19-Star Flag On eBay GENUINE ???

[NAVA1974]

. Of course it didn't hurt that the Flag was REAL and very, VERY RARE !!!.

That silk guidon was a true museum piece and the final bid price reflected its rarity. The 19-star eBay flag can't touch it for provenance, historic interest, or monetary value.

I had the privilege of adding two decent 13-star flags to my collection recently. Both are ca 1900 with machine zig-zag stitching but have different star patterns. You are welcome to see them at my Flickr photostream:

Flickr: nicka21045's Photostream

The larger flag with 8 stars in a circle came from China Sea Marine Trading Company in Maine. I got to know Steve Bunker when his shop was here in Baltimore years ago. He was the source of a number of nice flags, US and foreign, now in my collection.

The smaller flag was purchased at last weekend's Civil War Collector's Show in Gettysburg.

Nick

[flagcollector]

Hi All,

Just an opinion, but this flag may have been made for the Indiana Centennial in 1916, which would look right for its later period construction details (machine sewing, row configuration, etc.) It isn't a period 19 Star for sure, and most likely not Civil War era.

Best,
Anthony