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Lot 920
Sale 2067 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Lots Open
Nov 6, 2024
Lots Close
Nov 20, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$127
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Lot Description
[FLAGS]. 42-star American parade flag. Ca 1889-1890.
18 5/8 x 24 in. cotton flag with 42 printed stars. Commemorates Washington statehood, ca 1889-1890.
The 42-star flag was never official. Five stars were added on 4 July 1890: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington (42nd state Nov. 1889) and the 43rd Idaho (3 July 1890). Very likely many of these were made to celebrate Washington's statehood, not knowing that Idaho would be admitted at the last minute.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.