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1888 Benjamin Harrison Presidential Campaign Silk Listed in Threads of History

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
1888 Benjamin Harrison Presidential Campaign Silk Listed in Threads of History
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1888 Benjamin Harrison Presidential Campaign Silk Listed as Number “635” on page 272 of “Threads of History”
1888-Dated, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Silk Campaign Bandanna, with rare U.S. Flag with 39 Stars, printed by “The Gast Lith. & Eng. Co. N.Y.”, Choice Extremely Fine.
This colorful 1888-Dated Silk Campaign Bandanna measures about 20” x 20”. Listed as “635” on page 272 of the reference book “Threads of History.” Minor faint marginal stains and folds, bold red and blue print on white silk. Printed on one side; U.S. Flag with very rare 39 Stars in full fold with text above and below “The Stars and Stripes / Will Always Wave / For Protection.” Blue star border. Produced by “The Gast Litho. & Eng. Co. N.Y.” An important Political and use of Flag rarityin using an Unofficial Flag for 1889, a year prior, set to commemorate the addition of the State of North Dakota. The first of this desihn we have offered.