Obverse
Obverse

Obverse

Reverse

Reverse

Obverse Canton

Obverse Canton

Obverse Detail

Obverse Detail

Reverse Stars

Reverse Stars

Obverse

Obverse

ZFC1100

U.S. 39 Star Flag - Unofficial.

Sub-collection: Star Spangled Banner Flag House

U.S. 39 Star Flag - Unofficial.
Officially there never was an official 39 star flag. After Colorado's admission as the 38th state on August 1, 1876, the flag fabricators assumed that the Dakota Territory would soon follow as the 39th state. However, disputes within Dakota Territory over the location of the capitol city thwarted admission to the Union. The difficulty was resolved when Dakota Territory was divided into North and South Dakota, becoming the 39th and 40th states on November 2, 1889. In the interval, several flag manufacturers produced the unofficial anticipated version of the 39 star U.S. flag.

Thirteen horizontal, alternating red and white stripes, commencing and ending with red, field press dyed cotton. The 7 inches x 6.5 inches union/canton has thirty-nine stars 0.75 inches across, printed on the obverse and reverse sides set in six horizontal rows of 6-7-7-6-6-7.

A noteworthy flag from the Star Spangled Banner Flag House Collection.



Hoist & Fly

Width of Hoist 17.25
Length of Fly 12.75

Union/Canton

Width of Union/Canton 6.5
Length of Union/Canton 7

Stars

Size of Stars 0.75

Stripes

Width of 1st Stripe 1.25
Width of 3rd Stripe 1.25
Width of 8th Stripe 0.75
Width of Last Stripe 1

Frame

Is it framed? yes
Frame Height 14.75
Frame Length 19.75

Stars

Number of Stars 39
How are the stars embeded? Printed
Are there stars on obverse? yes
Are there stars on reverse? yes

Stripes

Number of Stripes 13
Color of Top Stripe Red
Color of Bottom Stripe Red
Has a Blood Stripe? no

Nationality

Nation Represented United States

Fabric

Fabric Cotton

Stitching

Stitching Machine

Thread

Thread Material None

Documentation

Documents
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Drawings
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition

Condition Excellent
Damage Used
Displayable yes

Date

Date 1875-1890