About this objectPale green taffeta heater-shaped pennant, edged with yellow cord and tassel, printed with A S OOSTENDE. A.S. Oostende, a Belgian football team, visited the football museum of Hitchin on 23 October 1966. They gave the postcard 13812 to the museum to mark their visit. It is possible that they also gave this pennant flag during or following their visit.
As this pennant does not carry a date it is also possible it was collected by a Hitchin Town delegation passing through the Belgian city of Ostend as part of football tours in Europe. One trip through Ostend took place in 1959, where the Hitchin team was met by the Dutch team V.C. Vlissingen, whith whom Hitchin Town had developed a footballing friendship.
