May 07, 2020 - Sale 2534

Sale 2534 - Lot 207

Price Realized: $ 281
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Car pennant reading "NAACP, Fight for Freedom." Printed textile, 9 x 14 1/2 inches, with 9 1/2-inch wire mount; minimal wear. Offered with the original retail box with the manufacturer's address and installation instructions stamped in ink. San Diego, CA: Lyle Pennants, circa 1960-63

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This flag pennant in patriotic red, white and blue expressed support for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It was intended to be clipped to a car radio antenna, although the present example was clearly never used. It was issued before the institution of national zip codes in 1963, giving the manufacturer's address as "San Diego 12, California."