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U.S. 33 Star Flag - Oregon.

Sub-collection: Mastai - Early American Flags

U.S. 33 Star Flag - Oregon.
In this flag the canton extends through the top six stripes only, rather than the traditional seven. To explain the six-stripe canton depth, a hypothesis evolved that any flag made with the canton resting on a red stripe indicated its manufacture during a period of war.

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