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| ww2 german flag | 11/21/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: what is the value of an old ww2 German flag that is very large red in color with a white circle in ...
A: Please re-read my profile: I don't do appraisals. What you have is the everyday national flag and I ...
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| Gold Star American Flags | 11/13/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: Did you ever learn more about American Flags with 48 gold stars. I saw someone asked about that but ...
A: Never did hear anything more; again, the only place I've heard of it is on this board and on the ...
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| Putting a 4ft antenna on top a flagpole | 11/3/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: Legally, can a 4ft vertical antenna be put at the top of a 15 - 20 foot flag pole? I have been ...
A: "Legally", yes. Flag protocol does not actually have the force fo law because there is no penalty ...
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| flags | 11/3/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: when other countries (Canada, Germany, Sweden) are at an equine competition in the United States how ...
A: In the US it is customary to display our flag first and then all other national flags ...
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| Gold Stripes on American Flag | 10/24/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I have a flag I received at my uncle's funeral in 1955. This is THE flag that was placed on his ...
A: >>My gut instinct was to guess fading or running of nearby red stripes (red dyes are notorious for ...
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| First American Flag | 10/23/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: When was it Made? Who made the 13 Colony flag?
A: On 14 June 1777 Congress approved a design for the national flag. The wording was vague, not ...
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| flag identity | 10/18/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: My neighbor has a flag in his front yard that I cannot identiy. It has three horizontal stripes-red, ...
A: I suspected as much. It is the "service flag", flown by the parents (usually) of someone in the ...
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| flag pole and flag chain etiquette... | 10/16/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: At a local public school, the students raise and lower the flag. Many parents are vets and current ...
A: Other than the last sentence I am not sure what your question is. If you need to instruct the kids ...
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| 13 Star flag higher than 50 star flag | 10/14/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: Can a 13 star flag be flown higher than the standard 50 star flag? We have a situation where there ...
A: All the protocol manuals ever written cannot cover every conceivable eventuality, and this is one of ...
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| Angle of gaff | 9/22/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: We have just placed a nautical flagpole in our small seaport town of picton - New Zealand. A ...
A: Strictly speaking, a gaff is not formally a part of a flagpole but rather a spar set aft from the ...
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| Old Flag | 9/21/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: 48 star,tag saying perm-nyl 100% nylon, Valley Forge Flag co., Spring city Pa., It measures 39"X83", ...
A: Nylon was invented in 1935, and the 48-star flag went out with the admission of Hawaii in 1959. So ...
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| Old Flag | 9/16/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: When we were clearing my parents' house after their death, we found a 48 star flag folded into the ...
A: Anything you wished to use it for. General patriotic use indoors or outdoors. This wasn't by any ...
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| Old Flag | 9/15/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: When we were clearing my parents' house after their death, we found a 48 star flag folded into the ...
A: It's not big enough for a coffin flag. I don't think they ever used printed flags for coffins. I ...
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| two flags a 49 and 48 star | 9/12/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I have to flags one is a 48 star flag its an 2 x 3 ft. superior brand cotton bunting flag. a little ...
A: 48 star flags were used between 1912 and 1959, a period not so long ago. They were therefore ...
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| PRC Flag celebration within Ellipse | 9/11/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: http://world.globaltimes.cn July 13 states that on September 20, 2009 to show love of motherland, ...
A: This is a political statement, not a question involving flag expertise. China is a country with whom ...
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| 13 star flag | 9/11/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I was left a thirteen star flag by my Grandfather. It measures 31.5" by 58" approximately. It has ...
A: Though I don't do formal appraisals, if you send me some good photos, including close-ups of the ...
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| I have a 48 star flag 3x5 oder of the moose | 9/9/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: i have a 3x5 48 star flag it use to be longs to the order of the moose lodge. What type of value is ...
A: Probably not much. But if you read my profile, I said I don't do appraisals. I have no expertise and ...
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| Flag Protocol - Are we at War? | 9/4/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I have a questions regarding the proper display of the US Flag. The American Flag section does not ...
A: To my knowledge, the US is not at war with any foreign state, so the question is moot. Our ...
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| flag authority | 9/2/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: When the US president directs our flag to be flown at half-staff, as in honor of Sen. Ted Kennedy, ...
A: My guess is no. The Federal Government tries not to insert itself in the sovereign States, let ...
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| 1870 American Ensign 25 ft. flag | 8/31/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I have the above Described flag it is stamped patented april 26th 1870 American Ensign and has E.J. ...
A: This was made by the U.S. Bunting Company in Lowell, Mass. I'd imagine that the canton is ...
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| 48-star flag | 8/30/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I have a 48 star flag that is size 2 1/2 x 4 stamped on it and I can't make out the first word but ...
A: All you're citing is the manufacturer's stamp and the registration with the patent office. Not much ...
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| How to fly American Flag from your home | 8/22/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: Could you please help us solve a family argument. We have a close relative who tells us that the ...
A: In a perfect world, I suppose he's right. The "bearer" of the flag (in this case your house) would ...
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| 48 star U.S. | 8/21/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I just bought a 48 star,cotton?, stamped Defiance. I think it is 5x8. It appears to not be ...
A: Defiance is an Annin brand name. It's the most common brand name from Annin, which incorported in ...
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| 48 star flag | 8/16/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: i have a 48 star flag 21/2x4 made by Defiance in Verona N.J. 100 percent cotton bunting I also have ...
A: 48 star flags were used between 1912 and 1959, a period not so long ago. They were therefore ...
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| metal flags | 8/13/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I have some 48 star (approx. 3" x 5") metal flags that my uncle who owned a chevron station gave me. ...
A: Not much. They're not rare, just old. Keep some as souvenirs and see what you can get for the rest ...
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| 48 and 49 star flags | 8/10/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I recently found two flags in my grandmothers attic. One is a 49 star 4*6 where the stars seem to ...
A: The stars on the 48 are not hand-sewn, they just look it to you. They would be sewn with a zigzag ...
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| Displaying flag 24/7 | 8/10/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I live in a gated community and many many of my neighbors display the American Flag from a built in ...
A: In a word, yes. When flags were made of wool or cotton they were taken in, but now with all-weather ...
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| British Flag | 8/7/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I wonder if you can help me with this above-mentioned flag. Here's what I know: It is a Union Jack ...
A: Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5000 years or so, so I wouldn't use it to date something 100 years old ...
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| flagpole placement | 8/6/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: My home is over 100' from the highway. I am considering placing a flagpole either 30' from the ...
A: The "right-hand rule" applies most strictly when there's more than one pole. But even so, what if ...
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| authentic German swastica flag | 8/3/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I have an authentic flag my great uncle brought back from the war, He and his troop were one of the ...
A: The truth about huge flags is that they are immensely difficult to sell, not matter how great or ...
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| flying the American flag | 8/1/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: Someone on my street is flying their country flag from the middle of their house pointing upward ...
A: When flying on the same pole or next to one-another, the American flag should always be higher. On ...
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| Value of Flag flown at the US Capitol | 7/28/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I have an Annin & Co. flag that flew over the Capitol of the United States when JFK was in office. ...
A: There are so many flags out there like this. Someone actually ran them up and down the flag pole at ...
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| 31 star flag | 7/20/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: have an old american flag with 31 stars arranged in a circle. do you know what year this is? and ...
A: Your flag dates between 1850 and 1858, assuming that it is not a reproduction. Value depends on a ...
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| "foreign" state flag on private property | 7/15/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I am in New York City, and hanging over a neighboring street (public) is the Puerto Rican Flag. ...
A: Here is the best reply I've seen to the question about flying any flag on public property in NY: ...
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| 48 star Flag | 7/11/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I have an old 48 star flag with 2 colors of stars. Just curious if you can supply a year that this ...
A: My guess is that one side of the flag may have been exposed to the sun too long and the stars ...
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| World War II Flag Found | 7/11/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: My husband found a flag belonging to his grandfather that was believed to be pulled off a building ...
A: Either sell it on eBay as a German flag or maybe email Ken Boardman at the Antique Center of ...
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| flying state flag with US flag | 7/5/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: I was told that because Texas was once an independant county it was the only state flag that is ...
A: Not true. All state flags may be flown at the same height as the US flag. In a display of all 50 ...
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| Additional Info on 3 Star Flag | 7/1/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I thought I might add to my email of yesterday, that around the edges of the flag is a goldish ...
A: The banner hung vertically. Blue stars were replaced with gold if the soldier died, so maybe one ...
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| 3 star flag | 6/30/2009 | Jeff Bridgman |
Q: I have a smallish flag that is in a frame, purchased at a flea market. The flag itself is ...
A: This is a son-in-service flag. They were made for families, organizations, businesses, etc. There ...
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| Flag position | 6/29/2009 | Albert Kirsch |
Q: We have a new memorial with three poles, the center being the highest. The American flag will go in ...
A: It matters, officially. The state flag is senior to the POW/MIA flag, so it gets pride of place, ...
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