A couple weeks ago I wrote about the 1895, Hopkinson Pattern, 13 Star, maritime or nautical American flag we had for sale. You can read about this flag here. Good news, it sold right away. Today I want to share some other historic flags we have in inventory.
The Commonwealth Government Federal Design Competition required an official flag and a merchant or shipping version of the same design. As a result, the official flag was blue and the merchant flag was the traditional Red Ensign, featuring the distinctive Southern Cross and Commonwealth star. In 1903, the Southern Cross stars were altered from nine, eight, seven, six and five points, to four, with seven points and one five-pointed star. The original variety of points was an indication of the relative brightness of each star as it appeared in the night sky. You can read more about this flag here
It is available for purchase here
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The first one is from Australia and was made around 1908-1910. Another beautiful old flag. Brass rivets
hold it to its original wooden, 64" tall, pole. 24 x 38. Made in the
USA.
Annin and Co., of New York (since moved to New Jersey.) Sterling was their brand name for one of their grades of wool bunting. The Australian Red Ensign Merchant Flag.
Annin and Co., of New York (since moved to New Jersey.) Sterling was their brand name for one of their grades of wool bunting. The Australian Red Ensign Merchant Flag.
The Commonwealth Government Federal Design Competition required an official flag and a merchant or shipping version of the same design. As a result, the official flag was blue and the merchant flag was the traditional Red Ensign, featuring the distinctive Southern Cross and Commonwealth star. In 1903, the Southern Cross stars were altered from nine, eight, seven, six and five points, to four, with seven points and one five-pointed star. The original variety of points was an indication of the relative brightness of each star as it appeared in the night sky. You can read more about this flag here
It is available for purchase here
The second one is from the same 1908-1910 period and is from Denmark. Brass rivets hold it to its original wooden, 64" tall, pole. 24 x 38. Made in the USA. Annin and Co., of New York (since moved to New Jersey.) Sterling was their brand name for one of their grades of wool bunting.For a complete history of "The Flag of the Danes" go here. It is available for purchase here
The third historic flag we have in stock is ca. 1920 and is from Canada. Brass rivets hold it to its original wooden, 64" tall, pole. 24 x 38.
Made in the USA. This one is frayed on the side of the Coat of Arms, see
picture. The price is lower because of this damage. Annin and Co., of New York (since moved to New Jersey.) Sterling was their brand name for one of their grades of wool bunting.
Inquire for shipping to Canada.
Inquire for shipping to Canada.
The
term Red Ensign is often used to refer to the Canadian Red Ensign, the
former de facto national flag of Canada. It was informally adopted
following Canadian Confederation in 1867 and, from 1892, it was the
official flag for use on Canadian merchant ships. On land, however, the
official national flag was the Union Flag. Despite its unofficial
status, the Red Ensign was widely used on land as well. In 1924, the Red
Ensign was approved for use on Canadian government buildings outside
Canada, and from 1945 for those inside Canada as well. Interestingly The
Hudsons Bay Company used this for their corporate flag as well. It is available for purchase here
The academic field that studies flags is called Vexillogy. A flag collector is called a vexillophile.
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