1909-1911 T206 White Border Cy Young Portrait SGC EX+ 70

Sold For:

$5,100

Year:

1909

Auction:

2018 Spring

Lot #:

508

Category:

Prewar Baseball - T Tobacco Cards

Graded EX+ 70 by SGC. Extremely attractive T206 portrait of Cy Young set against a bold green background. This is one of Cy Young's most striking cards and one of the most popular cards in the entire T206 set. This particular card is a remarkably striking example for this Cy Young pose. The colors are bright, and Young’s image is perfectly focused. The shade of green in the background allows for ideal contrast and gives this card particularly strong eye-appeal. Virtually flawless centering with light, even wear to the corners. A slight color shift below the image is mentioned for accuracy. The Piedmont reverse is entirely clean and centered to the left. This is a magnificent high-grade example of one of Cy Young’s most striking cards from the premier tobacco-card set of the era. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000+.