Net54baseball.com Forums - Hey, pennant guys

I was watching that auction. I put in an early bid but it went way too high esp considering it's condition.

I did manage to pick up this 73 Pirates Team Pennant. It arrived yesterday. It's nothing very rare but the price was right. I'm enjoying picking up team photo pennants. :)

Gary that’s cool, but isn’t it a ‘71 Pirates? That’s what it says on the pic. Looks like cloth that has stayed very clean.

Photo pennants are very much under appreciated. I think they are way cool. The 1960-61 Trenches even use the flocked velvety graphics.

I don’t think Trench made any photo pennants for the Red Sox, Milwaukee Braves, Giants, or Cubs.

perezfan

12-10-2022 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetahat (Post 2292525)

Hmmm … let me look … LOL

The first two pictured below are 100% embroidered. The top has a tag on back from Gimbels department store which was a fixture in Center City Philly for years. The second (possibly my second best) is even a tick bigger than typical oversized pennants, there are three sets of tassels, one directly in the middle of spine. The felt is thick, almost the feel of an army blanket. The spot is camera flash. … third is oversized and the rest are normal. Bottom two are WGN variations, they have multiple versions of a few teams (inc. Red Sox and Browns)

Mark, yours are unreal. The second to last in your pics, that looks like it comes from the maker of the “BBC” series. Beautiful.

Amazing, Greg....

Love them all... especially the Batter inside the Diamond. Just beautiful.

And I've never seen that WGN alternate version from the 1951 series (with the more realistic elephant). Have you found a Cardinals example yet?

perezfan

12-10-2022 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hankphenom (Post 2292511)

No way a blunder, Mark, just the market doing its thing. And think of the great stuff you bought with the proceeds! As I've said often, I'd like to have back just about everything I ever sold, but time doesn't work that way...

Good points... thanks Hank. Hindsight and lamenting past decisions really are a waste of time and energy.

Much appreciated!

thetahat

12-10-2022 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perezfan (Post 2292558)

Nope. I think I’ve seen it twice. Last time was maybe 6-7 years ago and it was beat up.

bocca001

12-10-2022 06:49 PM

What's the story on the Reds "mascot" on the WGN?

thetahat

12-10-2022 07:36 PM

1 Attachment(s)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bocca001 (Post 2292595)

What's the story on the Reds "mascot" on the WGN?

Good question. I have no idea. But it’s undeniably awesome.

I have posted this before … the back cover of a 1956 baseball instructional book for kids included most of these WGN logos. The Reds was a bit too violent for the utes so they replaced it with the Keezer Reds.

UKCardGuy

12-11-2022 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetahat (Post 2292547)

Yes, it is a '71. That's my bad. I have a 73 Tigers Team pennant on the way too and I'm confusing myself. You're spot on about it being cloth too.

661fish

12-11-2022 08:18 PM

Hey Mark, how much would a WGN Philly A's go for in clean shape? Both versions.

perezfan

12-12-2022 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 661fish (Post 2292984)

Hey Mark, how much would a WGN Philly A's go for in clean shape? Both versions.

Great question. They've really dried up in recent years, so I'm not sure if traditional pricing applies any longer. But I would think around $250 - $300 for the cartoonish elephant mascot, and $400 - $450 for the rarer "realistic" elephant.

Just a somewhat educated guess... perhaps others here feel differently. :confused:

thetahat

12-12-2022 01:42 PM

1 Attachment(s)

Quote:

Originally Posted by perezfan (Post 2293045)

I think this, too, is a WGN from the mid-late 1940s. Much more common, as you know.

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:29 AM.

Page 692 of 966