Ahoy, Rob...

Shiver me timbers, you must be hittin' the rum! Are ye trying to hornswaggle me, Matey? You want to pillage me prized booty for a lousy 500 doubloons, ya bilge rat?

I'd sooner walk the plank than surrender me buried treasure to a scurvy dog like you. You'd best up yer ante, or you'll be feedin' the fishes, yo ho ho.

I think ye should know that dead men tell no tales!


Nothing quite like that oversized Pittsburgh Pennant, to bring out the inner Pirate in ye! What a beauty... and can't believe there's such a good photo of it in its heyday. I just hope that motorcyclist didn't let it drag on the ground! :eek:

LOFL LOFL LOFL...You Son of Biscuit Eater! I'd never plunder an old seadog like ye. 500 doubloons and a bottle of rum?

I'm thinking that color scheme makes it more likely a University of Pittsburgh baseball pennant than a Pittsburgh Pirates...Arrrr.

Anyone ever see this particular pennant before? Came in a huge early Mets collection loaded with yearbooks, Miracle Mets NLCS and WS Stubs, autographs and more. I can find similar pennants but no exact matches.

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Same here... I've seen many similar Mets Pennants and lots of 1969 variations. But never that specific one.

I bet that a lot of street vendors made these up in a hurry, to accommodate the Parade/Celebration, or simply wanted to take advantage of the euphoria surrounding New York at the time. It does not look like one that would be sold inside of Stadiums.

Probably a very limited (or one-time) production run for this one. So how does that translate to price/value? I have no idea, but wouldn't expect it to be a "blockbuster" item. I guess we won't know until auction time... and that's what makes some of this unique memorabilia so much fun. Nifty Pennant!

Thanks! I agree with your analysis and would propose it had a very short print run/shelf-life since they went on to win the World Series. Certainly wouldn't keep producing this one when a week later they were world champs!

Good Point!

Must've had less than a week of potential sales before a "World Champs" version would take precedence, and render this one obsolete.

Which probably helps account for the fact that nobody I've talked to has ever seen it before.

Here's the "week later" version.

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I like here how they just painted over NATIONAL LEAGUE

There is no shortage of visually stunning 1969 Mets pennants...

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