Original U.S. Civil War Incredibly Rare 35-Star Flag 1863-1865 with Hand-Stitched Stars - Linen-Mounted for Museum Display - 68 x 88” Nepalese Cache Extras with the original blue faded

with the original blue faded to a worn patina due to decades of cleaning

The Squadron was equipped with Spitfire Vbs and assigned the squadron code MX

though the cleaning rod is sadly missing

and also is silver plated

Original U.S. Civil War Incredibly Rare 35-Star Flag 1863-1865 with Hand-Stitched Stars - Linen-Mounted for Museum Display - 68 x 88” Nepalese Cache Extras with the original blue fadedOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is without a doubt one of the rarest flags we have had the privilege of offering! This 35 Star American Flag was manufactured during the 1863 1865 period. This Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1863. A star was added for the admission of West Virginia (June 20th, 1863) and was to last for 2 years. This example was professionally mounted onto linen so that it could be displayed in a museum,