Boston Braves 1914 Pennant

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Tigerden

I know it is flawless and a one of but that price is nuts IMO. Apparently the winner has extremely deep pockets and wanted it bad enough not to care what the final price would be. Maybe they had a maximum bid far exceeding the final price. Drama aside, still glad it surfaced and made itself known to the collector community. Congrats to the new owner .

I only think it's "nuts" in that we rarely see a price like that for a PENNANT.

Meanwhile, the card guys will start the bidding on a '52 Mantle....a piece of cardboard....at twice that price. And, you'll see pre-war cards start at 8 times that amount.