My BF3 Collection

[matty39]

At 86, I'm probably one of the oldest members of the forum. For the last 35 years, I have been collecting BF3 pennants. I wanted to start sharing pictures of my collection. Here are my Type 1s.

Jim

[matty39]

Here are my Type 2s

[matty39]

And Type 3s

[Chris-Counts]

That is a truly awesome collection! Is it complete?

[Scott Garner]

Amazing collection! Thanks for sharing it

[Vintagedeputy]

Incredible!!!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Chris-Counts

That is a truly awesome collection! Is it complete?

I agree and wonder the same.

[Chris-Counts]

I really like the variety of player poses used in the Type 1 set — nearly every one is unique. The second series only uses a few different poses, while the third series has none.

[matty39]

I have another 8 types to post, if I can get my son to do it. I have over 450
of a possible 475 bf3s. There is no compete check list of these.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Chris-Counts

I really like the variety of player poses used in the Type 1 set — nearly every one is unique. The second series only uses a few different poses, while the third series has none.

Agree.... I like the Type 1 set the best as well. Great stuff... what an awesome collection!

[BRoberts]

Stupendous. Thankful that you shared these.

[NiceDocter]

That is just fantastic! Congratulations on a real lifetime achievement and for being a part of such a great hobby for so long! What’s the first things you bought as a younger man? You must have some great stories…… Rocky

[Jay Wolt]

Jim Very impressive!

[JLange]

Love it! Amazing to see so many of each type all at once. Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

[batsballsbases]

Beautiful collection Thankyou for sharing it!

[mortimer brewster]

Thank you for this wonderful display.

[sb1]

Very nice! The off the beaten track collectibles often give the greatest joy to a collector..

You have probably amassed the best/most complete collection of BF3's and the collectors among us can appreciate the time and trouble required to find these.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by matty39

There is no compete check list of these.

Amazing stuff, thank you VERY much for posting.

Sounds like you need to create a checklist to post on OldCardboard...


Edited to say that it looks like you took my advice a few years ago : https://www.oldcardboard.com/eNews/2.../eMag177.htm#3

[ooo-ribay]

How did you manage to make the “photos” you posted?

[matty39]

Type 4. This is a salesman sample that shows information on Red Ball premiums.

[matty39]

Type 5

[matty39]

And Type 6

[aelefson]

Amazing collection! I really appreciate seeing them.

Alan

[matty39]

Rob, just a large piece of white paper on the floor and the pennants on top.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by matty39

Rob, just a large piece of white paper on the floor and the pennants on top.

Ha! Old school. I thought maybe you were “ cutting and pasting” with some sort of photo software.

[doug.goodman]

Old school is sometimes easier than new school, especially with 4 inch pennants, not so much with 19 inch posters...

[Leon]

Such a great collection, Jim, It was moved over from the memorabilia section.

Thanks for putting this thread where they would probably go otherwise too. I have (personally) sort of lumped these in with cards but they aren't.

Originally Posted by matty39

Here are my Type 2s

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Love the BF3s. Probably moreso BECAUSE there are still unknowns out there. This is such an impressive collection!

[Casey2296]

Amazing group of pennants, especially like the Bees.

[Hankphenom]

Wow, wow, and wow! Did I mention wow...

[ALBB]

Yes, quite nice

[Scott L.]

Man did I enjoy seeing those. Thank you for posting!

[Powerright46blast]

Thanks for sharing. Quite the collection. Over how many years have you sought out these pennants? Love the type 1 variety. Keep collecting!

[DaveW]

ok, now that is incredible! Thanks for sharing it with us

[glchen]

Matt, awesome BF3 collection! I'm personally only trying to collect the Ruth and Gehrig varieties, and some of the variations can be really tough to find. I don't think I've seen that Type 1 Gehrig before, and some of the Type 2's with the block vs script and throwing vs batting variations are tough to find.

[FromVAtoLA]

I'm 50 years old so hopefully I can build something as amazing as this over the next 35 years.

[matty39]

Types 7 and 8

[matty39]

Type 9

[matty39]

Type 10

[matty39]

Type 11

[matty39]

And these used to be in the Big Book under BF3s, but I actually think they are the BF4s that Jefferson Burdick refers to in his book. They are slightly larger than BF3s.