Hey, pennant guys

[bocca001]

I've seen blue fade to brown in older pennants. I think Oooribay has a version of this for the NY Giants.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I've owned a couple of these. They came in dark blue and black. The ornate edging is original to the pennant, but the example in question has faded significantly. Probably the result of years of direct sunlight. Still, a pretty rare find.

Add it to your “Good Stuff I Used To Own” thread.

[Vintagedeputy]

New arrival. Seems like it’s taken forever to arrive. Paid more than I wanted to because people suck, lol.

Several references attribute the player to being Carl Hubbell, although unproven I guess. Fantastic condition with tassels intact. Egner’s book says it’s “Very Rare”. 3/4 size, 1930’s.

[mikecala98]

Love that it is a different material than most pennants. Really great aesthetic.

[bocca001]

Here is my best faded to brown pennant. I believe it started somewhere between blue and purple.

[Fballguy]

That's the most brown used to be blue pennant I've ever seen.

[mikecala98]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

That's the most brown used to be blue pennant I've ever seen.

It almost looks like it was meant to be brown. The edge colors really pop in person.

And it feels like a potato sack.

[cmoore330]

I picked up a great group of football and baseball pennants. I know that at least a couple of them are really good, but would love some thoughts as I'm more of a college guy.



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[drmiraculous]

Picked up a Montgomery Rebels pennant recently, not sure why it is so tough to find Montgomery related items but I was happy to snare it!

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by cmoore330

I picked up a great group of football and baseball pennants. I know that at least a couple of them are really good, but would love some thoughts as I'm more of a college guy.

The Giants Playoff and Bears are the rarest. The Eagles and Browns are really good too but not as rare. I'll let the baseball experts speak to the baseball though that's not a Pirates you see every day.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by cmoore330

I picked up a great group of football and baseball pennants. I know that at least a couple of them are really good, but would love some thoughts as I'm more of a college guy.



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Those are all fantastic, and most of them are very rare. I can’t say that I’ve ever seen the 1958 pennant and that’s in great condition … those tend to fade easily. Great pickups!

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by cmoore330

I picked up a great group of football and baseball pennants. I know that at least a couple of them are really good, but would love some thoughts as I'm more of a college guy.



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I’m a Giants football fan and I love those pennants!

[ooo-ribay]

Cool, but I guess not surprising, that the baseball Giants have the exact same font.

[bocca001]

Nice, Casey!

Was this part of a big find? Were all of the pennants about the same age/era? I ask because the Bears pennant is of a style that many of us believed for a long time was from the 1940s or early 1950s (and may still be). They have been found for several teams from that era, but not all. And they are rare.

Then one showed up for the Atlanta Falcons??? 1965 or so? It could be something the pennant maker made in the style of the older pennants, but it seems like an odd design to pick because it is uncommon and only 3/4 size.

Here is Rob's Falcons pennant and my 49ers.

[ooo-ribay]

The Bears pennant definitely caught my eye. I don’t know much about football pennants but I see my share while searching for SFG stuff. My uneducated eye would have pegged it as 40’s-50’s and certainly not post 1965. Like Bocca, I think it would have been an odd style to copy later on. In the world of pennant mysteries, this is a good one.

edit: Rob and Marc - have you seen faded examples of this style pennant? The three shown all have great color, which would support post 1965. I’m leaning that way, anyway.

2nd edit: I just checked Rob’s fantastic football pennant site, feltfootball.com. Guru Rob also now thinks 1960’s. So my new question is, who the hell made these???

[cmoore330]

Thanks, guys! The pennants all were purchased from one person. Outside of the 1958 Giants, there were two other dated Orange Bowl pennants from 1957 and 1961.

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[UKCardGuy]

It's not in my collecting wheelhouse, but those are some very cool looking pennants.

Did anyone see these 2 that sold recently? I was an underbidder on the NY Giants pennant but the price got too steep for me. What are opinions on the NY pennant, is it a 100% cert that it's from the Giants? The font looks different to what was on their uniforms in those days.

The Miracle Braves pennant is seriously cool.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

It's not in my collecting wheelhouse, but those are some very cool looking pennants.

Did anyone see these 2 that sold recently? I was an underbidder on the NY Giants pennant but the price got too steep for me. What are opinions on the NY pennant, is it a 100% cert that it's from the Giants? The font looks different to what was on their uniforms in those days.

The Miracle Braves pennant is seriously cool.

Even with the condition issues, the Red Sox pennant is crazy cool.

I could argue for or against the New York pennant being Giants. For: the Giants did wear purple and white for a time. Against: the NY is close, but not right.

[perezfan]

More likely it’s New York University (NYU)

[thetahat]

Here’s the same Braves pennant with inverted colors.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

More likely it’s New York University (NYU)

Speaking of...

[mikecala98]

Michael’s had shadow boxes on sale again so I put some of my smaller pennants together. Have plenty of space to add more flair!

[perezfan]

Nice... lots of great variations there!

[Pologroundsidol]

Looking for any information on this blue Sox pennant. Please DM me.

[cmoore330]

I picked up this oversized, early one with some of the most beautiful embroidery I have seen on a pennant. Could it be Tigers or not? I believe the interlocking letters spell MICH. It's great either way, but I would love to hear opinions.

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[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by cmoore330

I picked up this oversized, early one with some of the most beautiful embroidery I have seen on a pennant. Could it be Tigers or not? I believe the interlocking letters spell MICH. It's great either way, but I would love to hear opinions.

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I doubt it’s Tigers. While the letters M I C and H could well be an abbreviation for Michigan, they could also be rearranged into countless acronyms. Even if they do stand for Michigan, I would guess it’s a city, not team, pennant.

[perezfan]

Agree with Rob. I do think the letters spell out "MICH" but it's most likely a City Souvenir Pennant. Nothing at all to indicate it's baseball-related, although the color scheme doesn't rule it out.

Gorgeous and majestic pennant, either way!

[Domer05]

Wow, what a beautiful, 4-letter monogram pennant! But, yeah, I agree: this is likely a travel/souvenir pennant.

[bocca001]

Some recent pickups. Nothing too crazy, but all nice examples or color variations I did not have.