U.S 38 Star Flag Converted into a 40 star flag.

40 Star U.S. Flag, 1889, extremely rare marked variant pattern, H.A. Bowman & Co. Makers.
This professionally made 40 star U.S. flag was most likely converted from a 38 star flag. The 40 star flag was never officially adopted and was created with the addition of the Dakotas to the Union, both of which became states in 1889.

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