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UNITED STATES 39 STAR "ANTICIPATORY" FLAG "THE F

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UNITED STATES  39 STAR  ANTICIPATORY  FLAG  THE F
UNITED STATES 39 STAR ANTICIPATORY" FLAG "THE FLAG THAT 'NEVER' WAS". Representing the anticipated admission of Dakota Territory as a sgl state as a compliment to Colorado's admission in 1876 as the 38th state. During the U.S. Centennial, it had been envisioned that Dakota Territory (encompassing the present states of North and South Dakota) would be admitted as a sgl (the 39th) state. As a result, several flag manufacturers prepared 39 star U.S. flags to reflect that expectation. However, internal dissention in the territory, primarily over the location of the anticipated state's capitol, prevented admission of Dakota until 1889 when the territory was divided into North and South Dakota, who were admitted jointly as the 39th and 40th states on 2 November, 1889. This flag, made at the time of the Centennial, is printed on a 15-1/4" wide by 24" long piece of white silk. It has thirteen alternating red and white horizontal stripes, each about 1-1/4" wide; a dark blue canton, 8-3/4" wide by 10" long showing 39 white, 5-pointed stars, each 1" across their points & set in six horizontal rows: 6-7-7-6-7-6'. Flag was intended to be glued or tacked to a small shaft of wood for patriotic parades and rallies. Condition: Very good. Some tearing near the hoist edge and minor color fading from exposure to light. 4-55280. HMM. (400-600)"