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Originally Posted by perezfan
Hey, WELCOME BACK BROCK!
Perhaps you never left, but that was the first I've seen you post in a looooong time! Fantastic collection of Hat Bands. Those are so scarce... I bet yours is the most complete collection of them to exist. My computer screen is crappy and my eyes are getting old and tired. So I can only make out the Tigers and Cubs. Can you post a more close-up photo that clearly shows them all? That's fantastic that you have so many displayed together.
Hank:
I still recall a Mastro Auction in which they had 3 of these (listed as individual lots), and all three sold in excess of $2K. In retrospect, maybe they were shilled up to that level, but who knows? Regardless they are very seldom-seen. I only have the Athletics, and it's actually still attached to a vintage Straw Hat (Connie Mack style...)
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Haha I’ve never left Mark. Still plenty active in buying. Just have gotten lazy about posting new pickups or contributing anything to the board. But I was excited about these and wanted to show em off a bit. I’ve had these for probably 5 years or so now but never really knew what to do with them or how to display them. Was also holding out a sliver of hope that the Red Sox and/or NY Giants version popped up somewhere and I could add those to the group. As far as I can tell those are the only other two teams known and this is the first of the Cubs, Tigers, Cards, and pirates to turn up. As I mentioned, when I got them they were stitched into a handkerchief and have been trimmed down a good bit. But otherwise they have great color and look remarkably well for their age.