1909-11 T206 Harry Lentz
1909–11 T206 Harry Lentz
Little Rock Travelers · Southern Association · Southern Leaguer print series · also a T213-1 Coupon back
The 1909–1911 T206 Harry Lentz is part of the legendary “White Border” tobacco set — The Monster. This card depicts Harry Lentz, a member of the historic Little Rock Travelers (Southern Association), and was printed in the Southern Leaguer series, known with 2 tobacco-brand backs. Across PSA and SGC, roughly 615 examples have been graded, with only 8 in NM 7 or better — a reminder of how tough this issue is in high grade.
About Harry Lentz
Harry Sentz was a deadball-era outfielder and career minor leaguer who never appeared in a major-league game. He surfaces in the professional record in 1908 with the Fort Worth Panthers of the Class-C Texas League, where he batted .291. In 1909 he moved up to the Little Rock Travelers of the Class-A Southern Association, hitting .238 across 118 games — the season that earned him his place in the T206 White Border set among the issue's more than 100 minor-league "Southern Leaguer" subjects. He bounced through the low minors thereafter: 1910 split between the Wheeling Stogies (Central League) and the East Liverpool Potters (Ohio-Pennsylvania League), a strong .295 back at East Liverpool in 1911, and a brief final look with the Richmond Colts (Virginia League) in 1913. Over five recorded seasons he compiled a .271 average in 436 games. So little of his life is documented that Baseball-Reference cannot even list whether he batted or threw right- or left-handed, and no nickname survives. His card is notable to collectors for a different reason: the caption misspells his surname as "Lentz." The error was never corrected in later print runs, so "Lentz" cards are no scarcer than any other — but the mistaken name has made this humble Southern Leaguer a small curiosity within the hobby's most famous tobacco-card set.
Sources: Baseball-Reference
Confirmed backs (2)
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Population (PSA · SGC)
| Grader | Total | NM 7+ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 & Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 364 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 82 | 73 | 83 | 55 |
| SGC | 251 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 63 | 33 | 94 |
NM 7+ bundles grades 7–10; 1 & Auth bundles grade 1, 1.5 & Authentic. Totals are subject-level (summed across all backs). Population as of 2026-06.
PSA by back
| Back | Graded |
|---|---|
| Piedmont 1910 | 171 |
| Old Mill | 127 |
| Unknown back | 66 |
SGC by back
| Back | Graded |
|---|---|
| Old Mill 1909-11 | 95 |
| Piedmont 1910 | 156 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1909-11 T206 Harry Lentz card?
The Harry Lentz is one of 524 subjects in the T206 "White Border" tobacco set issued 1909-1911, the hobby's most iconic vintage set (nicknamed "The Monster"). It pictures the Little Rock Travelers player and was inserted in cigarette packs across 2 different tobacco-brand backs.
How rare is this T206 card?
Across PSA and SGC, roughly 615 examples of the Harry Lentz have been graded, with only 8 grading NM 7 or higher, so mid-grade copies are obtainable while high-grade examples are genuinely scarce.
Which backs does the T206 Harry Lentz come with?
The Harry Lentz is confirmed with 2 tobacco-brand backs: Old Mill, Piedmont. The back brand is a major driver of both scarcity and value.
Is the T206 Harry Lentz valuable?
Value depends heavily on the back brand and the card's grade: common backs in low grade trade modestly, while scarce backs and high grades command strong premiums. Check the current T206 Cards listings and eBay options above for live pricing.
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Sources: t206resource.com, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and Inside T206 by Scot Reader. Card data & population compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-01.