Although I don't collect them, I've always been interested in the team photo pennants. My question is what is the earliest one made? A quick search of eBay revealed this 1959 White Sox version. Anyone have one earlier? Also, there are obviously many of these for some teams (Yankees for example), and none for other teams (Cubs). Anyone know of a checklist for these types? Finally, when was production of these stopped. It appears to me at some point in the 1980s, the actual photo inserted into the pennant stopped.
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