$21,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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 cotton stars arranged in staggered rows of 5,4,5,4,5,4 on a two-piece wool canton, machine-sewn wool bunting stripes, fold-over sleeve, machine-sewn hoist, mounted and framed.
52 ½ in. x 58 in. (sight)Literature: Kevin Keim & Peter Keim,A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States Through its Flags (2007), 82 & 83.
Note: Florida was admitted to the Union, March 3, 1845, under President James K. Polk. This is a rare Flag as Texas was admitted to the Union one year later.