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Lot 91
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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$480
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Lot Description
[FLAGS]. 38-star American flag. Ca 1876-1889.
Approx. 52 by 94 in. cotton flag with 38 double-appliquéd cotton stars machine sewn to a cotton canton, configured in an unusual pattern comprised of vertical rows 4/5/4/5/4/5/4/5, with one star added in each corner near the hoist end. The field consists of nine cotton, machine sewn stripes, the canton resting on a red stripe. The hoist is cotton.
The 38-stars commemorate the statehood of Colorado, which was admitted as the 38th state in August 1876 during the centennial celebration.
Provenance: Collection of Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn, MD.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.