1963 Fleer pennants from wrapper question

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Al- I don't have a photo of the Fleer cookie but I can confirm that they were square and resembled a Girl Scout butter cookie in color, texture and taste.

I purchased all of my 1963 Fleer from a vending machine at a laundramat not too far from my grade school. The packs were a nickle in the machine and the cookies were good. Of course back then money was scarce and anything sweet was a great treat.

Never did find an Adcock but a good friend got one and traded it to me for several commons he needed.

[ALR-bishop]

Good story, Mike. Do you still have your Fleer cards ?

[cardinalcollector]

Hi Al & Dave, I gave up on this thread after no replies in 17 days, glad to see it revived. I also find it amazing that a wrapper panel redemption from ANYTHING these days does not have a definitive answer.

I would assume that the pennant, whatever the size, would be without any identifications or markings, or surely they would be known today.

I would like to solve this mystery. Thanks for the new input everybody.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Al- Sadly like most of us they were moved years ago but I have been slowly rebuilding the set.

That and the 1962 Topps baseball & football issues were the ones I purchased the most of as a kid. My buying years were 1960-65 ending with the "65 Topps football.

I read a few years ago that in our minds eye a perfect world was what we remembered it to be when we were 10-12 years old. Pretty close for me other than watching my daughter grow up!

[ALR-bishop]

Randy and Dave---I think these may be examples of the Fleer send aways offered on 1963 Fleer wax pack wrappers;

[cardinalcollector]

Al, thanks for the post and the PM. What are the dimensions on those pennants? I've noticed that some Fleer wrappers advertise a 2 1/2x'6" pennant, and other wrappers advertise a 12x30" wrapper. I also discovered that my 1961 Fleer wrapper has the identical ad with the Cardinals pictured. Do these have any other markings on them? Randy

[ALR-bishop]

Randy---these are 2 1/2 " x 5 1/2 to 5 3/4 ", with no other markings. I think they may be 63s because of the line on the pennants which seems to match the line on the picture on my 63 pack.

My 61 Baseball Great pack ( blue) has an offer for " 2 Large Baseball Pennants" ( 12" x 30") and does picture a Cardinals pennant . I have 2 1960 Baseball Great packs ( yellow) for " 2 Big League Baseball Insignias"--pictures Cardinal cap and Giants insignia

Given the dimensions of the large pennant, not sure you could tell it from any other pennant if there is not Fleer marking. Insignias might also be hard to specifically identify or distinguish.

Glad you brought this topic up