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Presented is a rarely offered near-complete master set of T205 Gold Borders consisting of 211 different (of 221) cards, missing only Cobb, Evans, Hoblitzell/no stats on back, Johnson, Joss, Mathewson, McGraw, Speaker, Tinker, and Young for completion. The T205 Gold Borders set is universally recognized as one of the most classic of all tobacco-card issues and includes all the great stars of the era and many rarities that make it one of the most challenging and difficult-to-complete of all tobacco-card sets. Overall, this is a very attractive medium- to lower-grade near-complete set. The advertising backs consist mostly of Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, with Hassan (29), Polar Bear (24), Honest Long Cut (22), Cycle (9), and Sovereign (5) also represented. Condition is 18% Vg-Ex to Ex (mostly Vg-Ex), 55% Gd to Vg, and 27% Pr to Fr (including a couple that measure small and three trimmed). We have selected six cards to be professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC. Keys: Baker (Hassan, Pr due to back damage), Barger/partial "B" (Honest, Vg-Ex+), Bender (Fr), Bresnahan/mouth closed (Polar Bear, Gd), Bresnahan/mouth open (VG/EX 4), Brown (GOOD+ 2.5), Chance (VG/EX 4), Chase/gold frame extends (Gd), Chase/frame ends (Pr-Fr), Chase/left ear (VG/EX 4), Cicotte/"Black Sox" (Vg), Clarke (Pr-Fr due to back damage), Collins/mouth closed (Hassan, Gd+), Collins/mouth open (Fr-Gd), Crandall/"t" not crossed (Gd), Crandall/"t" crossed (Hassan, Vg), Dahlen (Vg-Ex), Donohue (Hassan, Gd), Dougherty/red sock (Vg), Dougherty/white sock (Polar Bear, Fr), Duffy (Polar Bear, Vg), Evers (Vg-Ex), Fisher (Honest, Gd), Ford/white (Vg), Graham/Cubs (Hassan, Gd), Grant (Hassan, Vg-Ex), Gray/no stats on back (Vg-Ex), Gray/stats on back (Vg+), Griffith (Gd), Harmon/left ear (Vg-Ex), Hoblitzell/name incorrect (Vg-Ex), Hoblitzell/"Cin." after 1908 stats (Honest, Pr), Hoblitzell/no "Cin." after 1908 stat (Pr), Huggins (Cycle, Gd), Jennings (Pr-Fr), Karger (Hassan, small ink mark on reverse, otherwise Fr), Kleinow (Gd), Latham/W. A. Latham on back (Vg), Leifield/"A" on front (Vg+), Leifield/"A. P." on front (Vg-Ex), Marquard (Pr), Mathewson/1 loss (Cycle, Pr, with significant paper loss on front), Moran/stray line of type (Polar Bear, Gd), Raymond (Fr), Rowan (Honest, Gd), Scanlan (Pr-Fr due to spot of paper loss on reverse), Shean/Cubs (Hassan, Ex), Suggs (Gd), Sweeney (Polar Bear, Vg), Turner (Fr-Gd), Vaughan (Vg), Wagner (Hassan, Vg-Ex), Wallace/with cap (98/2 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex), Wallace/no cap, one line of 1910 stats (Hassan, Gd), Wallace/no cap - two lines of 1910 stats (Polar Bear, Fr), Walsh (VG 3), Wheat (VG/EX 4), K. White (Polar Bear, mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), Wilhelm/"suffered" in bio (Hassan, Gd), Wilhelm/ "suffe ed" in bio (Ex), and Wiltse/right ear (Fr). Minor Leaguers (all Hassan backs unless noted): Adkins (Gd), Batch (Polar Bear, Pr), Cady (Gd), J. Collins (Gd), Dunn (Vg), Frick (Pr), Hanford (Polar Bear, Gd), Lee (Gd+), McAllister (Polar Bear, Vg+), Merritt (Vg), Nee (Pr), and Phelan (color added, otherwise Vg). This is an outstanding offering and is far more complete than usually seen. Includes most of the Hall of Famers, minor leaguers and many rarities, which make the assembly of the T205 Gold Border set especially challenging. Total: 211 cards.