48-STAR WHIPPLE PATENT PARADE FLAG.

48-STAR WHIPPLE PATENT PARADE FLAG. Very unusual printed triangular pennant, about 10” x 24”. Canton is in classic Whipple formulation of thirteen stars in a great star, surrounded by twenty-five stars in circle. This forms the thirty-eight stars of the centennial, which constitutes Whipple’s patent. Around the circle of twenty-five stars are an additional ten stars. This flag was made about 1912. Canton is marked “Design Patent Applied for…John C. Dettra & Co. Inc…Oaks, PA”. A rarely encountered early 48-star flag. Wayne Whipple, the inventor of this pattern, called this pennant his peace flag. It is interesting that for some unknown reason this flag was not used even when President William Howard Taft approved the flag. The Whipple was the last of the great star flags. CONDITION: Still tacked to parade stick with wood finial, about a 2” tear at attachment; otherwise very good with good colors. 4-54988 JS80 (500-1,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	927	$1,265.00	48-STAR WHIPPLE PATENT PARADE FLAG. Very unusual printed triangular pennant, about 10” x 24”. Canton is in classic Whipple formulation of thirteen stars in a great star, surrounded by twenty-five stars in circle. This forms the thirty-eight stars of the centennial, which constitutes Whipple’s patent. Around the circle of twenty-five stars are an additional ten stars. This flag was made about 1912. Canton is marked “Design Patent Applied for…John C. Dettra & Co. Inc…Oaks, PA”. A rarely encountered early 48-star flag. Wayne Whipple, the inventor of this pattern, called this pennant his peace flag. It is interesting that for some unknown reason this flag was not used even when President William Howard Taft approved the flag. The Whipple was the last of the great star flags. CONDITION: Still tacked to parade stick with wood finial, about a 2” tear at attachment; otherwise very good with good colors. 4-54988 JS80 (500-1,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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