13 Star Period United States Flags

13 Star U.S. Flag, Revolutionary & Early Federal Period. Believed to be one of the oldest surviving 13-star flags from the early period of American history, this flag, from Salem, MA, bears blue stars onwhite, and reverses the traditional motifs. The placement of blue stars on a white canton is extremely rare.

13 Star US Flag, Privateer Ensign, Revolutionary War Period This early Stars & Stripes Flag of the Revolutionary War belonged to the Revolutionary War privateer Minerva and it is believed to be the only named ship's ensign to have survived. It was formerly part of the acclaimed collection of noted antique dealer Mr. Boleslaw Mastai

13 Star U.S. Flag - Grand Luminary design, Revolutionary & Early Federal Period.This 13 Star Flag duplicates the star arrangement in the Glory of the 1782 Great Seal of the U.S. The 13 stars are arranged in a "grand luminary," a pre- cursor to the Great Star design.This flag is dated to between 1782 and 1790.

13 Star U.S. Flag - Revolutionary & Early Federal Period. This flag is one of one of a few known Revolutionary era flags with the stars arranged in a single ring around a larger center star. Contemporary illustrations from the 1780s indicate that the 13 stars were often arranged as a circle of 12 around a single central star.

13 Star U.S. Merchant Ensign, 4-5-4 Star design, Early Federal Period. The early history of this flag is unknown, but it was from the personal collection of noted collector William H. Guthman; and this flag may well be one of the earliest United States flags in the ZFC.

13 Star US Flag, four-five-four star pattern design with a large center star, Early Federal Period. This is one of the earliest documented American flags in existence from the Old Sandy Point Light House, New York in 1789. This flag was made shortly after the government was formed and the Constitution was adopted.

13 Star U.S. Revenue-Marine Ensign & Custom house Flag, 1790s. This flag is believed to be the oldest surviving U.S. Revenue Marine Ensign and Customhouse flag. This flag is either a variant of or precursor to the 1799 authorization and reflects the local flag maker's interpretation of the arms of the United States military.

13 Star U.S. Flag - early all cotton flag, naval or maritime. This all cotton 13-star, ship's ensign from the American Revolutionary period, 1777-1783, is a rare example of the early use of cotton.