George Burns pennant--anyone here get it?

[baseballart]

Cool pennant on ebay, in case you missed it.

[bigtrain]

Wow! Very cool.

[perezfan]

I would definitely have gone for it (especially seeing the final price realized) but was out of the country. Whoever did get it... please post here - and congrats on an extremely rare find!

Same for the Tacoma Tigers Pennant... another very rare and artistic pennant, and an absolute beauty. Here it was....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[KrenBats]

I got the pennant today and it's really in great shape. It looks a lot better in person than it did in the scans. I'm more of a bat collector but I couldn't pass going for this one. I was surprised by the final price and wasn't sure my bid would hold up. I'm glad it did. Thanks for the posts.

I'm looking to display the pennant but wanted to frame it instead of putting it in a pennant holder. Any advice on getting it framed?

[Rob D.]

My bet was that Jimmy picked it up as a companion piece to his Gracie Allen Type I.

[perezfan]

Congrats KrenBats... a great pennant and probably the only one in existence... awesome pickup!

To frame it right would cost you more than the pennant itself. We've had multiple threads in which people say that there should be "air space" between the pernnant and the glass, where they actually adhere the pennant to a mat within the frame. I guess, technically that's the right way to do it.

But I just buy the sectionals that you put together yourself. I also buy the matting, backing and the glass. I would rather do it myself anyway, as I don't like the thought of others handling it or attaching it to a mat.

With the sectionals, spring clips are used to hold the backing firmly against the glass. They apply just enough pressure to hold the pennant in place. I have never had one slip, or stick to the glass (and many have been framed that way for over 15 years).

Keep in mind that I'm in the minority... Mike H and Greg T will advise an air cushion between the pennant and glass, and Mark McRae will advise using a mylar sleeve within the frame. So there are many ways... all acceptable.

Bottom line is that a custom frame job will cost $400 - $500. I can do it for about $60, using the do-it-yourself sectionals. You can find them at any Michael's or Ben Franklin store. I do all of mine in black, for a nice uniform look. Below are a few examples of the 60 or so that I have done myself. Perhaps Mike, Greg or Rob can post some they have done more elaborately, using the preferred "air space" method. Hope this helps!

[andypcl]

great pennants mark!! Is this Burns pennant the same one that sold in the January Hake's Auction?
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=199&ItemNo=85369

[slidekellyslide]

Yep, that's the same exact pennant. Looks like the Hake's buyer lost money on that one.

[andypcl]

Hi Dan,

I used to pick up quite a few odds and ends from the Hake's auctions but honestly, I finally realized your point is correct more times than not. Huge buyer premiums as well. There's some really nice stuff available (especially political) but only if re-sale is not in your plans and you just have to have the item.

-A

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by andypcl

Hi Dan,

I used to pick up quite a few odds and ends from the Hake's auctions but honestly, I finally realized your point is correct more times than not. Huge buyer premiums as well. There's some really nice stuff available (especially political) but only if re-sale is not in your plans and you just have to have the item.

-A

I used to buy from Hake's all the time too....it was probably around the time that Ted Hake sold the business that things got a little bit ridiculous...their opening bids were often higher than the item was worth. I don't even know if they still send out catalogs...I haven't gotten one since I stopped bidding a few years ago.

[KrenBats]

Perezfan, thanks for the advice! I really like the way that you displayed your pennants. Very impressive collection.