Pennant collectors

[baseballart]

Greg

Can you post a link to one of the auctions?

[cincicards]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370570474140...84.m1438.l2649

[thetahat]

Hi Max ... here's another link in addiiton to the one above:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330661222841...84.m1438.l2649

Greg

[Shoeless Moe]

3 different winners (Indians $1833, Dodger $1596, Pirates $1007)

Is it odd that all 3 are of the same make and style but 2 have 1920 & the other has 1927, so when were they made?


and.........1 to go (Browns) that has No bids....odd.

[Hankphenom]

If these aren't phony, I'll eat one. Alright, I'll be charitable and call them folk art, made about two weeks ago in commemoration of eBay.
Hank Thomas

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

If these aren't phony, I'll eat one. Alright, I'll be charitable and call them folk art, made about two weeks ago in commemoration of eBay.
Hank Thomas

like

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

If these aren't phony, I'll eat one. Alright, I'll be charitable and call them folk art, made about two weeks ago in commemoration of eBay.
Hank Thomas

+1

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

If these aren't phony, I'll eat one. Alright, I'll be charitable and call them folk art, made about two weeks ago in commemoration of eBay.
Hank Thomas

They were won by 3 different buyers. Would 3 different buyers be duped into the $1000's. To spend that much on a pennant, I'd think u'd have to be fairly knowledgeable on the subject. Too odd that 3 wealthy novices noticed the auctions.

But since they all look alike I can't see them being made in 1920 and then again in 1927 and lookng the exact same, nothing is the exact same in 7 years. I can just look at my belly to notice that.

[perezfan]

FWIW, I believe they were real.

The graphics and styles were 100% consistent with other exemplars from the 1920s. I have seen about half a dozen pennants from this series... including the Brooklyn variation twice prior. All have sold for at least 4 figures. The 1919 Chisox Pennant of this style is the obvious "Kingpin" and realized $34,500 in Halper (Lot 543).

The materials (both felt and paint) were correct, and showed the expected aging/wear of pennants from this era. The grommets which secure the tassels were correct as well.

It does, perhaps seem somewhat unlikely that this style would span 8 years (1919 - 1927), but pennants from the 1920s are scarce, with not a lot of differing variations. For whatever reason, there are far more existing pennants from the Teens than from the 1920s.

Production seemed to pick up dramatically in the '30s and beyond. And for the record... all of those 1950s/60s "Stadium" variations spanned a much longer time period than the pennants in question here. As did a number of other styles.... especially the Yankees (Uncle Sam Head), Dodgers (Emmett Kelly Bum) and Indians (Big Nosed Chief Wahoo). Those three designs were produced for at least a 10 year span.

Just my 2 cents...