Anyone here collect vintage American Flags? I was wondering in particular about Mare Island flags.
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Ivan the Butcher
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For quick and easy info on flags, I found google does a good job on the basics.
Ivan
Ivan
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I was looking at a supposed WWII Mare Island flag. I thought it was very cool, but unfortunately, also thought something like that could be very easily faked. Thoughts?
Larry
Larry
Alk8944
US Veteran
Can't tell you anything about a "Mare Island" flag, but I believe you mis-understand the word/concept of "fake". Just about any flag you can think of has been replicated at one time or another. While not "original" replica flags are not fakes! Are you looking at a flag that is specific to the Mare Island NSY. or a US Flag that was used at Mare Island at one time, like flags that have supposedly flown over the US Capital Building? If the latter, how would you be able to differentiate a "Mare Island flag from any other contemporary US Flag? Is a flag marked this way what you are looking at?
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YeshuaIsa53
SWCA Member
Have two old flags can't bring myself to burn.
Ivan the Butcher
Member
Is it respectful and legal to fly a vintage flag, such as a 13 star flag?
Rotorhead1026
Member
I use a star spangled banner (fifteen stars and stripes). Nobody’s complained.
Alk8944
US Veteran
ANY US Flag design that has ever been an official flag may be flown and deserves the same reverence and respect as the current 50 Star design.
My folks used to fly a 24 star flag over their traders tent at the rendezvous they went to. A surprisingly large number of people, when made aware it wasn't a standard 50 star flag, had no idea it was different. They saw red, white and blue and that was it.
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Can't tell you anything about a "Mare Island" flag, but I believe you mis-understand the word/concept of "fake". Just about any flag you can think of has been replicated at one time or another. While not "original" replica flags are not fakes! Are you looking at a flag that is specific to the Mare Island NSY. or a US Flag that was used at Mare Island at one time, like flags that have supposedly flown over the US Capital Building? If the latter, how would you be able to differentiate a "Mare Island flag from any other contemporary US Flag? Is a flag marked this way what you are looking at?
Alk8944, it is marked like that.
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