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42-Star 7th Calvary Parade Guidon Ca. 1889.

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42 star Calvary parade Guidon. Ca. 1889. Parade Guidon flag printed on cotton, stenciled overprint reads 7 [ crossed sabers ] US. This flag includes a signed letter of provenance from retired US Army Colonel, detailing its history and acquisition. See similar example in “The stars and Stripes Fabric of the American Spirit”. p.63. j. Richard Pierce, The Pierce Collection of American Parade Flags.

42 star Calvary parade Guidon. Ca. 1889. Parade Guidon flag printed on cotton, stenciled overprint reads 7 [ crossed sabers ] US. This flag includes a signed letter of provenance from retired US Army Colonel, detailing its history and acquisition. See similar example in “The stars and Stripes Fabric of the American Spirit”. p.63. j. Richard Pierce, The Pierce Collection of American Parade Flags.

The 42-star American parade flag is a rare, Unofficial historical flag produced between November 1889 and July 1890 to celebrate the admission of new states ( Washington, Montana, and both Dakotas), bringing the total number of states to forty-two. textile manufacturers at this time were already factory-producing national flags for consumer use. Idaho entered into the Union on July 3, 1890. This event, therefore made forty-two star falgs obsolete and, having not passed July 4, 1890, was never adopted as an official banner of the United States.