1909-1911 T206 White Border Ty Cobb Portrait Green Background PSA VG-EX 4 - Old Mill Back

Sold For:

$69,000

Year:

1909

Auction:

2024 Summer

Lot #:

268

Category:

Prewar Baseball - T Tobacco Cards

Graded VG-EX 4 by PSA. Tremendous T206 White Border of Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Ty Cobb with a desirable Old Mill advertising reverse. The green background pose has long been considered the rarest of the four poses of Cobb in the T206 set. The fact that this example features an uncommon Old Mill advertising reverse makes it of particularly special note. To date, PSA has only graded 11 examples of the Green Background Cobb featuring this back, with only one graded higher than the offered card. The offered example exhibits a bright green background, outstanding registration, honest corner wear, and excellent centering. The important advertising reverse is boldly printed and clean. This is a stunning scarce-back example of this classic Ty Cobb tobacco card, worthy of even the most advanced Ty Cobb, Hall of Fame, or T206-back collection. Opening Bid $10,000.