1909-11 Polar Bear T206 Ty Cobb Graded Card Portrait Red Background – SGC 3

Presented is a 1909-11 Polar Bear T206 Ty Cobb Graded Card Portrait Red Background. It was encapsulated and graded by SGC 40 VG 3.

This is one of two legendary cardboard quartets featured in this book along with the 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth group. The T206 set, arguably the hobby’s ultimate issue, features beautiful stone lithography. The cards, which measure approximately 17/16” by 25/8” in size with some slight size variations, exhibit simply terrific artwork throughout. The four Ty Cobb cards all differ in popularity, scarcity and appearance. The majority of collectors find the portraits the most desirable poses in the set. With Cobb, there are two different portraits to choose from. The Green Portrait is by far the toughest of the elite group, followed by the Bat on Shoulder, Bat off Shoulder and Red Portrait in order of scarcity. On the Red Portrait, there are wide variations in color, with some showing a deep red while others have an orange background.

1909-11 Polar Bear T206 Ty Cobb Graded Card Portrait Red Background – SGC 3