9 Star American flag

[EmailPoster]

Great site...

GREAT SITE ,,,, I saw an AMERICAN FLAG displayed in a painting, on a glass wwindow with only nine ( 9 ) stars.. Is there any significance to this or
meaning.. Or is it just a painting of sorts,, ???

Thank You,, Lee... Haymarket, Virginia...USAF 1952-1956

HAPPY NEW YEAR.. AND GOD BLESS AMERICA....

[sarahw]

Lee,

Thanks for the kudos!

The flag you saw was probably just a decoration. There's never been an official nine-star flag because there have never been only nine states. If anyone else knows a secret meaning behind this, let us know, but I think it was just a lazy artist.

Sarah

[Rob L]

Although there was never an official nine star flag, a small number of 7, 8 and 9 star Star and Stripes flags were made during the Civil War. Jeff Bridgeman has a couple on his website.

Rob L

[susanl]

Would you know anything about a very small old collar button with 9 stars, no maker's mark, looks like copper with enamel red, white and blue?

[aylinistanbl]

Arkadaslar, ben yeni bir uyeyim burada. Insallah beni araniza kabul edersiniz. Icinizde bana tavsiye edebileceginiz bir forum barindirma url verebilecek varmi? En onemlisi turkce desteginin olmasi tabiiki, cunku ingilizcem yok denecek kadar az. Birde uzun zaman piyasada olsunki gelecegi saglam olsun. Ingilizce hosting veren birkac yerden denedim ama yarisi beni anlamiyor, digerlerinide ben anlamiyorum, ayrica birkac taneside kisa bir sure sonra piyasadan cekildiler. Bana onerebileceginiz hangi adresler var? Birkac ozelliginide sayarmisiniz ltf? Iyi sohbetler Ayln

[american_flag_uk]

try using english and we might be able to help u.... what language is that anyway?

[Peter Ansoff]

Based on Ayln's user name, I'll guess that he/she is from Istanbul, Turkey.

By the way, Turkey has a beautiful flag -- we flew it last Saturday for Ataturk Youth and Sports Day. The name of this Turkish holiday is somewhat misleading. It actually commemorates the start of the Turkish War of Independence in 1919.

Peter Ansoff

[Jim Deery]

A 9 Star flag does indeed exist since I have one in my collection. New Hampshire was the 9th province to attain statehood in 1778. The 9 star flag was issued in 1878 to commerate the event. These flags are considered rare

[Peter Ansoff]

New Hampshire was the 9th province to attain statehood in 1778

New Hampshire actually ratified the Constitution on 21 June 1788. This was an important milestone, because the Convention had specified that 9 ratifications were needed to bring the Constitution into effect.

Of course, New Hampshire was a state long before the Constitution was ratified. The 13 colonies became states in 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. (Actually, it was more complicated than that, because a few of the states had individually declared independence from Britain before then.)

Peter Ansoff

[todd]

i do pool service for a billionaire who shall remain unnamed. he has 2 very old flags that have been authenticated by a company in california. i need history! 1 is a 9 star american flag with 3 stripes- 2 red 1white. the other is not important but is a british flag. any info and photos are appreciated . thanks