Question on 1916 BF2 pennants

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Posted By: Neal

Pennants are not my expertise and I have a question regarding the 1916 BF2 pennants. Wondering if the front side of the pennant is clean and picture is really nice should the image appear on the back side of the pennant. I have a few and don't see the image on the back side.

Thanks for all your help!

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

The image on BF2's is merely paper applied to the front (often you will find nice pennants where the picture portion has damage--something one should definately be taking into consideration when grading the piece). One will not be able to see the image on back
-Rhett

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Posted By: Neal

Here are the images. What do you think of the one in middle mostly?

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Posted By: Steve M.

As pointed out in the prior post the pictures are affixed to the felt. What you are seeing is probably the glue, paste, musilage, or whatever used to affix the picture.

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Posted By: Neal

So value shouldn't be affected much at all if anything!

Thanks All!

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Posted By: MikeB

The white pennants can have problems with "bleeding" from the photo area
and lettering on the front. The picture you show, may be some of this going
to the back of the pennant. On the front it is ugly, and a reason some
bf2 collectors don't like the white pennants. What is showing up on the
back does not bother me as a collector of bf2's.

Mike