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Period: Mid-20th Century
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Antique American Flag w/ Hand-Written Inscriptions Mourning the Death of FDR
Located in York County, PA
48 STARS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS AND AN EMBROIDERED DATE OF APRIL 12TH, 1945, MOURNING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT:
American national parade flag with 48 stars, printed on cotton, embellished with hand-written inscriptions and an embroidered date to commemorate the death of FDR on April 12th, 1945.
“On this day in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage at his Warm Springs, Georgia, retreat at the age of 63. Roosevelt’s death in the final months of World War II was met with shock and grief throughout the Western world. Many Americans had no inkling of his decline in health. [He] had been president for more than 12 years, longer than any other person. He led the country through some of its greatest domestic and foreign crises to the impending defeat of Nazi Germany and within sight of Japan’s surrender...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Vintage California State "Bear" Flag, ca 1940-1960
Located in York County, PA
VINTAGE CALIFORNIA STATE "BEAR" FLAG OF STOUT CONSTRUCTION, AND WITH SIGNIFICANT GOLDEN BROWN OXIDATION THAT LENDS TO BEAUTIFUL PATINA AND CONVEYS ITS AGE; LATTER 1940’s - 1960’s
Early state flags fall between very scarce and extraordinarily rare in the antiques marketplace. One primary reason for this is that most states, even if they existed during the 18th or 19th century, didn’t actually adopt flags until the early 20th century. The Maryland State Legislature, for example, didn’t find need for a state banner until 1904, in spite of the fact that Maryland was one of the original 13 colonies. Other states had crests or symbols that were tied to the state legislature in some way, or to local patriotism, but didn't accept an official design until many years following statehood.
In the case of California, the "Bear Flag," as all California state flags and variations thereof are often called, is based on a significant early example. The eldest surviving Bear Flag is thought to date to the 1846 “Bear Flag Revolt”. This occurred when Major John Frémont arrived in the state on a so-called mission to reach the Pacific and encouraged an uprising against Mexican rule in the territory. Frémont claimed himself military governor of the California Republic and was brought up on charges of treason for his actions, but was pardoned by President James Polk. Polk was an expansionist and Frémont’s actions brought California to statehood in 1850, immediately following the 1849 Gold Rush.
The original Bear Flag was designed and made by William L. Todd, a first cousin to Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd. Painted on cotton, it had a white field with a red stripe along the bottom, just like the modern design. The star image was taken from what was known as the “California Lone Star Flag”, flown during California's previous, 1836 revolt. Like the modern California flag, the red star appeared the upper hoist-end corner, but the bear was placed next to the star. On a later version, designed by a man named Peter Storm...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Rare Original Mid Century 1950s South Korea Korean War Taegeukgi Flag 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare original vintage South Korean / Korean War era flag, circa 1950's. White cotton with screen printed design.
Dimensions:
48" x 34" (Length x Width)
Category
Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
48 Star, US Navy Small Boat Ensign, Made at Mare Island, CA ca 1944
Located in York County, PA
48 STAR, U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN, MADE AT MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA DURING WWII, SIGNED AND DATED 1944, IN THE SMALLEST SCALE EMPLOYED AT THE TIME
48 star American national flag, ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Mr. Dooley at His Best, by Finley Peter Dunne Edited by Elmer Ellis
Located in valatie, NY
Mr. Dooley at His Best. Edited by Elmer Ellis at the University of Missouri. With a Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, 1st printing, one of 520 copies with one page of the author's original manuscript. Frontispiece portrait. 291 pp. Buckram and decorated boards with a leather label. Finley Peter Dunne (1867- 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
French Women Bust Sculpture "Marianne" Godess of Liberty in Solid Wood, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage French bust sculpture of a woman Marianne has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, and a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
$1,451 Sale Price
58% Off
British Royal Coat of Arms Wall Plaque This is a Large scale piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
British Royal Coat of Arms Wall Plaque
This is a Large scale piece, it dates from the 1950s and is made in plaster and it is painted in very bright colours,
The plaque has metal fi...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Plaster
Eisenhower
s 1952 Portrait Style Presidential Campaign Kerchief
Located in York County, PA
PORTRAIT STYLE KERCHIEF FROM THE 1952 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF REPUBLICAN IKE EISENHOWER, FORMER SUPREME COMMANDER OF ALLIED FORCES IN EUROPE DURING WWII (NATO)
Printed cotton kerch...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Dutch WWII Caricatures of Hitler, Göring, Stalin, Rooseveld, and Churchill
By Guust
Located in Haarlem, NL
A very remarkable collection of Folk Art caricatures made of Dutch ration 'food stamps.'
First caricature portrays a fat Hermann Go¨ring holding a cerem...
Category
Dutch Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$1,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Washington Bicentennial 1732-1932" Parade Flag, Printed Gold and Blue, c. 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a George Washington Bicentennial parade flag from 1932. The flag is printed with gold, white, and blue stripes, with a prominent bust portrait of George Washington at ce...
Category
American American Classical Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Franco-American Textile with the Image of an Eagle Holding the American and Flag
Located in York County, PA
Franco-American textile with the image of an eagle supporting knotted and draped american and French flags beneath four war planes; embroidered silk floss and metallic bullion thread...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
33 star Antique American Parade Flag with Stars in a Double Wreath Configuration
Located in York County, PA
33 STARS IN A DOUBLE-WREATH CONFIGURATION, ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG DATING IMMEDIATELY PRE-CIVIL WAR THROUGH THE WAR'S OPENING YEAR, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF OREGON TO THE UNION, ...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
"Roosevelt
Garner" Embroidered Armband Supporting the 1932 Democratic Ticket
Located in York County, PA
"ROOSEVELT & GARNER", AN EMBROIDERED ARMBAND SUPPORTING THE 1932 DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL TICKET AND THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
Made for the 1932 Democratic presidential Campaign ticke...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Flag 1953
Located in Hastings, GB
British Royal Family
A Rare And Historical Royal Coronation Flag from The Coronation Of HRH Queen Elizabeth 2nd, June 2nd 1953.
Due To The Size This Flag Would Have Been Designed t...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Flag 1953
Located in Hastings, GB
British Royal Family
A Rare And Historical Royal Coronation Flag from The Coronation Of HRH Queen Elizabeth 2nd, June 2nd 1953.
Due To The Size This Flag Would Have Been Used Strun...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century British Union Flag, ca 1918-1952
Located in York County, PA
BRITISH UNION FLAG OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, WITH BRILLIANT AND UNUSUAL, COBALT BLUE COLORATION, AND A SIMPLIFIED, FOLK STYLE, WITH INCORRECT PROPORTIONS IN THE CROSSES OF ST. ANDRE...
Category
English Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Vintage Republic of Texas Flag, Made by Decorators, Inc, ca 1930-1950
Located in York County, PA
VINTAGE FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, THAT BECAME THE TEXAS STATE FLAG, MADE BY DECORATORS, INC. OF BRAZIL, INDIANA, [LATER KNOWN AS THE “OLD GLORY DECORATING COMPANY”], MOST LIKELY...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Italian Flag
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Italian flag. Vintage Italian flag made by Serpone & Co. Napoli. Italy, Mid-20th Century.
Approximate dimensions: 38” H X 60” W
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Linen
Antique 1930
s Moise Klinkner U.S. Custodian Service Marshall Badge OBSOLETE!
Located in San Diego, CA
Up for sale is a very rare original Obsolete antique U.S. Treasury Department Custodian Service Marshall 6 point star badge dating from the late 1920's to early 1930's This is a proh...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Large 48 Star Embroidered Flag Pillow
By American Flag
Banner Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This monumental 48 star flag pillow is in great in great condition and has a red cotton linen pillow. The big pillow id down and feather fill.
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Mid-Century Era Watercolor Painting of President Dwight
Mrs. Eisenhower
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and well executed original watercolor painting on masonite board is signed by a Jim Barclay, presumably from the United States, dating to 1964 and done in a period folk art style. The painting depicts President and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Power Squadrons Ensign Made by Annin in New York, or New Jersey, ca 1914-1945
Located in York County, PA
POWER SQUADRONS ENSIGN, MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY or NEW JERSEY, circa 1914-WWII ERA
The Power Squadron of the Boston Yacht Club was formed in 1914. It was the first organizati...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
"Generale" Pendant by Enrico Baj, 1940s Limited Edition
By Enrico Baj 1
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Generale pendant by Enrico Baj is a rare and compelling example of the artist’s work translated into a wearable object. Produced in a limited and signed edition, the pendant belo...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silver, Enamel
West Point Pennant with Striking Colors and Graphics, ca 1940-1950
Located in York County, PA
WEST POINT PENNANT WITH STRIKING COLOR & GRAPHICS, WWII ERA - 1950's
Triangular pennant, made for the United States Military Academy at West Point, with exceptional colors and graph...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Felt
Original Pottery Sculpture Head Planter, General Charles De Gaulle
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Pottery sculpture head planter, general Charles De Gaulle Political Memorabilia.
This original, one-of-a-kind pottery sculpture head is a...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Clay
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Willy Mays San Francisco Stadium Souvenir C.1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Willy Mays San Francisco stadium souvenir with fabric attached.
Category
American Industrial Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$120 Sale Price
31% Off
Vintage British Empire Dominion Coronation Flag
Located in Hastings, GB
Patriotic British Coronation Dominions Flag
British Royal Family
The flag represents the British Empire and the unity between the UK and its dominions during the coronation of King ...
Category
British Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Handcrafted emblem from the officers
mess of the USAF 7232nd MMG Group Ammuniti
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Professionally handcrafted coat of arms from the officers' mess of the Ramstein military base -
7232nd Munitions Maintenance Group, a former U.S. Air Force unit responsible for ammun...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Gold Plate
Congressman George Bush Signed Photograph
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an early signed photograph of George H. W. Bush, taken when he was Congressman. Bush served in the House of Representatives from 1967-1971, having been elected in 1966 a...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
A rare mid-century portrait of Abraham Lincoln executed in inlaid woods signed K
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An interesting and unique mid century portrait of Abraham Lincoln executed in a a variety of inlaid woods on a wooden board. The origin of the work is not known but the portrait is ...
Category
Unknown Folk Art Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Thomas Dewey
Harry Truman 1948 Presidential Election Campaign Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a unique commemorative collage, celebrating the 1948 U.S. presidential election between Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey. This one-of-a-kind collage features a Harry Truman signed...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Antique World War 2 Bruce Stapleton
Victory Bonds
Patriotic Framed Poster
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This WW2 patriotic 'Victory Bonds' poster shows no printers signature, but the original image was done by Bruce Stapleton for the Canadian war effort in app...
Category
Canadian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
20th Century Vintage Hungarian Flag by Bulldog, Cotton Bunting, American Made
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 100% cotton bunting Hungarian flag with metal grommets, made by Bulldog in Verona, New Jersey. Heavy woven fabric with bold color.
Measures exactly 32.25" high x 58" wid...
Category
American Industrial Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
WWII Auxiliary Police Helmet
Located in Seattle, WA
Intact helmet from Auxiliary Police Force measurements are approximate- contact dealer for specifics
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Erie County New York Judges
Police Conference Portable Lecturn or Podium
Bag
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
The maker of this lecturn is unknown, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1965. The podium is composed of pine boards and playwood with h...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Pine
Russian Matryoshka Nestled Dolls
Czar Nicholas II and Family
Located in Asheville, NC
Hand-painted and carved neastled dolls of Alexandra and Nicholas II and their four daughters, the Grand Duchess Olga in 1895, the Grand Duchess Tati...
Category
Russian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Stars
Stripe Pennant from the March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Located in York County, PA
BOLDLY GRAPHIC AND UNUSUAL STARS & STRIPES PENNANT FROM THE ‘MARCH ON WASHINGTON’ OF AUGUST 28TH, 1963, WHEN MARTIN LUTHER KING DELIVERED HIS HISTORIC "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH; THIS E...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Price Upon Request
West Point Window Banner, Made Approx. US Involvement in WWI (1917-1918)
Located in York County, PA
PATRIOTIC WEST POINT WINDOW BANNER, PROBABLY MADE AROUND THE TIME OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN WWI (1917-18), A WONDERFUL EAMPLE WITH THE ACADEMY CREST & A SALMON RED BINDING
Small window...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Felt
Price Upon Request
48 Star US Navy Jack Made at Mare Island, California, Dated 1944
Located in York County, PA
48 STAR U.S. NAVY JACK, MADE AT MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, HEADQUARTERS OF THE PACIFIC FLEET, DURING WWII, DATED 1944
United States Navy jack with 48 stars, made during WWII (U.S. inv...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Price Upon Request
"Victory with Arms Needs Machines on Farms" WWII Poster ca 1942-1945
Located in York County, PA
“VICTORY WITH ARMS NEEDS MACHINES ON FARMS”: EXTREMELY RARE WWI POSTER WITH AN EAGLE PERCHED ON A TRACTOR & A TERRIFIC SLOGAN
WWII poster, printed on paper board, pleading for aid i...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Price Upon Request
WWII Liberation Flag with 23 Silver Gilt Stars, ca 1944
Located in York County, PA
WWII LIBERATION FLAG w/ 23 SILVER GILT STARS ON A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON & 16 STRIPES, MADE TO WELCOME U.S. TROOPS IN FRANCE FOLLOWING LIBERATION FROM...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Price Upon Request
Martin Luther King Pennant, March on Washington, I Have A Dream, Aug 28, 1963
Located in York County, PA
RARE FELT PENNANT FROM THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON, AUGUST 28, 1963, WHEN MARTIN LUTHER KING DELIVERED HIS HISTORIC "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH
Printed in white pigment on scarlet red felt,...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Felt
Carrie Chapman
s "Woman Suffrage Party" Pennant, New York City, ca 1912-1920
Located in York County, PA
"VOTES FOR WOMEN" PENNANT WITH AN IMAGE OF A 1911 STATUETTE CALLED "SUFFRAGIST" BY ELLA BUCHANNAN, MADE FOR CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT'S "WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY" OF NEW YORK CITY, CA 1912-20
...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
48 Star Crocheted Homemade American Flag, WWII Era, 1941-1945
Located in York County, PA
48 star, crocheted, antique american flag of the wwii era (1941-1945), a beautiful, homemade example, with a red, white, & blue hoist and flower-like stars:
Crocheted American flag of the WWII era (U.S. involvement 1941-1945), with some interesting and beautiful features. Made entirely of cotton, the flag’s most notable attribute is the red, white, and blue color of its hoist. This was carefully stitched to the canton and the striped field with white cotton floss or yarn. The 48 crocheted stars are appliquéd to a length of navy blue plain weave cotton. With pierced centers, note how these more closely resemble flowers than stars, tipped this way and that on their vertical axis. Large, with respect to the canton on which they are placed, note how these crowd their boundaries and overlap into the field.
The elongated format of the flag is also of interest and contributes to the bold presentation, as do the strong colors. Most crocheted flags are smaller than this one, or date to a much later period (namely the 1976...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Price Upon Request
Swallowed Tailed, Suffragette Pennant in Black and Orange, circa 1912-1920
Located in York County, PA
Large, swallow tailed, suffragette pennant in a black & orange color combination unique to this example, with applied lettering that reads "Votes for Women” down a wide, central stri...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Felt, Cotton
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1936 Campaign Poster: "The Man with a Heart..."
Located in York County, PA
“THE MAN WITH A HEART, THE PARTY WITH A SOUL”: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT POSTER, MADE FOR HIS 1936 PRESIDENTIAL RUN, THE BEST OF ALL KNOWN EXAMPLES ACROS...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Price Upon Request
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