That is an incredible graphic. And it appears to be very graphic.

Amazing pennant Marc. Thanks for sharing it.

Here it is… already framed! Tough to get a good photo, as it’s a long, skinny bastard. Super interesting that it’s the same maker as Rick’s Red Sox pennant pictured in post 647. Same exact long bat with team mascot positioned to the left.

Many thanks to Keith Javic (Vintage Sports Flips) for consulting me and making it available. Keith is one of truly great guys in the hobby. He looks young, but has been doing it seemingly forever. Most of you probably already know him, but in case you don’t, be sure to check out his awesome YouTube Channel. If you appreciate the “thrill of the hunt”, you’ll love Keith’s videos (link below…)

https://m.youtube.com/@vintagesportflips/videos

Sorry for the gigantic pic. Here's one that's sized more appropriately...

Great pickup! You say you’re slowing down but I don’t believe it. :p


re: “Rick’s Red Sox pennant” - I didn’t realize Rick Haskins ever posted here. I have heard the name many times but, unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of dealing with him. :(

And, yeah, Keith Javic looks really young! (comparatively speaking, I guess :mad: )

Dated pennants and especially World Series pennants always seem to command a crazy-high premium. Certainly appears to have been the case here.

As for the significance of the creepy severed head.... no idea. Was it described in the auction's write-up? I forget who had that one... most likely REA, Hunts, Lelands or Mastro.

FWIW, this Phillies pennant was likely manufactured by The Reproduction Co. as well, probably around the same time period as the B.B.C. offering, ca. 1910-14.

Here's two more that seem to match your pennant, Mark. All featured rich polychromatic artwork uniquely created for each team. The cub artwork is the mirror image of "Bear with bat," which was copyrighted by Repco in 1910 and featured on other Cubs pennants from that era, as seen in the final picture below.

Are there any other known examples from this "horizontal bat series" out there?

There's also a red variant of the cubs pennant

It was REA. They described it as a portrait image of Phillies manager Pat Moran. Weird that they placed William Penn's hand on top of it so it looks like he's carrying a severed head ala Kathy Griffin.

Just noticed too...The makers hid a bat behind Penn. It's peeking out from between his shins. Why not make that more prominent?

It’s crazy how rare the RepCo pennants are. My guess would be most of the original owners died 1940-1970. If the pennants were even kept that long, and I’m sure many weren’t, they were probably just tossed after the owner’s death since baseball memorabilia wasn’t really a “thing” in that time frame.

Why would anyone spend 100x (1000x?) more for a ‘52 Mantle card?