Opinions On This Pennant: Mastro-

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Posted By: Mark

Brock...

Rest assured... it IS vintage (and is highly coveted). I have seen exactly 3 of these in many many years of collecting pennants. It is ultra-rare and definitely of the time period.

As far as pricing...

* About 12 years ago, a NRMT one went for about $1,700
* About 8 years ago, an EX/MT example sold for $1,200
* About 5 years ago, a VG example sold for around $650

I have not seen another since then. In today's bad ecomomy... who knows the value? It may be a great time to go after this one. If you can get the Mastro one for under $1,000, it's a great buy, IMO. It all depends on how much 2 people want it... I know there must be a lot of Brooklyn collectors who have been waiting an eterinty for one of these to surface.

I do not own this particular pennant, and have been an under-bidder on all 3 examples mentioned above. I did not aggressively go after the VG example, because it had soiling and an extended tear at the point the wooden bat is inserted (which bothered me).

I have never seen one of these in person, but have been told they are quite spectacular. There is in fact, another similar style that was made for the Yankees... apparently even rarer! I have only seen one (many years ago) and cannot recall the graphics in detail. But it was done by the same "artist" and had the same 3-D effect.

Hope this info is helpful,
Mark