Help with Lefty Grove Postcard...
 

Posted By: <b>Brad Green</b><p><br />I picked up this postcard of Lefty Grove a couple weeks ago. It measures about 3 3/8 by 5 1/4 inches. It has "E. C. KROFF COM, MILWAUKEE" on the back with the number "14262". It also has a space for a domestic one-cent stamp. The price to send postcards went up to two cents on January 1, 1952. A few letters from a word are shown in the front, lower-right corner, but I can't make out what it says. There is a thin black border that extends around the perimeter of the front of the card.<br /><br />My questions are as follows:<br /><br />1. Has anyone seen any other postcards like this one?<br />2. Can anyone put a better date of issue on the postcard, besides "Older than 1952"?<br /><br />For a small amount of money, I took a chance. Hopefully, the postcard is authentic.<br /><br />Does anyone else have any baseball postcards made by Kroff? If so, please post scans.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.bandkgreen.net/lefty_grove/unknown_postcard_net54.jpg">

Help with Lefty Grove Postcard...
 

Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>It is hard to tell from the scan but are you sure this isn't just a fantasy piece made by pasting a photo to the front of an older unused postcard. The postcard back looks a little old in its style to date from the 20's-30's to me. It appears there is a somewhat uneveness to the borders but it could just be the scan.<br />-Rhett<br /><br />Edited to add: The rounded corners look like thy were amost "cut" rounded as opposed to rounding with time.

Help with Lefty Grove Postcard...
 

Posted By: <b>Brad Green</b><p><br />Rhett:<br /><br />Thanks for your response. If a photo was glued to an old unused postcard, what would I look for? The front does not appear to be pulling away from the back.<br /><br />Here are a few other observations that may be of interest:<br /><br />1. The edge of the card is white.<br />2. The card is thick like a postcard.<br />3. There is a thin white border that extends around the back of the postcard. In other words, the yellow toning of the back does not extend to the edges of the postcard.<br />4. It appears that the black border on the front of the card is also visible on the lower, right corner even though the corner is rounded<br />5. The borders are indeed uneven, especially on the left side of the postcard.<br /><br />I have 600 dpi scans of the front and back if you want to see them.<br /><br />Thanks again for your help!<br /><br />Brad