Mickey Mantle Day Pennant Questions

[aelefson]

Hi-
I recently purchased the pennant pictured below and I have a few questions regarding it. For full disclosure, I do plan on selling it but I do not want to do so until I can determine if it is real. The reason I ask is that all of the other pennants online show a white border and no tassels. Are there versions of this pennant with a yellow border and red tassels like mine? Google showed an image of one from a foreign eBay site but clicking the link does not show the pennant. Probstein has one, REA has auctioned a couple, as have Mears and Clean Sweep but all of those show a white border with no tassels.

So, is this a real variation of the pennant? Is it a real but altered pennant (added border and tassels)? Is it a reproduction/fake?

Thanks in advance,
Alan

[Duluth Eskimo]

Real. Nice pennant

[MK]

I don't think I have ever seen one of these with the yellow fringe. Red with white trim.

[perezfan]

Turn it over and check the reverse side for other stitching holes. Hold it up to a bright light, if that helps. If there is no evidence of extra stitching or other other set of small holes, I'd surmise it's original, and just an alternate variation.

Hope this helps!

[aelefson]

Thank you guys! I will check the stitching tonight and let you know. I really appreciate all of your help with this.

Alan

[David Atkatz]

I have no idea whether it's genuine or not--I know nothing about pennants. But, I see that it's not only the trim that is different. The font used for the words "Souvenir of," and "Yankee Stadium" differ between the two. Tapering in the yellow-trimmed version, but not in the white.