Grignon postcards were issued in 1907 to memorialize the Chicago Cubs'
dominant season of 1906. The set featured 16 members of the World
Champion Cubs, including four Hall of Famers. Considered scarce and
desirable today, the horizontal cards have a green background and white
border, with the central figure not being an actual player but a teddy
bear in a baseball pose. The player image is inset in the upper-right
corner, with a line of infield chatter (i.e. "Good eye, good eye")
printed in the center.
This postcard features catcher Pat Moran's photo in the inset, and is postmarked from
Chicago on September 25, 1907 on the reverse, just two weeks before the
Cubs won their first of back-to-back World Series with Moran on the team. Centering is southwest on the canvas, and corners and edges are nicer than the grade, but writing on
the reverse and some light staining keep this card from grading higher.
Nevertheless, a very unique card, especially given the context of the
time during which it was sent.
SGC has only ever graded 8 total examples of this 1907 Grignon postcard, with only ONE receiving a higher grade than the Fair 1.5 offered here of catcher Pat Moran.