Product Overview
1909-1911 T206 Simon Nicholls
Philadelphia Athletics - Hands on Knees
Piedmont 150 Subjects - Factory No. 25
Offered for sale is a vintage 1909-1911 T206 baseball tobacco card featuring Simon Nicholls of the Philadelphia Athletics in the classic Hands on Knees pose.
This historic pre-war baseball card is part of the iconic T206 White Border series, one of the most recognized and collected sets in baseball history. The reverse features the classic blue Piedmont Cigarettes advertisement with 150 Subjects and Factory No. 25, 2nd District, Virginia.
Card Details
- Year: 1909-1911
- Set: T206 White Border
- Player: Simon Nicholls
- Team: Philadelphia Athletics
- Pose: Hands on Knees
- Back: Piedmont Cigarettes
- Back Variation: 150 Subjects
- Factory: No. 25, 2nd Dist. VA.
- Sport: Baseball
- Condition: Ungraded
Condition
This card is ungraded and exhibits typical wear associated with a collectible more than 115 years old. Visible characteristics include light corner rounding, minor edge wear, and age-related toning and discoloration.
The front displays attractive original-style artwork with solid color and a recognizable player image. The Piedmont advertising back remains clearly readable.
Please carefully review all front and back photographs. The photographs are an important part of the condition description. No numerical grade is represented or guaranteed.
Historical Significance
The T206 set was distributed between 1909 and 1911 through American Tobacco Company cigarette brands and remains a cornerstone of vintage baseball card collecting.
Simon Nicholls appeared with the Philadelphia Athletics, and this Hands on Knees variation offers collectors an appealing example of early baseball history. The Piedmont 150 Subjects reverse adds another desirable collecting characteristic.
