39-Star (6-7-7-6-7-6).
Horizontal Flag
ZFC0666
U.S. 39 Star Flag, 1875-1890 - Unofficial.
Sub-collection: Mastai - Early American FlagsHoist & Fly | |
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| Width of Hoist | 12 |
| Length of Fly | 17.5 |
Union/Canton | |
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| Width of Union/Canton | 6.5 |
| Length of Union/Canton | 6.5 |
Stars | |
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| Size of Stars | 0.75 |
Stripes | |
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| Width of 1st Stripe | 1.25 |
| Width of 3rd Stripe | 1.25 |
| Width of 8th Stripe | 1 |
| Width of Last Stripe | 1.25 |
Frame | |
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| Is it framed? | yes |
| Frame Height | 18 |
| Frame Length | 23 |
Stars | |
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| Number of Stars | 39 |
| How are the stars embeded? | Printed |
| Are there stars on obverse? | yes |
| Are there stars on reverse? | yes |
Stripes | |
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| Number of Stripes | 13 |
| Color of Top Stripe | Red |
| Color of Bottom Stripe | Red |
| Has a Blood Stripe? | no |
Nationality | |
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| Nation Represented | United States |
Fabric | |
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| Fabric | Silk |
Stitching | |
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| Stitching | Machine |
| Comments on Stitching | Stitched on outer edge only. |
Applica | |
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| Applique Sides | Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse |
Documentation | |
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| Documents |
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
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| Drawings |
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
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Condition | |
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| Condition | Good |
| Damage | Used |
| Displayable | yes |
Date | |
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| Date | 1875-1890 |
Exhibits | |
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| Exhibition Copy | Chicago Meeting December, 2003 (ZFC0666) 39-Star U.S. Flag (The Flag That Never Was) Date: 1875-1890 Medium: Printed silk flag Comment: There never was an official 39-star U.S. flag. However, flag manufacturers betting on early sales misjudged by believing the two Dakotas would be admitted as one state and the others would be delayed until after the 4th of July, 1876. Dakotas, Montana and Washington were admitted as states in November, 1889 and Idaho was admitted on July 3, 1890. Thus, 39-star flags made in anticipation of any of several Western territories being admitted into the Union between 1875 and 1890. The order to admission of North and South Dakota is unknown because President Benjamin Harrison intentionally shuffled the acts admitting the Dakotas in order to deprive one or the other of the bragging rights as to which state had been admitted first. 39-star flags are an especially popular anomaly among serious flag collectors because they represent a United States that existed only for a few seconds! Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0666) from the Mastai Collection, 2002. |