Hi, I'm a FNG.

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Hope that verbage doesn't set a wrong tone. As a Viet Nam combat vet I would think it would be recognized as a "humble" intro. The reason I'm posting is that I just read an article "The Flag of Our Nation" by John White, published in the June 8th, 2009 edition of the "New American". I learned a couple things I didn't know,ie. the blue background is technically called the "canton"; that it wasn't until 1923 that a comprehensive set of guidelines were established for protocol for displaying and use of the flag. Coincidently I happened across a little 3" by 4" publication from Chase and Sanborn Tea Co printed in 1898. It is titled "The History of our American Flag". It is a colored printing bound by a pink ribbon. Kind of like the things used for Proms etc. Any way. It has depictions of the first colonial flag carried by New England ships circa 1666, the "Liberty or Death" flag, circa 1775, a "conquer or die" flag, a "Bunker Hill" flag, a "don't tread on me" flag and a couple more that proceeded the first "National Flag" of 1777. I have was never aware of what was considered the evolution of our flag, circa 1898. I wanted to scan this but my printer won't scan with Windows Vista. If this is unique to any of you, as it was to me, I will copy and send. Please let me know by email or a response if there is an alert from the site to my email. Take good care, Steve Macht

[NAVA1974]

Viet Nam combat vet

Thank you for your service to our country!

And welcome to the US Flag Forum.

I happened across a little 3" by 4" publication from Chase and Sanborn Tea Co printed in 1898. It is titled "The History of our American Flag". Steve Macht

Steve, that Spanish-American War era booklet is popular and well-known among collectors of US Flag ephemera. Chase and Sandborn followed that one with a simliar one in 1912, and in the 1950s they did an updated version with Kate Smith replacing Miss Libetry!

Nick
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