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  CIVIL WAR VETERAN'S OVERPRINT, 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

Available: Sold
Frame Size (H x L): 14" x 18"
Flag Size (H x L): 6" x 10"
Description....:
48 STARS, RARE 2-COLOR, CIVIL WAR VETERAN'S OVERPRINT MADE FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG:

48 Star American Parade flag, printed on oilcloth cotton. This flag bears a very rare and unusual overprint in the stripe area that celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place in 1938. I currently know of fewer than 15 examples of this flag to exist, almost all of which I have owned.

The first significant point to note is that this is the only circumstance I have ever seen where an image of the Confederate battle flag or navy jack has been printed on a Stars & Stripes flag.

This date is extraordinarily late for an overprinted Stars & Stripes flag, which are rarely seen after the 2nd decade of the 20th century. The practice of overprinting or writing on parade flags seems to have become unfavorable after WWI. It is seldom ever seen in the 1920's, is even more rare in the 1930's, and by WWII had virtually ceased.

Also rare is the 2-color overprint. A handful of parade flags are known with gold or gold and black, 2-color overprinting, but most lettering is simply black in color. Some advertising was printed contemporaneously with the flag itself and appears in the same color of blue used in the canton. But I have never seen the red overprinting present in this 1938 example.

The 48th state, Arizona, entered the Union in 1912. We had 48 states from that year until 1959.

Mounting: The flag has been hand-stitched to 100% cotton rag mat and placed in a 2-part mahogany frame that dates to the 1830-1860 period, with excellent, original surface. Spacers keep the textile away from the glass, which is u.v. protective.

Condition: Excellent.
Collector Level: Intermediate-Level Collectors and Special Gifts
Flag Type: Parade flag
Star Count: 48
Earliest Date of Origin: 1938
Latest Date of Origin: 1938
State/Affiliation: Pennsylvania
War Association: 1861-1865 Civil War
Price: SOLD
 

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