Sold for $1,386

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Lot Description

[FLAGS]. 42/44 star American flag. Ca 1889-1896.

65 1/2 x 102 in. hand-sewn and machine-sewn wool flag with 44 hand-sewn, double-appliquéd cotton stars, with 42 stars configured in 7/7/7/7/7/7 horizontal rows, and 2 additional stars added near the top left and bottom right corners of the canton (very good condition overall, few small holes, minimal spotting, toning). Hoist is canvas, with 3 brass grommets and 6 pieces of jute rope stitched along the edge.

An interesting example that appears to have originally been made to be a 42-star flag, which was an unofficial flag representing Washington's statehood (11 November 1889), with 2 extra stars added later to represent the admission of both Idaho (3 July 1890) and Wyoming (10 July 1890) to the Union.

Condition Report

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