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1968 Detroit Tigers World Series photo Pennant
1968 Detroit Tigers World Series photo Pennant

1963 NY Yankees World Series Pennant
1963 NY Yankees World Series Pennant

1969 Baltimore Orioles American League Champions Scroll Pennant
1969 Baltimore Orioles American League Champions Scroll Pennant

1974 Hank Aaron Home Run King Photo Pennant
1974 Hank Aaron Home Run Champion Pennant

1950's New York Yankies [sic] Yankees Pennant
1950's New York Yankies [sic] Yankees Pennant

1970 Seattle Pilots Phantom Pennant
1969-1970 Seattle Pilots Phantom Pennant

 
 
 
 
 
 KeyMan Collectibles  NEWSLETTER July 2018  
Vintage Baseball Pennants Part I - Full Size
 Steven KeyMan
Steven KeyMan
 Stadium Souvenirs  - By Steven KeyMan
Founder of Keymancollectibles.com, and a long time collector, Steven KeyMan has more than 30 years of experience in researching, and cataloging information on Baseball Memorabilia. Researching his own personal collection, and helping others find information on their collectibles, the website grew into the largest online resource for baseball memorabilia
 

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 One of the first souvenirs sold at the ballparks in the early 1900's, the pennant is fittingly the first souvenir purchased for young fans attending their first ball game. It's no wonder that vintage pennants are a favorite among collectors. Just about every kid that brought home a pennant quickly tacked it up on their bedroom wall. I know I did.

 1910's Chicago White Sox Souvenir PennantSouvenir pennants featuring the team city or team name were first produced around 1905-1910. One of the rarest of all baseball pennants, this black felt pennant features the likeness of White Sox owner Charles Comiskey with the team name "SOX" to the right. The pennant dates to the 1910's, from the era of the Chicago White Sox 1917 World's Championship. These pennants were sold at Comiskey Park just before the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919.
1915-1918 Boston Red Sox Championship pennant
 The first pennants to commemorate a World Championships appears around 1914. This "Pre-Curse" Boston Red Sox World Championship pennant dates to the teams 1912-1918 dynasty.

Boston Red Sox Base Ball Club - Worlds ChampionsThere is no year printed on these pennants. It is recorded that the 1914 Boston Braves produced the first championship team pennant, so it is speculated that these pennants are attributed to one, or all of the 1915, 1916, 1918 championships. The red felt pennant displays the team name, "Red Sox," alongside a circular illustration featuring a crossed bats, ball, and bases motif that reads "Boston Red Sox Base Ball Club - Worlds Champions."
 
  Scroll or "Roster pennants" listing team players are very popular with collectors. This souvenir Roster Pennant dates to the 1951 All Star game which was played on July 10,
at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, MI. The pennant features names of both the National League and American All-Stars and includes: Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Bob Lemon, Jackie Robinson, Stan Musial, Duke Snider, and Warren Spahn.

  A fan favorite and also with collectors is the Team Photo Pennant. This souvenir pennant, sold at Tiger Stadium during the World Series, pictures the 1968 American League Champions Detroit Tigers. This style photo pennant was used as a stadium souvenir by a number of teams, for a number of years from about the mid 1960's through to the mid 1970's.

 Pennants that commemorate special events, or player milestone are highly sought after. This souvenir pennant was produced for the 1962 Guest Grand Opening of Dodger Stadium, AKA Chavez Ravine. The vertical pennant with Angels Red, and Dodger blue colors, reads "Guest Grand opening Dodger Stadium" and "Home of the Dodgers and Angels" separated by crossed bats and ball. Below also in white lettering "April 9 1962." The Dodgers first game, and official opening day was April 10, 1962. The Angels, a 1961 expansion team playing at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles moved to Dodger Stadium in 1962, playing their first game on April 17.

After announcing his retirement in March of 1969, the Yankees made plans to honor Mickey Mantle with a special day. On June 8, 1969 New York's Mayor Lindsey declared it Mickey Mantle Day, and the New York Yankees ceremoniously retired the number 7 worn by Mantle. Several souvenir items were produced to commemorate the occasion, including special programs, pennants, and buttons. Some Pennants were sold with the Mickey Mantle Day buttons attached to them, through souvenir vendors in, and outside Yankee Stadium.

 The 1970's brought change to traditional felt pennants. Synthetics were added to the fabric, making them more rigid, and cheaper to produce. Post 1970 pennants will also feature the MLB logo. Starting with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets in 1969, World Series souvenirs featured the official MLB logo and was then to be placed on all licensed products, thereafter. The MLB logo is more evident on products in 1970 but still borderline.

    Vintage pennants are difficult to date to a specific season. Many pennants were for sale at the ballparks for several years consecutively. Team logos and artwork could help in dating. Often teams will use the same artwork on other souvenirs like programs, and yearbooks making it possible to date to a specific season.

 Common flaws with pennants are missing ties, pin holes, frying, creases, and "crackling" on the printing. Sometimes people will trim down a pennant to rid it of the frying or other flaws like a flat tip (point) caused by being pinned up and ripped off. Any of these flaws will degrade the pennant significantly.

 Doctored pennants A term used to describe a pennant that has been altered to cover up a flaw, is a practice that is frowned upon among the collecting community, and could sell for less than a pennant with the flaws it was meant to cover up. In general full size pennants measure 12"x30" and the early oversized pennants roughly 14" x 34." Next month Vintage Baseball Pennants part II, will cover premiums, and Mini Pennants.
 
 
 
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