Monday, July 27, 2009

1911 T205 Chicago Cubs

Number of Cards

208 cards in the 1911-T205 Gold Borders which there are 19 Cubs and many differt American Tobacco backs.

Size of Cards

These cards are unnumbered and measure 1-7/16 x 2-5/8 inches. The cards feature a player image surrounded by gold borders.

Basic Features

The front of this card features a portrait of the player along with a replica autograph underneath, while the team logo and name are displayed prominently at the top. The back provides a summary of player statistics and includes an advertisement for a cigarette brand. Common brands featured are Piedmont and Sweet Corporal, whereas rarer ones include Drum and Hinu. Additional brands present are Polar Bear, American Beauty, Broadleaf, Cycle, and Sovereign. See the checklist below.

Very little about card backs are ever discussed, but the reverse side can be very interesting. Cigarette brands of this set include

Rarest:
Drum
Hindu

Next toughest:
Broadleaf

Tough:
Cyle
American Beauty

Common:
Sovereign
Hassan
Polar Bear
Honest Long Cut

Most common:
Piedmont
Sweet Caporal

Chicago Cubs 1911 T205 Gold Borders Checklist


Player
Jimmy Archer
Mordecai Brown
Frank Chance
John Evers
William Foxen
George Graham
John Kling
Floyd Kroh
Harry McIntyre
Tom Needham
Orval Overall
John Pfeister
Ed Reulbach
Lewis Richie
Frank Schulte
David Shean
Jimmy Sheckard
Harry Steinfeldt
Joe Tinker






































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