AMERICAN FLAGS MADE BY ANNA SPENCER OVER A THIRTY YEAR PERIOD.

AMERICAN FLAGS MADE BY ANNA SPENCER OVER A THIRTY YEAR PERIOD. Anna Spencer was quite a seamstress! Her flags are very well made; these flags descended in the Spencer family. (1) 37-star 5’ x 9’ American Flag is of wool bunting and hand and machine-sewn. Double-appliquéd cotton stars are hand-sewn with 2-1/4” canvas hoist that has two pieces of sheet metal riveted & holding large rings similar to Naval streamer described next. 37 star flags were used from 1867 to 1876. (2) Naval streamer is 8” x 15’. A beautiful pennant with hand sewed stars. Canvas hoist is stenciled “Made June 1904”. (3) 45-star 8’ x 12’ wool bunting flag with hand-sewn double-appliquéd cotton stars. 2-1/2” heavy canvas hoist has same style attachment as the two previous items. Flag hoist is stenciled “Anna C. Spencer, June 1904”. (4) 48-star 25” x 37” flag. Probably made in 1912 when New Mexico and Arizona became states. This is one of the most pleasing and early 48 star flags a person could ever find. Stars are double-appliquéd hand-sewn cotton. A gold cotton fringe borders fly top & bottom of flag. 1” hoist has three hand-sewn grommets. CONDITION: This is an unusual archive of flags all sewn by one person and preserved in family. All flags are in very good condition with minor mothing and good colors. At one time the Spencer archive also contained Civil War, Spanish/American, and WWI Military memorabilia of other family members. 4-54094, 4-54103, 4-54072, 4-54088 JS129 (2,000-3,000)

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
	907	$2,100.00	AMERICAN FLAGS MADE BY ANNA SPENCER OVER A THIRTY YEAR PERIOD. Anna Spencer was quite a seamstress! Her flags are very well made; these flags descended in the Spencer family. (1) 37-star 5’ x 9’ American Flag is of wool bunting and hand and machine-sewn. Double-appliquéd cotton stars are hand-sewn with 2-1/4” canvas hoist that has two pieces of sheet metal riveted & holding large rings similar to Naval streamer described next. 37 star flags were used from 1867 to 1876. (2) Naval streamer is 8” x 15’. A beautiful pennant with hand sewed stars. Canvas hoist is stenciled “Made June 1904”. (3) 45-star 8’ x 12’ wool bunting flag with hand-sewn double-appliquéd cotton stars. 2-1/2” heavy canvas hoist has same style attachment as the two previous items. Flag hoist is stenciled “Anna C. Spencer, June 1904”. (4) 48-star 25” x 37” flag. Probably made in 1912 when New Mexico and Arizona became states. This is one of the most pleasing and early 48 star flags a person could ever find. Stars are double-appliquéd hand-sewn cotton. A gold cotton fringe borders fly top & bottom of flag. 1” hoist has three hand-sewn grommets. CONDITION: This is an unusual archive of flags all sewn by one person and preserved in family. All flags are in very good condition with minor mothing and good colors. At one time the Spencer archive also contained Civil War, Spanish/American, and WWI Military memorabilia of other family members. 4-54094, 4-54103, 4-54072, 4-54088 JS129 (2,000-3,000) 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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