1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150 Red Ames (Portrait) PSA EX+ 5.5 - From "The Pitcher's Cache" Collection. - Pop One, Five Higher.

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1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150 Red Ames (Portrait) PSA EX+ 5.5 - From "The Pitcher's Cache" Collection. - Pop One, Five Higher.



Updated Title to include Collection Provenance along with collection description.




Offered is a T206 White Border tobacco card featuring Red Ames "Portrait" with the New York Giants. The reverse displays a "Piedmont - 150 Subjects" advertisement with a factory 25 caption. The lots sourced from this consignor being presented in this auction all have multiple characteristics in common. Beautiful colors, quality corners, problem free surface and bright white borders. The printing of the reverse ads offers the same high quality. Graded PSA EX+ 5.5. At this point every T206 entry is represented by hundreds of examples. There are currently still fewer than one hundred examples confirmed on the PSA census for this front/back combination. Of those, this is the one and only example graded EX+ with five graded higher.

More Information: "The Pitcher's Cache" - An original owner collection of 1909-11 T206 cards

The following twelve lots originate from an exceptional T206 collection that traces its origins back over a century to a young pitcher who played "semi-pro" baseball in 1910 at the age of 18. According to family lore, it was around this time that he began carefully assembling what would become a meticulously preserved and lovingly curated album of T206 baseball cards. Passed down through generations, the collection has remained in the same family for an astonishing 115 years, an increasingly rare and treasured provenance in the hobby.

The album contained a near-complete set of T206 cards, remarkably without duplication-an extraordinary accomplishment, especially for a collector acquiring the cards during the original period of issue. The cards were thoughtfully organized and harmlessly corner mounted, with evidence of a deliberate effort to group teams in the order of their 1910 season standings. The Philadelphia Athletics, champions of that year's World Series, appear first-perhaps offering a clue to the original collector's favorite team.

Thanks to over a century of careful storage, the cards remain in remarkable condition. Their colors are vivid, their surfaces bright, and many retain crisp eye appeal that far exceeds their technical grades. This is the first of several offerings from this collection to be presented over forthcoming auctions.


Guide Value or Estimate: $1,000 - up.

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