1909-11 T206 Piedmont 350 Christy Mathewson (Dark Cap) PSA VG 3 - From "The Pitcher's Cache" Collection....

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1909-11 T206 Piedmont 350 Christy Mathewson (Dark Cap) PSA VG 3 - From "The Pitcher's Cache" Collection. Offered is a 1909-11 T206 White Border tobacco card featuring Christy Mathewson "Dark Cap" with a "Piedmont - 350 Subjects" ad and factory 25 caption. Beautiful portrait that is so very close to being perfectly centered. Graded PSA VG 3. After reviewing several hundreds of submissions, there are well under two hundred confirmed with this brand/series/factory combination. This is one of only three cards graded VG with three rated 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 second of several offerings from this collection to be presented over forthcoming auctions.


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