1909-11 T206 Piedmont George Bell - Hands Above Head PSA VG-EX 4

T206 Piedmont George Bell – Hands Above Head PSA 4 – Brooklyn's Workhorse Right-Hander

From the legendary 1909–1911 T206 tobacco card issue, the most celebrated pre-war baseball set in the hobby. Produced by the American Tobacco Company and distributed through cigarette packs, the series captured players from baseball's gritty Deadball Era with vivid lithographic detail across a sweeping checklist.

George "Farmer" Bell was a durable right-handed pitcher who served as one of the Brooklyn Superbas' primary starters for five seasons beginning in 1907. A reliable innings-eater who regularly pitched deep into games, Bell was considered the club's number-two arm behind Nap Rucker during their most competitive years. A Georgia newspaper once previewed his upcoming season by comparing his anticipated consistency favorably to Christy Mathewson — a measure of how highly the Brooklyn organization regarded his contributions to a rotation in need of steady production.

This example features the "Hands Above Head" pitching pose paired with the Piedmont advertising reverse and carries a PSA VG-EX 4 grade, offering solid overall presentation for a tobacco card printed more than a century ago. A clean action-pose entry from one of Brooklyn's steadiest Deadball Era starters.