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Keith - I'm 100% sincere with my congratulations on your Holy Grail. I think we all have Holy Grails which would barely rate a shrug from other people but would make our day....or week or month or year. So, truly, congrats......but that is one ugly pennant. Couldn't they at least center the text? I guess that's part of its charm. So ugly it's beautiful?

Glad you can finally cross it off your list!

Thanks Rob, and I do agree completely on the lack on the pennants lack of aesthetic beauty. The last one I saw offered for sale (16 years ago or so) had an identical look, and the football hall of fame has a similar example, so I knew what one would look like when I finally landed one. While it would be nice to find one with a great football player graphic at its left side, or even the YJ logo sewn to the left side, I doubt pennants like that were ever produced. NFL pennants from the 1920's in general are exceedingly scarce, and I have a feeling most were rather generic looking.

This from the Mear's auction. Is it a Cubs pennant? 35" oversized.

Although I don't collect them, I've always been interested in the team photo pennants. My question is what is the earliest one made? A quick search of eBay revealed this 1959 White Sox version. Anyone have one earlier? Also, there are obviously many of these for some teams (Yankees for example), and none for other teams (Cubs). Anyone know of a checklist for these types? Finally, when was production of these stopped. It appears to me at some point in the 1980s, the actual photo inserted into the pennant stopped.

Jeff:
Wonderful pickup on the oversized Cubs Pennant. Definitely Cubs and not Bears. The Cubs used Maroon/Burgundy almost exclusively with their early pennants. That is an early to mid-teens pennant, and the Bears didn't exist until 1922. That's a beauty and in amazing shape, given its age!

Mike:
I believe 1959 is about the earliest known for the actual photo pennants. I can't recall seeing any of that style that are earlier. Of course it's possible, but seems they were most prevalent from 1959 - the mid seventies or so.

The only Giants photo pennant is 1962 NL Champs. Aren't they all for either league or World Series champs? If so, that would explain no Cubs.

Nope... Not exclusively for Champs and Pennant Winners.

The Reds, for example, did a photo pennant every year between 1960 and 1977 or so. These were sold at the stadium, in addition to the pennants with regular (screened) graphics.

This would be one of those agree to disagree moments unless I see a photo of it at Wrigley Field. I believe this is a Bears pennant. Generally pre 1920's pennants are in that 35 inch range, but it is my opinion that this is Bears. One reason I say that is that there is only a Bear and not a Cub or bears Cubs on the pennant. I have sold three or four of these in the past and I may have sold this one to Dave Bushing. There is another similar or same version that Duke Hott had in his football collection that I sold to him. It's a great pennant either way and I may in fact be wrong. Hopefully there is some concrete proof that I am unaware of. I will check my records and photos as well to see if I have anything showing this version.

I tend to agree with Mark on the oversized pennant being a Cubs rather than Bears. The Cubs used adult bears as a mascot for years, especially the early years. And since the Bears weren't around pre 1920, seems more likely to be a Cubs version.