31 Star Antique American Flag – California – Circa 1850 #32650
A amazing and very rare 31 Star Antique Flag California Circa 1850-1858 Zachary Taylor was President A rare pre-Civil War Flag Frame Size 28×43 Flag Size 22×38 Incredible rare thirty-one star flag with exceedingly rare star pattern called a Medallion, Halo. It was recently found in old home in the Gettysburg Virginia area. It has been in their family since the before the Civil War. The owner offered it to me for purchase. The original owner does not wish to be disturbed. Thirty-one star flags are extremely rare, both because they were official for only eight years and because they were made before the Civil War. Flags predating the Civil War time period (1861-1865) are the rarest and most desirable of all US flags. Prior to the Civil War, Americans did not typically own or display flags for patriotic purposes. And likewise the military did not regularly use the flag, as it was not until 1834 that the army field artillery was permitted to carry the traditional US flag, and it was not until 1841 that regiments carried it. For these reasons, flags made prior to the Civil War account for only around 1-in-1000 flags made in the 19th century. The stars of this… Read More
