JFK Presidential Auto Flag with Presidential Seal.
1963-Presidential Flag with Great Seal
"Presidential Banner Flag Embroidered with the Great Seal of the President. 18" x 26". Manufactured by the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot. Labeled "President of the United States" Condition: Good Notes: One of the responsibilities as Presidential Aide, Dave Powers assured that this flag was flown on Presidential trips whether on boat or motorcade.
This flag is one of three documented to be from his administration.
It has been speculated that this could be the Presidential flag used on the Fort Worth portion of JFK's November 1963 Texas trip.
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Provenance:
• Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, 1959.
• President John F. Kennedy Administration, 1961 - 1963.
• Special Presidential Assistant to the President & Museum Curator John F. Kennedy Museum & Library David Powers, until passing in 1998.
• Thence by descent in the Powers family until 2013.
• Sold by family via John McInnis Auctions, Amesbury, MA, to the Zaricor Flag Collection, 2013
Deaccessed at auction via Bonham's, 11 February 2024, Auction #BOK24011NY, - 29456, LOT #71
(Formerly in the President John F. Kennedy Sub-collection.)
