Thanks Kyle.

The cool thing about airbrushing in the early 60s...Nobody was good at it.

The Expos font bears a resemblance to the 1967 Montreal World’s Fair pennant, which is also where they got their name.

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The bigger mystery is the 1950 Yankees. Kinda looks like Trench design, but construction is very different. Many, but not all, of those are made in extremely soft and fragile felt. Almost like Kleenex. Yours looks nice and better quality. I think Mark has it and can confirm. The sister Phillies pennant has the same graphic.

You know, I never knew that about how the Expos got their name.

With regards to the 1950 Yanks pennant,it is extremely soft and feels very fragile, just like you described.

Yup, just another mystery in Trench's rich history....

Why is the 1950 Phillies version made with such nice thick substantial felt, while the matching Yankees is almost like soft cotton that you can practically pull apart with your fingers?

If you really want to torture yourself, try getting that Yankees pennant to slide into a rigid toploader. And be sure to set aside at least an hour. :eek:

Is that original color or owner applied?

I think Rob figured out that the Dallas pennant, this attached Giants pennant, and a number of other colorful versions all came from the same auction lot (I forget which auction).

This Giants clearly has more paint that the typical pennant. The batter is painted pretty carefully. The bat and bridge? Not so much.

Looks like their block-out stencil had some holes in it....

I honestly can't tell. If it's owner applied, he knew what he was doing. It's pretty intricate.

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