RARE 42-STAR AMERICAN FLAG,circa 1890. Six rows of seven stars, each hand sewn to front and back of black, 13 machine-sewn stripes of alternating bands of red and white fabric. Canvas binding and rope lanyard. - App. 66 in. x 100 in. Estimate $300-500
NOTE: The 42-star American flag was never an official flag of the United States; it was used unofficially from November 1889 until July 1890, after North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington entered the Union in a nine-day span. It became obsolete once Idaho received statehood on July 4, 1890.
Discoloration and fading, as expected for age. Sevearal holes; areas of repari to blue ground
