Few prewar card issues epitomize the term "scarce and desirable" the way the 1887 N690 Kalamazoo Bats cards do. Issued between 1886 and 1887, the "KBats" are CdV-sized photographic cards mounted on heavy cardboard. While some have advertising printed on the back, this particular card is of the blank-backed variety. Tough 19th Century cards are often the passion of advanced collectors, and the KBats are among the most impressive of the era. 

This example features Philadelphia center fielder Ed Andrews. The scarcity of Kalamazoo Bats cards coupled with their desirability among advanced collectors means that they don't trade hands very often. Assembling a complete set is merely impossible. As such, even lower grade examples routinely sell for several thousand dollars. Beyond the scarcity, though, this is an attractive card. Andrews is pictured on the field in his batting stance, but very little about the image aside from Andrews' attire and mustache would give away the era as the field and stands are clear and very similar to the fields and stands we have today.

The image is slightly faded, though that could be from an underdevelopment at the time of the printing, and not as a result of aging. Corners and edges are consistent with the grade, with only some light vertical creasing in the top and bottom center of the card keeping this example from grading even higher than it already has. Despite the technical grade, the scarcity of this issue far outweighs any perceived cosmetic flaws on this example.

SGC has only ever graded 10 total examples of this N690, with only five receiving a higher grade than the Good 2 offered here of Ed Andrews.