Hey, pennant guys

[UKCardGuy]

Speaking of Phillies pennants, it looks like you picked up a great Phillies pennant recently, Mark.

https://youtu.be/23pTfvvNzQE?si=l5XqIRXFczAIKAzj

Congrats on the pickup. Any chance you could you share a photo for cataloguing purposes?

[Fballguy]

Here's a nice Phillies you don't see every day. Sold for a cool $13K in 2017. Not even oversized.

What's the significance of the decapitated head? Pair of balls?

[MK]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Here's a nice Phillies you don't see every day. Sold for a cool $13K in 2017. Not even oversized.

What's the significance of the decapitated head? Pair of balls?

That is an incredible graphic. And it appears to be very graphic.

[UKCardGuy]

Amazing pennant Marc. Thanks for sharing it.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Here's a nice Phillies you don't see every day. Sold for a cool $13K in 2017. Not even oversized.

What's the significance of the decapitated head? Pair of balls?

Dated pennants and especially World Series pennants always seem to command a crazy-high premium. Certainly appears to have been the case here.

As for the significance of the creepy severed head.... no idea. Was it described in the auction's write-up? I forget who had that one... most likely REA, Hunts, Lelands or Mastro.

[Domer05]

FWIW, this Phillies pennant was likely manufactured by The Reproduction Co. as well, probably around the same time period as the B.B.C. offering, ca. 1910-14.

Here's two more that seem to match your pennant, Mark. All featured rich polychromatic artwork uniquely created for each team. The cub artwork is the mirror image of "Bear with bat," which was copyrighted by Repco in 1910 and featured on other Cubs pennants from that era, as seen in the final picture below.

Are there any other known examples from this "horizontal bat series" out there?

[UKCardGuy]

There's also a red variant of the cubs pennant

[MK]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

There's also a red variant of the cubs pennant

Hey that’s mine!

[Domer05]

Let's see it Mike!

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by MK

Hey that’s mine!

You have a great pennant. I claiming it was mine.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Dated pennants and especially World Series pennants always seem to command a crazy-high premium. Certainly appears to have been the case here.

As for the significance of the creepy severed head.... no idea. Was it described in the auction's write-up? I forget who had that one... most likely REA, Hunts, Lelands or Mastro.

It was REA. They described it as a portrait image of Phillies manager Pat Moran. Weird that they placed William Penn's hand on top of it so it looks like he's carrying a severed head ala Kathy Griffin.

Just noticed too...The makers hid a bat behind Penn. It's peeking out from between his shins. Why not make that more prominent?

[ooo-ribay]

It’s crazy how rare the RepCo pennants are. My guess would be most of the original owners died 1940-1970. If the pennants were even kept that long, and I’m sure many weren’t, they were probably just tossed after the owner’s death since baseball memorabilia wasn’t really a “thing” in that time frame.

Why would anyone spend 100x (1000x?) more for a ‘52 Mantle card?

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

It’s crazy how rare the RepCo pennants are. My guess would be most of the original owners died 1940-1970. If the pennants were even kept that long, and I’m sure many weren’t, they were probably just tossed after the owner’s death since baseball memorabilia wasn’t really a “thing” in that time frame.

Why would anyone spend 100x (1000x?) more for a ‘52 Mantle card?

It doesn't make sense to me. As nice as a Mantle rookie is, it's not particularly rare. Would you rather have a 1 of 3,000 or a 1 of 1? Not to mention the art work and craftsmanship.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

It doesn't make sense to me. As nice as a Mantle rookie is, it's not particularly rare. Would you rather have a 1 of 3,000 or a 1 of 1? Not to mention the art work and craftsmanship.

I'll never get it either. I guess it takes a bold collector to step outside the giant world of cards and appreciate a truly scarce art form. This is the part where we all pat ourselves on he back.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

It doesn't make sense to me. As nice as a Mantle rookie is, it's not particularly rare. Would you rather have a 1 of 3,000 or a 1 of 1? Not to mention the art work and craftsmanship.

“1 in 3000”? I think there’s more than that!

[thetahat]

The BBCs are clearly the most attractive pennants ever made. The detail in the graphics is amazing, especially given the fact that screening was very new. The only ones that come close are the few Collegiate 3D examples and 1950s Trench.

[UKCardGuy]

As a mini project, I've spent some time over the last few weeks, photographing my pennants and creating a google photo album.

If you're interested, you can have a look here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5CwMVSUHgW4ASXk18

Any feedback about how to improve the album is welcome.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Speaking of Phillies pennants, it looks like you picked up a great Phillies pennant recently, Mark.

https://youtu.be/23pTfvvNzQE?si=l5XqIRXFczAIKAzj

Congrats on the pickup. Any chance you could you share a photo for cataloguing purposes?

Here it is… already framed! Tough to get a good photo, as it’s a long, skinny bastard. Super interesting that it’s the same maker as Rick’s Red Sox pennant pictured in post 647. Same exact long bat with team mascot positioned to the left.

Many thanks to Keith Javic (Vintage Sports Flips) for consulting me and making it available. Keith is one of truly great guys in the hobby. He looks young, but has been doing it seemingly forever. Most of you probably already know him, but in case you don’t, be sure to check out his awesome YouTube Channel. If you appreciate the “thrill of the hunt”, you’ll love Keith’s videos (link below…)

https://m.youtube.com/@vintagesportflips/videos

[perezfan]

Sorry for the gigantic pic. Here's one that's sized more appropriately...

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Here it is… already framed! Tough to get a good photo, as it’s a long, skinny bastard. Super interesting that it’s the same maker as Rick’s Red Sox pennant pictured in post 647. Same exact long bat with team mascot positioned to the left.

Many thanks to Keith Javic (Vintage Sports Flips) for consulting me and making it available. Keith is one of truly great guys in the hobby. He looks young, but has been doing it seemingly forever. Most of you probably already know him, but in case you don’t, be sure to check out his awesome YouTube Channel. If you appreciate the “thrill of the hunt”, you’ll love Keith’s videos (link below…)

https://m.youtube.com/@vintagesportflips/videos

Great pickup! You say you’re slowing down but I don’t believe it.


re: “Rick’s Red Sox pennant” - I didn’t realize Rick Haskins ever posted here. I have heard the name many times but, unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of dealing with him.

And, yeah, Keith Javic looks really young! (comparatively speaking, I guess )

[Hankphenom]

[QUOTE=ooo-ribay;2472833 re: “Rick’s Red Sox pennant” - I didn’t realize Rick Haskins ever posted here. I have heard the name many times but, unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of dealing with him. [/QUOTE] Maybe the nicest guy in the entire hobby. And I doubt if there has ever been a show he set up at in the last several decades where he didn't have the best selection of pennants and pinbacks, including every National.