1940s Homestead Grays Pennant?

[Leon]

Was this 1940s Homesetead Grays Pennant real?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930s-Homest...p2047675.l2557



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[Hankphenom]

I've always been suspicious of those 3/4 size negro league pennants I've seen frequently over the years, they just never look true vintage to me. I suspect they were made in the 80s.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Yes, there was a find of a few of these teams years ago. Prices usually hover around $150-300 depending on which team. Other than these, negro league pennants are incredibly scarce

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

Yes, there was a find of a few of these teams years ago. Prices usually hover around $150-300 depending on which team. Other than these, negro league pennants are incredibly scarce

So how can we tell, if we can, if this was from the 1940s or not? The seller is legit.....

[thecatspajamas]

I think he's saying that they are actually from the 40's, but that there was a "warehouse find" of pennants for certain teams a few years ago, so the general population and condition for those few teams is higher/better than most other negro league pennants. If I'm understanding that correctly, do you have a list of the teams/variations that were in the find?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

I think he's saying that they are actually from the 40's, but that there was a "warehouse find" of pennants for certain teams a few years ago, so the general population and condition for those few teams is higher/better than most other negro league pennants. If I'm understanding that correctly, do you have a list of the teams/variations that were in the find?

OK, gotcha. Hank, above, said he thinks they might have been made in the 1980s and that was the comment I was alluding to. If there was a warehouse find of these pennants, and they are original, then that just means there is more population of them (as you said). My questions are because I thought it was a neat pennant and ended up with it. If it was made in the 1980s I would consider it a fake, if made circa 1940, then I would consider it real. I wouldn't really want a fake pennant. I have very close connections with JustCollect so know there would be no issue on a return if it were made in the 1980s or beyond. So I took the leap because of how well I know the seller. Hope this makes sense....

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by Leon

Hope this makes sense....

Makes sense to me Hopefully Jason can clear up any misunderstanding. I'm kind of curious now myself.