A Civil War-era United States 32-star flag, 1858-9 With 2 additional stars stitched in for Oregon (1859) and Kansas (1861), the hoist inscribed "Tucker," weights stitched into fly end, so presumably intended for hanging vertically.
20 Jun 2012 10:00 EDT New York
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A Civil War-era United States 32-star flag, 1858-9
With 2 additional stars stitched in for Oregon (1859) and Kansas (1861), the hoist inscribed "Tucker," weights stitched into fly end, so presumably intended for hanging vertically.
43 x 84 in. (109 x 210 cm.)
Sold for US$ 1,625 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • With accompanying pencil note signed by Rev. Joshua Thomas Tucker (1812-1897), noting that this flag was "used in Holliston Mass through war times 1861 to 1864." The flag presumably hung in the First Parish Church there.

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