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Originally Posted by Leon
Did someone say "Cobb?" Ya'll knew this was coming. 
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Terrific example of a great card, Leon. I recall a short while back there was a thread criticizing T205s and specifically (by some members) this card.
It was knocked for being to garish or "busy", and also the fact that Mr. Cobb appeared to be lacking a neck. For me, this all adds to the charm and appeal of the card. Who made the rule that baseball cards had to be anatomically correct?
This card has it all -- the color scheme; the gold borders; an artistic, stylized portrait of Cobb wearing his crumpled Tigers cap with white prinstripes resting within a baseball diamond. The crossed bats, mitt, and catcher's mask are framed perfectly below Ty's chin, while the Tigers logo and team name rest above him on the outfield grass. A great piece of art, and a fantastic example of lithography from the early 1900s.