Japan // Navy Semaphore Flag / WWII

In Japan, from 1938 to 1945 wide use was made of flags for propaganda and moral. The flag was a ubiquitous symbol Japanese Empire and flag usage permeated every facet of public life. Because of this flags were plentiful in a vanquished Japan. From this pool of flags returning GIs brought back national flags, Good Luck Flags (Hinomaru Yosegaki), Japanese Send-Off Banners (Shussei nobori), Welcome Home/"Triumphant Return" Banners (Gaisen), military and naval flags, religious, and even antique flags from bygone eras.

Little is known about the history of these semaphore fags; they were acquired as a GI bringback at auction at 1999.

Companion to ZFC0959
From the Louise Veninga Collection.


COMPANION PIECE TO 0959.

From the Louise Veninga Collection.

ZFC Noteworthy Flag

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