Originally Posted by ser1979 (Post 2521327)

Paul,

I just sold the pennant I had a few weekends ago at a show in Detroit to a dealer. I let mine go for $450 which is know is a little low, but I also knew the guy buying it so I cut him a deal.

Originally Posted by Dr orange (Post 2521064)

Hey everyone. So I am cleaning out my parent's old stuff now, and have come across these five vintage baseball pennants. (see pictures)

Trying to determine if any of these are rare / high value. I have done some online research, but not an expert so getting some conflicting information.

San Francisco Giants: I have only seen two pictures of this design online. value was $85 for one and $150 for other.

Baltimore Orioles: Lots of examples with bird batting, but only found one example with the bird pitching like this, and with the stadium. that one was $140ish.

Kansas City Athletics: I cannot find any pictures or examples of this design online. Plenty with a batting elephant, but the elephant is on all fours with bat in his trunk, no examples anthropomorphized in uniform.

Pittsburgh Pirates: This one seems common, but still seeing values from $25 to $100, which is a wide range.

New York Yankees: Only found one example of this style, bat and crown, and it was on an auctioneers site that required signing up to get more information. I know the Yankees are popular, so if unusual this would be worth something.

I figured a specialty forum would have people in the know, who could tell me some more information on these. Trying to figure out how worth it it would be to start an Ebay account and become a seller, just for these five items.

Any advice or knowledge will be most appreciated. Thank You in advance.

Originally Posted by Huck (Post 2521536)

Are the pennants full size?

Originally Posted by Domer05 (Post 2519086)

Yup, here too, I'm in agreement with Rob. Painting over it may just be your best bet.

I bought this 1959 WS champs pennant a few weeks ago. A previous owner (perhaps the 9-year-old kid that took it home from the Coliseum in 1960) doctored the artwork by outlining the stadium in black marker (and, enhancing three other secondary colors).

I tried to remove the black ink by rubbing a Q-tip soaked in rubbing alcohol over the black ink, which sat entirely atop the white underbase that Trench screened on to the pennant. Results were mixed. Yes, it gradually removed some of the black ink; and, it did not harm the white underbase at all. Problem was the red dye that the felt was made of: it had become very unstable over the years, and the alcohol was causing more of its removal than the black ink. So I quit.

And turned to Plan "B." Sharpie makes a product called a "paint pen." And, they sell one in white. It's basically a felt-tipped marker that permits a heavy paint (not ink) dispersion. The paint is oil based, which means it's opaque enough to mask the black ink I was trying to cover. At the same time, the paint wasn't so thin that it ran all over the place, ruining the art.

This was what I used: https://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Oil-B...IMS99GTX&gQT=1

After four coats, leaving 20 minutes of drying time between applications, I was very pleased with the result....

Anyway, try the rubbing alcohol method first. It can't hurt the white underbase. If it works, awesome. If not, consider the paint pen method?

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 2522991)

Amazing work but I gotta figure perezfan broke into a sweat when seeing your efforts.

Originally Posted by thetahat (Post 2524682)

I’d post this under “Hey, pillowcase guys” but this has enough in common with pennants … in fact it seems as if Trench made this. The lettering in “Souvenir” is the sign, and of course the stadium graphic. 20” by 20”.

Any Indians collectors know anything more about these? A search reveals a few different colored versions, including one with pink fringe. Some like mine have a Browns pennant graphic (bottom left), dating to no later than 1953; have seen one with an Orioles pennant.

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 2524941)

That's awesome Greg. Love the stadium and Wahoo graphics.

One thing that bugs me and probably only me: either "unfurl" the surrounding pennants if you want to show full names (e.g. SENATORS) or show them "furled" with SENORS, YANES, etc. :p