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The Grand Old Flag.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:90.00 USD Estimated At:180.00 - 240.00 USD
The Grand Old Flag.
All-over Union flag patriotic, 34-star, with Scott #65, judged in the less common range of very pale brown red, socked-on-nose four-ring concentric fancy. Large black Stamford, Conn. c.d.s., "Jun 18." Margin very wide at right, adequate top and bottom, hairline at left. Addressed to Mrs. Joseph Anderson, Norwalk, Conn. Raspberry red stripes, field of stars ocean blue. Light water spot in unwritten stripes beneath address, very minor wear, old mounting evidence on verso, including paper- and cello-hinge remnants, else about fine, displaying nicely. Only one Joseph Anderson appears in the Connecticut rolls: enlisting in the 9th Infantry in 1864 (by which time a 35th state had joined the Union), he was captured at Cedar Creek later that year, then escaped from Charleston in May 1865. Walcott 2845. Ex-Robert Kaufmann, 1989.