Hey, pennant guys

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Mark, Mike, Greg, and others- Is that the highest price you've seen paid for a baseball pennant? If so, anything else even close? (EDIT: I see that Greg just posted a higher priced Red Sox pennant).

If we assume that the Black Sox pennant is part of a series that was all produced at once (i.e., in the 1930s), I wonder if knowing that would affect the price if came back up for sale?

It's a legit question... but there would need to be iron-clad evidence that the pennant was a commemorative issue (made years later).

Also, that Halper sale was what... almost 20 years ago? The 1919 ChiSox Pennant might sell for even more now!

With regard to the highest price eve paid for a pennant... I think Greg nailed it with the Red Sox. I cannot recall a more expensive one.

[perezfan]

Honorable Mention...

https://robertedwardauctions.com/auc...league-pennant

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Honorable Mention...

https://robertedwardauctions.com/auc...league-pennant

Mark finds pennants like this between his couch cushions.

[perezfan]

Ha ha ha.... I wish!

But note the similarities... Same maker for sure.

[Domer05]

What does the Buffalo Federals pennant say in the footer, beneath the graphic? Looks like there's a tiny subscript there that may be a hint as to this mystery maker's identity....

[perezfan]

Underneath the two central figures, it says "The Green Extra" "Glad to Meet You"

I would surmise that "The Green Extra" was a section of the Buffalo Enquirer Newspaper. I remember that the San Francisco Chronicle always had a green colored Sports Section. So perhaps that used to be a known practice, to differentiate the Paper's sports coverage from the rest of the news.

As far as the "Nice to Meet You" portion... I would guess that was a salutation referencing the brand new team and welcoming them to the new league. The pennant is dated 1914, so this would make perfect sense.

If anyone here can derive more from that caption, you're a better sleuth than me!

[doug.goodman]

never mind

[perezfan]

Oh come on Doug... Let's hear it!

Your perspective is always insightful... and I don't mind being wrong. I was just throwing out guesses anyway!

[perezfan]

Hey Leon...

Where does this thread rank, in terms of the total number of views?

It's gotta be way up there, with 686,953 views (as I write this). Even the epic "What's your Monster Number" thread has only 619,521 views.

So are there any threads that rank higher? And if so, what is the most views of any single thread?

If the site doesn't provide you this info, then nevermind!

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Oh come on Doug... Let's hear it!

Your perspective is always insightful... and I don't mind being wrong. I was just throwing out guesses anyway!

I posted the same as your first sentence, with no thought put into it.

I agree with your theory (and I was more of a pink section guy when it came to the SF Chronicle)...