Jeff Bridgman Antique Flags
 

NATIVE AMERICAN BEADED WATCH FOB WITH A STYLIZED FEDERAL EAGLE & SHIELD AND CROSSED AMERICAN FLAGS, circa 1915-1920’s
NATIVE AMERICAN BEADED WATCH FOB WITH A STYLIZED FEDERAL EAGLE & SHIELD AND CROSSED AMERICAN FLAGS, circa 1915-1920’s
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG w/ A 3-2-3-2-3 PATTERN OF ESPECIALLY LARGE STARS; A U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN, SIGNED & DATED 1903, MADE AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD IN NEW YORK CITY
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG w/ A 3-2-3-2-3 PATTERN OF ESPECIALLY LARGE STARS; A U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN, SIGNED & DATED 1903, MADE AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD IN NEW YORK CITY
48 STARS, WWI ERA (U.S. INVOLVEMENT 1917-18) -1935, MARKED "STERLING," MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY OR NEW JERSEY
48 STARS, WWI ERA (U.S. INVOLVEMENT 1917-18) -1935, MARKED "STERLING," MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY OR NEW JERSEY
WWII LIBERATION FLAG w/ 23 SILVER GILT STARS ON A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON & 16 STRIPES, MADE TO WELCOME U.S. TROOPS IN FRANCE FOLLOWING LIBERATION FROM THE GERMANS IN THE WAKE OF THE 1944 NORMANDY INVASION; FOUND IN BRITTANY, IN LE CONQUET, THE WESTERNMOST TOWN ON THE FRENCH MAINLAND, LIBERATED BY THE FREE FRENCH & THE 5TH ARMY RANGER BATTALION
WWII LIBERATION FLAG w/ 23 SILVER GILT STARS ON A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON & 16 STRIPES, MADE TO WELCOME U.S. TROOPS IN FRANCE FOLLOWING LIBERATION FROM THE GERMANS IN THE WAKE OF THE 1944 NORMANDY INVASION; FOUND IN BRITTANY, IN LE CONQUET, THE WESTERNMOST TOWN ON THE FRENCH MAINLAND, LIBERATED BY THE FREE FRENCH & THE 5TH ARMY RANGER BATTALION
LARGE & BEAUTIFULLY FADED, ANTIQUE AMERICAN JACK w/ 45 STARS ARRANGED IN A “NOTCHED” PATTERN, INTENTIONALLY LEAVING SPACE FOR THE 3 REMAINING WESTERN TERRITORIES YET TO BE ADDED; MADE IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1896 - 1908, WHEN UTAH WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION; SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ERA
LARGE & BEAUTIFULLY FADED, ANTIQUE AMERICAN JACK w/ 45 STARS ARRANGED IN A “NOTCHED” PATTERN, INTENTIONALLY LEAVING SPACE FOR THE 3 REMAINING WESTERN TERRITORIES YET TO BE ADDED; MADE IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1896 - 1908, WHEN UTAH WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION; SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ERA
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH A SINGLE WREATH OF STARS REMINISCENT OF THE BETSY ROSS PATTERN, BUT RENDERED AS MORE OF AN OVAL, THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THIS EXACT VARIETY THAT I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED, MADE circa 1890-WWI (U.S. INVOLVEMENT 1917-18)
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH A SINGLE WREATH OF STARS REMINISCENT OF THE BETSY ROSS PATTERN, BUT RENDERED AS MORE OF AN OVAL, THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THIS EXACT VARIETY THAT I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED, MADE circa 1890-WWI (U.S. INVOLVEMENT 1917-18)
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PENNANT OF NOTABLE WEIGHT, QUALITY, & SCALE, circa 1914-1920’s
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PENNANT OF NOTABLE WEIGHT, QUALITY, & SCALE, circa 1914-1920’s
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PENNANT FROM PARRIS ISLAND, circa WWI (U.S. INVOLVEMENT 1917-18) -1930’s
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PENNANT FROM PARRIS ISLAND, circa WWI (U.S. INVOLVEMENT 1917-18) -1930’s
27 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 1845 ADDITION OF FLORIDA AS THE 27th STATE, MOST LIKELY FOR DISPLAY AND DISTRIBUTION AT THE 1/5TH SCALE MODEL OF CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS (a.k.a., FORT MARION), THAT HOUSED FLORIDA'S EXHIBITS AT THE 1893 CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR / WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPO
27 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 1845 ADDITION OF FLORIDA AS THE 27th STATE, MOST LIKELY FOR DISPLAY AND DISTRIBUTION AT THE 1/5TH SCALE MODEL OF CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS (a.k.a., FORT MARION), THAT HOUSED FLORIDA'S EXHIBITS AT THE 1893 CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR / WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPO
CONFEDERATE FLAG IN THE THIRD NATIONAL FORMAT, PRODUCED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE REUNION ERA, circa 1890 - 1913
CONFEDERATE FLAG IN THE THIRD NATIONAL FORMAT, PRODUCED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE REUNION ERA, circa 1890 - 1913
POWER SQUADRONS ENSIGN, MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY or NEW JERSEY, circa 1914-WWII ERA
POWER SQUADRONS ENSIGN, MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY or NEW JERSEY, circa 1914-WWII ERA
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION OF STARS; A SMALL-SCALE EXAMPLE, MADE circa 1895-1926
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION OF STARS; A SMALL-SCALE EXAMPLE, MADE circa 1895-1926
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION OF STARS; A SMALL-SCALE EXAMPLE, MADE circa 1895-1926
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION OF STARS; A SMALL-SCALE EXAMPLE, MADE circa 1895-1926
FRANCO-AMERICAN TEXTILE WITH THE IMAGE OF AN EAGLE SUPPORTING KNOTTED & DRAPED AMERICAN AND FRENCH FLAGS BENEATH FOUR WAR PLANES; RENDERED IN EMBROIDERED SILK FLOSS AND METALLIC BULLION ON SILK, MADE TO CELEBRATE THE END OF WWI
FRANCO-AMERICAN TEXTILE WITH THE IMAGE OF AN EAGLE SUPPORTING KNOTTED & DRAPED AMERICAN AND FRENCH FLAGS BENEATH FOUR WAR PLANES; RENDERED IN EMBROIDERED SILK FLOSS AND METALLIC BULLION ON SILK, MADE TO CELEBRATE THE END OF WWI
34 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG, ONE OF JUST TWO U.S. NAVY ENSIGNS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH THE BLACK-INKED STENCIL “N.Y. B.” FOR ‘NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN,’ DATED “1859,” TWO YEARS BEFORE KANSAS WAS ADMITTED AS THE 34TH STATE; MARKED WITH THE NAME OF SAMUEL B. CHILDS, A NEW YORK PHYSICIAN WHO CLERKED FOR THE NAVY, AND SON OF A CAREER NAVAL OFFICER, JAMES CHILDS, WHO SERVED FOR 60 YEARS AS A SAILMAKER (1822-1881)
34 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG, ONE OF JUST TWO U.S. NAVY ENSIGNS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH THE BLACK-INKED STENCIL “N.Y. B.” FOR ‘NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN,’ DATED “1859,” TWO YEARS BEFORE KANSAS WAS ADMITTED AS THE 34TH STATE; MARKED WITH THE NAME OF SAMUEL B. CHILDS, A NEW YORK PHYSICIAN WHO CLERKED FOR THE NAVY, AND SON OF A CAREER NAVAL OFFICER, JAMES CHILDS, WHO SERVED FOR 60 YEARS AS A SAILMAKER (1822-1881)
18 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 13 STRIPES, A “DISUNION” FLAG, MADE WITH AN ABOLITIONIST MESSAGE, circa 1859-1861, EXCLUDING THE SLAVE STATES; WITH A 19TH STAR ADDED ON THE OBVERSE; OWNED BY HARVARD-TRAINED, MASSACHUSETTS PHYSICIAN BENJAMIN CUSHING, WHO VOLUNTEERED AS A U.S. ARMY SURGEON, DEVOID OF RANK OR PAY, STATIONED AT FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA, ‘CONTRABAND CAMP’ FOR ESCAPING SLAVES AND THE ONLY UNION-CONTROLLED, FORTIFIED BASE IN THE UPPER SOUTH
18 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 13 STRIPES, A “DISUNION” FLAG, MADE WITH AN ABOLITIONIST MESSAGE, circa 1859-1861, EXCLUDING THE SLAVE STATES; WITH A 19TH STAR ADDED ON THE OBVERSE; OWNED BY HARVARD-TRAINED, MASSACHUSETTS PHYSICIAN BENJAMIN CUSHING, WHO VOLUNTEERED AS A U.S. ARMY SURGEON, DEVOID OF RANK OR PAY, STATIONED AT FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA, ‘CONTRABAND CAMP’ FOR ESCAPING SLAVES AND THE ONLY UNION-CONTROLLED, FORTIFIED BASE IN THE UPPER SOUTH
34 HAND-SEWN, UPSIDE-DOWN STARS ON A HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A VARIANT OF WHAT I HAVE CLASSIFIED AS A “GLOBAL” PATTERN, ON AN INTERESTING, SEAFOAM BLUE CANTON; REFLECTS KANSAS STATEHOOD, OPENING TWO YEARS OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1863
34 HAND-SEWN, UPSIDE-DOWN STARS ON A HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A VARIANT OF WHAT I HAVE CLASSIFIED AS A “GLOBAL” PATTERN, ON AN INTERESTING, SEAFOAM BLUE CANTON; REFLECTS KANSAS STATEHOOD, OPENING TWO YEARS OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1863
RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL 1976 BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION FLAG WITH 56 STARS, DESIGNED BY HENRY FREDETTE OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, COPYRIGHTED IN 1974
RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL 1976 BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION FLAG WITH 56 STARS, DESIGNED BY HENRY FREDETTE OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, COPYRIGHTED IN 1974
32 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF A TYPE KNOWN TO HAVE LIKELY SEEN MILITARY USE, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF MINNESOTA TO THE UNION IN 1858, AN EXTREMELY RARE FLAG, ACCURATE FOR JUST 9 MONTHS AND OFFICIAL FOR ONLY ONE YEAR
32 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF A TYPE KNOWN TO HAVE LIKELY SEEN MILITARY USE, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF MINNESOTA TO THE UNION IN 1858, AN EXTREMELY RARE FLAG, ACCURATE FOR JUST 9 MONTHS AND OFFICIAL FOR ONLY ONE YEAR
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, DATING TO THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD (1861-1865), OR PERHAPS PRIOR, WITH AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE & BEAUTIFUL SNOWFLAKE MEDALLION CONFIGURATION
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, DATING TO THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD (1861-1865), OR PERHAPS PRIOR, WITH AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE & BEAUTIFUL SNOWFLAKE MEDALLION CONFIGURATION
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD (1861-1865), WITH 9 STRIPES TO REFLECT THE OMISSION OF NORTH & SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, & VIRGINIA, THE 4 SLAVE STATES AMONG THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES THAT SECEDED FROM THE UNION, WITH ITS CANTON RESTING ON THE WAR STRIPE, STRIKING COLOR, AND A BEAUTIFUL MEDALLION CONFIGURATION
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD (1861-1865), WITH 9 STRIPES TO REFLECT THE OMISSION OF NORTH & SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, & VIRGINIA, THE 4 SLAVE STATES AMONG THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES THAT SECEDED FROM THE UNION, WITH ITS CANTON RESTING ON THE WAR STRIPE, STRIKING COLOR, AND A BEAUTIFUL MEDALLION CONFIGURATION
COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON CLOTH, PRINTED IN BOSTON IN 1832 TO MEMORIALIZE THE PASSING OF THE LAST SURVIVING SIGNER, CHARLES CARROLL OF MARYLAND, IN THE YEAR THAT COINCIDED WITH THE 100th BIRTHDAY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON CLOTH, PRINTED IN BOSTON IN 1832 TO MEMORIALIZE THE PASSING OF THE LAST SURVIVING SIGNER, CHARLES CARROLL OF MARYLAND, IN THE YEAR THAT COINCIDED WITH THE 100th BIRTHDAY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
DRAMATIC, CIRCULAR FLAG FAN OF UNCOMMONLY HUGE SIZE, WITH UNUSUAL CONSTRUCTION, MADE IN THE WWI ERA (1917-18), CAREFULLY CONSERVED AND PRESENTED IN A DEEP, CUSTOM-MADE SHADOWBOX
DRAMATIC, CIRCULAR FLAG FAN OF UNCOMMONLY HUGE SIZE, WITH UNUSUAL CONSTRUCTION, MADE IN THE WWI ERA (1917-18), CAREFULLY CONSERVED AND PRESENTED IN A DEEP, CUSTOM-MADE SHADOWBOX
1860 ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMPAIGN PARADE FLAG WITH 33 STARS IN A PENTAGON MEDALLION AND AN INTRIGUING ABBREVIATION OF HIS NAME, ATTRIBUTED TO H.C. HOWARD OF PHILADELPHIA
1860 ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMPAIGN PARADE FLAG WITH 33 STARS IN A PENTAGON MEDALLION AND AN INTRIGUING ABBREVIATION OF HIS NAME, ATTRIBUTED TO H.C. HOWARD OF PHILADELPHIA

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