AMER AUGUST 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, August 24, 2015.
FINE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL FLAG AND UNIQUE GUTTA-PERCHA PIN. 1) Cotton patriotic banner measures 30-1/2" x 17-1/2" with Liberty Bell surrounded by various flags surmounted by an American eagle and patriotic mottoes; red stars and blue border with white stars "IT PROCLAIMED LIBERTY IN 1776, LET IT PROCLAIM PEACE AND UNITY IN 1876". This rare multi-colored banner is not pictured in Collins "Threads of History". 2) Unique 2-1/4" oval raised relief two-part gutta-percha pin with patriotic Phoenix-like eagle with motto "OUR REPUBLIC - 100 YEARS OLD". SIZE: PROVENANCE: From the personal estate collection of John W. Armiger Jr. CONDITION: 1) Very good overall with holes in right edge where nailed to pole, soiling and staining. 2) Very good overall. Catch to pin is broken. 49055-26 (2,500-3,500) JS0