$3,500
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
A Grand Old Flag: The Stars and Stripes Collection of Dr. Peter J. Keim
Auction: November 24, 2019 1:00:00 PM EDT
Hand-sewn, double appliqued cotton stars arranged in a 5,5,5,5,5 pattern on a wool bunting canton, with 11 machine-sewn cotton stripes, cotton sleeve hoist.
41 in. x 81 in.Literature: Kevin Keim & Peter Keim, A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States Through its Flags (2007), 78 & 79.
Note: Arkansas was admitted to the Union, June 15, 1836, under President Andrew Jackson. The Flag was in use for a year, as Michigan became the 26th state January 26, 1837.