T207 Gilded Age authentic autograph
 

I’m not familiar with these .
What does a person who owns one do with this ?
Does it need to stay intact ?
Not seeing any autograph ,
If I had it I think I cut it open .
Opinions ?

It's really up to you. It was used in their product as a buyback to entice more sales. But it's not like Historic Autographs is such a name in the hobby that being a buyback in that product increases the value of the raw card. However, for people who can't tell if the card is real or counterfeit, it does provide some additional reassurance to a buyer that the card is an original.

Thanks ,
To clarify I don’t own it , seen it on ebay .
Speaker is at the top of my want list and this is my favorite card of him .

At least the holder calls it authentic because that is what a TPG would call it be of the trim on the top. Still a nice-looking card. I don't think the current holder adds anything for this one, so removing it would be persona preference.

Is it trimmed, in fact? Could it have been produced that way, if it measures correct? Just asking. I have a few t207s. None of mine have that narrow top border.

While this card is at the top of my want list , I still have to educate myself on the T207 before I make a purchase .. particularly How uniform borders/size etc are.
When I started this thread yesterday the card was listed for $3499 ,
That ended and it was re-listed for $1499 & quickly sold .