"HENRY CLAY AND FRELINGHUYSEN" RARE SHIP OF STATE 1844 CAMPAIGN AMERICAN FLAG BANNER.
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Winning Bid:
$2,597.30
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
23.5x29". Silk. Listed in Threads of History as plate 181 on p. 305. 13 stars in canton arranged w/12 smaller stars encircling a large center star. Design at center of 13 stripes features the Ship of State, w/verse below "She Will Founder Unless With True Patriot Zeal We Get Rid Of The Lubber Who Stands At The Wheel; We'll Take A New Pilot Whose Heart is True Blue, And Such Shall We Find In Our Harry the True." Loss at bottom right corner w/scattered tiny holes along fly end. Pair of small stains affecting central design and moderate handling wear. Fine w/superb reds and blues. Including the present example and the one in Threads we have encountered only three specimens in our 55 years. A historic and rarely offered pre-Civil War campaign flag that remains eminently displayable.
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