{"product_id":"1909-11-t206-piedmont-doc-marshall-psa-vg-ex-4","title":"1909-11 T206 Piedmont Doc Marshall PSA VG-EX 4","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT206 Piedmont Doc Marshall PSA 4 – A Doctor Who Could Also Catch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued between 1909 and 1911, the T206 series remains the defining tobacco-era baseball set and one of the most important releases in the history of the hobby. Produced by the American Tobacco Company and distributed through cigarette packs, these colorful lithographs documented players from baseball's competitive Deadball Era with rich, lasting artistry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam \"Doc\" Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a catcher who carved out a modest major league career across several National League clubs in the early 1900s, including time with the Brooklyn Superbas. What made Marshall genuinely unusual was the parallel life he was living behind the mask — he studied medicine part-time throughout his playing career and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eearned his medical doctorate in 1909\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e the same year the T206 set began production. After retiring from baseball, he practiced medicine in Clinton, Illinois for 45 years, attending patients long after his days behind the plate were finished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example features the Piedmont advertising reverse and carries a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePSA VG-EX 4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grade, offering solid overall presentation with moderate vintage wear appropriate for a tobacco card more than a century old. A depth piece with a genuinely distinctive backstory — a professional ballplayer who built his second career in the examination room while he was still playing the game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53107992396085,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/T206PiedmontDocMarshall.png?v=1783561038","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1909-11-t206-piedmont-doc-marshall-psa-vg-ex-4","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}