From the halcyon days of Memorial Stadium to their current residence at Camden Yards, few bases in the storied history of the Baltimore Orioles are left uncovered with this extensive 1930s-1990s pinback and team felt/patch collection of (105) pieces. Unless noted, each souvenir-stand relic measures three inches or greater. Highlights include Postseason/All-Star Pins: (22 pins) with (7) 1966 World Champions (average EX-MT, two designs, one “We Beat the Dodgers” ribbon), (3) 1966 “Charge! Orioles” (all NM, 3-1/2” with “Bomb ‘Em, Birds! In…’66—World Series Champs or Bust!” ribbons); Team Pins: (31 pins) with 1950s bolo tie (EX, 2” pin, 16” tie), (2) circa 1954-55 team logo pins (one 3-1/2” grades EX, one 4” grades VG-EX) and Felts/Patches: (21 felts and patches) with 1958 Bazooka My Favorite Team felt (NM-MT, 5”). More on our website.
Postseason/All-Star Pins: (22 pins) with 1958 All-Star (EX-MT, 1-3/4” with ribbons and charms), (3) 1966 American League Champions (all NM, 3-1/4”), 1966 American League Champions (NM, 2-1/4”), 1966 World Series (NM, 2”, with ribbons), (7) 1966 World Champions (average EX-MT, two designs, one “We Beat the Dodgers” ribbon), (3) 1966 “Charge! Orioles” (all NM, 3-1/2” with “Bomb ‘Em, Birds! In…’66—World Series Champs or Bust!” ribbons), (2) 1970 American League Champs (one 1-3/4” is NM-MT with ribbon, one 3-1/2” is EX-MT with soiled ribbon), 1973 Eastern Division Champs (EX-MT), 1979 Eastern Division Chmps (NM-MT), 1979 World Champions phantom with ribbon (NM-MT), 1983 M.A.T.C.A. World Champions chip (NM-MT);
Team Pins: (31 pins) with (2) 1950s black Orioles “flying bird” pins (NM, EX-MT), 1950s Orioles “flying bird” pin (EX-MT, 2”, with long orange-and-black ribbons), 1950s bolo tie (EX, 2” pin, 16” tie), (2) circa 1954-55 team logo pins (one 3-1/2” grades EX, one 4” grades VG-EX), 1960s small logo pin (EX-MT, 7/8”), (4) 1961-1969 Crane’s Potato Chips (average EX, three different designs, all 7/8”), 1965 Guy’s Potato Chips (NM, 7/8”), 1966 Guy’s Potato Chips (NM, 7/8”), (2) 1970s team logo (both NM), 1970s team logo pin (2”, NM, with ribbon and mini Louisville Slugger bat), (10) assorted 1970s-1990s smaller (average NM, 2” or less, one with ribbons and charms), 1972 “Birds are Beautiful-It’s All New In ‘72” (NM, 2”), 1982 team collage (EX), (3) 1988 “A Fan For All Seasons” ((2) NM-MT, EX);
Player Pins: (13 pins) with 1970s Powell (EX-MT), (6) 1972 pins (average NM) with B. Robinson (one no back), (6) 1980s-1990s (average NM) with (5) Ripken Jr., Palmer;
Other Pins: (18 pins) with circa 1940s PBP of Maryland fFirst Annual Banquet ribbon (NM, 4-1/2”), dated Dec. 1949 NAPBL Committee Convention ribbon (VG, no pinback, attached to plate, 4”), (2) 1950s “Get on the Oriole Bandwagon with Gunther” (EX, VG, 1”), 1950s “I’m a Birdwatcher WBAL-TV 11” ((EX-MT, 1-3/4”), 1960s “I Love the Orioles” (NM, 1-1/4”), (6) 1970s World Champion Bird Watcher (average NM, 2-1/4”), 1970s Black & Decker (EX-MT), 1979 “The Bird Will Fly!” (NM-MT), 1982 “Thanks Earl #4 1968-82” (NM-MT), (2) 1992 Camden Yarks Opening Day (both NM-MT, one smaller magnet), 1995 Ripken 2131 (NM-MT);
Felts/Patches: (21 felts and patches) with 1930 Maryland National Guard Champions patch (EX-MT), 1950s mini-pennant (EX-MT), (5) 1950s team logos/patches (average EX-MT, three designs), 1950s team logo patch (EX-MT, trading card size), 1950s team logo arm patch (NM), 1950s team logo baseball felt patch (NM, 5”), (4) 1950s generic player patches (average EX-MT, two designs), 1958 Bazooka My Favorite Team felt (NM-MT, 5”), 1960s patch (NM-MT), late 1960s “Cartoon Bird” with bat patch (NM-MT, 9”), (2) 1970s arm patches (both (NM-MT), (2) modern 1990s modern logo patches or pinbacks (both NM-MT)