco issue.
Eddie Collins
Cocky Collins in his first All-Star caliber season for the A's.
Roger Bresnahan
Cardinals player-manager — invented the modern shin guards.
Bobby Wallace
Browns shortstop and player-manager — early-career Hall of Famer.
Heinie Wagner
Red Sox shortstop (no relation to Honus) — six-time All-Star caliber player of the deadball era.
Bob Ewing
Long Bob Ewing — Reds knuckleball pitcher and four-time 17-game winner.