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Lot 101
Sale 6425 - American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography, including The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
Part I - Lots 1-222
Oct 23, 2025
10:00AM ET
Part II - Lots 223-376
Oct 24, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$960
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Lot Description
[FLAGS]. 20-star American flag. Ca 1876 or later.
28 x 47 in. wool flag with 20 double-appliquéd linen stars machine sewn to a wool canton, configured in horizontal rows 5/5/5/5. The field consists of 13 machine-sewn wool stripes. The hoist is comprised of both cotton and denim fabric and includes three eyelets. Mississippi was admitted in 1817 as the 20th state, and this 20-star flag was likely made ca 1876 to celebrate the Centennial of American Independence.
Provenance: Found in a Bethel, Ohio residence, ca 1970s.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.