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Presented is a near-complete 1909-1911 T206 White Border set (518 of 524), missing only the "Big 4" and the St. Louis variations of Demmitt and O'Hara for completion. There is little need for a formal introduction to the T206 White Borders set, the single most important and highly collected issue among all tobacco and all vintage cards. This is an extremely attractive and clean near-complete set of 518 cards. The cards span all grades and include many significant condition highlights; the entire set has tremendous eye-appeal across the board and even the lesser-graded cards are very pleasing and exhibit bright colors and crisp focus. This is a very carefully assembled set put together by a very dedicated collector over a period of many years. Few cards have creases, and most cards have been downgraded solely due to normal corner and edge wear. It would be a challenge in any era to assemble such an attractive T206 set, and all the more challenging to find a set of this extraordinary quality already assembled and available for sale as a unit today. Any T206 set, of course, naturally has a tremendous "break value" and most quality sets are broken up and sold individually. This T206 near-complete set is highlighted by seventy-four Hall of Famers, including all four Ty Cobb cards, three Christy Mathewsons, two Walter Johnsons, three Cy Youngs, as well as several rarities, including Elberfeld/port. (Wash.), and, of course, the forty-eight scarce Southern League series cards. The backs include fourteen Polar Bear, four El Principe De Gales, thirteen Sovereign, twenty Old Mill (including eighteen Southern Leaguers), and three American Beauty. All 518 cards have been encapsulated and graded by PSA. Included is one NM-MT 8, four EX-MT+ 6.5s, twenty-six EX-MT 6s, thirteen EX+ 5.5s, 111 EX 5s, sixty-nine VG-EX+ 4.5s, 247 VG-EX 4s, thirty-two VG+ 3.5s, twelve VG 3s, and three GOOD 2s. This set currently ranks 25th on the PSA Set Registry! PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (1 card): Doolan/batting. EX-MT+ 6.5 (4 cards): Including G. Davis. EX-MT 6 (26 cards): Including Abbaticchio/blue (MC), Tinker/portrait (MC), Willis/throwing, and Willis/batting. EX+ 5.5 (13 cards): Including Mullaney (Old Mill, SL). EX 5 (111 cards): Including Adkins, Beckley (American Beauty 350), Bender/trees, Bender/no trees, Bresnahan/batting, Bresnahan/portrait, Chance/batting, Chance/yellow, Chase/white cap, Chase/blue, Chesbro, Clarke/portrait, Clarke/batting, J. Collins, Crawford/throwing, Duffy, Evers/Chicago (EPDG), Greminger (Old Mill, SL), Griffith/portrait, Griffith/batting (Polar Bear), Huggins/portrait, Huggins/hands, Jennings/one hand, Joss/pitching, Joss/portrait, Kelley, Kiernan (SL), Marquard/hands, Marquard/follow, McGinnity, McGraw/glove, McGraw/finger, Molesworth (Old Mill, SL), Owen (MK), Wallace, Wheat, Young/portrait, and Young/glove. VG-EX+ 4.5 (69 cards): Including Chase/trophy, Cicotte, Cobb/bat off, Keeler/batting, King (SL), McGraw/cap, Orth (SL), Titus, Waddell/throwing, and Willis/portrait. VG-EX 4 (247 cards): Including Baker, Bastian (SL), Bender/portrait, Bernhard (Old Mill, SL), Brown/Cubs, Brown/Chicago, Brown/portrait, Chance/red, Chase/dark cap, Chase/pink, Cobb/green, Cobb/bat on, Cobb/red, Coles (Old Mill, SL), E. Collins, Crawford/batting (Polar Bear), Dahlen/Brooklyn, Elberfeld/port., Washington, Evers/portrait, Evers/Cubs, Flick (Sovereign 350), Foster (Old Mill, SL), Fritz (Old Mill, SL), Gandil, Guiheen (Old Mill, SL), B. Hart (SL), J. Hart (SL), Hickman (SL), Hooker (Old Mill, SL), Howard (SL), Jennings/portrait, Jennings/both hands (American Beauty 460), Johnson/portrait, Johnson/hands, Jordan (SL), Keeler/portrait, Lafitte (SL), Lajoie/portrait, Lajoie/batting, Lajoie/throwing, Lentz (Old Mill, SL), Lipe (SL), Manion (Old Mill, SL), Marquard/portrait, McCauley (SL), Mathewson/dark cap, Mathewson/white cap, Mathewson/portrait, McGraw/no cap, Miller (SL), Paige (SL), Perdue (Old Mill, SL), Reagan (SL), Revell (Old Mill, SL), Ryan (Old Mill, SL), Seitz (Old Mill, SL), S. Smith (SL), Speaker, Stark (SL), Thebo (SL), Tinker/bat off (Polar Bear), Tinker/bat on (Polar Bear), Tinker/knees, Waddell/portrait, Walsh, Westlake (SL), and Young/bare hand. VG+ 3.5 (32 cards): Including Bay (SL), Dahlen/Boston, Helm (Old Mill, SL), Magee/portrait, Thornton (SL), and Violat (Old Mill, SL). VG 3 (12 cards): Including Breitenstein (SL), Carey (SL), Cranston (SL), Ellam (SL), Otey (SL), Persons (SL), Rockenfeld (Old Mill, SL), Shaughnessy (SL), C. Smith (SL), and White (SL). GOOD 2 (3 cards): Including Lundgren/Chicago (EPDG). This is a set with tremendous eye-appeal, appearing at a glance considerably stronger than suggested by the very respectable and accurate condition composite and individual grades listed above. T206s in Near Mint or higher grades have risen to astounding levels that are unaffordable for most collectors. Impressive cards ranging in grade from Vg to Excellent condition, of which this near-set is primarily composed, represent one of the most outstanding values of all vintage cards. This is a beautiful near-complete set of the 1910 era's most classic tobacco-card issues, in an extremely desirable overall grade. Total: 518 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $100,000.