Hey, pennant guys

[Fballguy]

Thought Marc (Bocca) might be interested in this recent pick up. Has to be one of the earliest Niners pennants...definitely one of the rarest.

[perezfan]

Great pennant Rob! 3/4 size... right? Extremely rare...

Were the goalposts ever really like that? You see that depiction A LOT in period artwork, program covers, and even on many of the early '50s Bowman Cards. It's very consistent, but I'm guessing they took some "artistic license" in portraying them.

Hard to imagine why the crossbar would ever be placed that high up. Must've been lots tougher to tell if the kick was good or bad back then. I bet they blew quite a few calls.

OK, enough musing.... Back to pennants!

[Fballguy]

In the 1940s (this pennant is from 1946 or so) they didn't look like that. Here's a screenshot from a Rams/Eagles game in 1945. Relatively modern looking.



In the 1920s though they do kind of resemble the ones in the pennant.

[perezfan]

Thanks Rob-

Great photos! I guess it was in the early 1960s that they adapted to the taller and narrower goalposts. But I love that antiquated style!

[bocca001]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Thought Marc (Bocca) might be interested in this recent pick up. Has to be one of the earliest Niners pennants...definitely one of the rarest.

Rob- That is really, really nice. Did you pick that up from the 49er super collector with the massive pennant collection? Or did it come from elsewhere? I want to be hopeful about others existing.

And, Kyle, I also really appreciate your research. I like being able to find it on your blog, but I’d also be glad to find it all in a book some day.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by bocca001

Rob- That is really, really nice. Did you pick that up from the 49er super collector with the massive pennant collection? Or did it come from elsewhere? I want to be hopeful about others existing.

And, Kyle, I also really appreciate your research. I like being able to find it on your blog, but I’d also be glad to find it all in a book some day.

Thanks Marc...No it didn't come from him. It was in the recent Hunt auction along with a decent (but common) 60s Giants pennant, a moderately rare but faded as hell Yankees pennant and a bunch of other beat to sh*t 60's baseball and basketball pennants. The Niners was the outlier of the bunch. Not sure why Hunt bundled these.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Please come check out the pennants in my auction!









and a bunch more. Not earth-shattering stuff but some nice items. 1969 Expos, tons of 70's NBA, MLB, NFL and College.

http://www.birminghamauctioneers.com

[Fballguy]

Anyone have the slightest clue who these guys were? Google provides nothing helpful.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Possibly something to do with Robert Matina? He is a sports director for CBS and he directs NFL Today.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Possibly something to do with Robert Matina? He is a sports director for CBS and he directs NFL Today.

Makes sense. Probably made for some function or as a joke.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Possibly something to do with Robert Matina? He is a sports director for CBS and he directs NFL Today.

Excellent! Now it's starting to make sense. Probably made for his crew or a team function. Maybe their intramural team. Thanks for the info.