A rare American 39 star flag with California Bear overprint 1876-1889, executed in silk with stars arranged in a 6-7-7-6-7-6 pattern, the canton has a rich blue hue, the thirty-nine star flags are an oddity in that their star count was never official and were made at two different times, initially in 1876 and later in 1889, archivally framed and below the flag is a patinated metal California bear medallion, overall 18"h x 22.5"w, flag 11"h x 17"w

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