Desirable mid-19th century 34–star parade flag, 15.25 x 11.25, featuring an eagle in the canton encircled by 28 stars, with additional stars in each corner and two tiny stars below; these small stars were likely intended to represent two territories on the brink of statehood. In very good condition, with heavy staining and soiling, and slightly frayed edges. The two territories that became the 33rd and 34th states were Oregon in 1859 and Kansas in 1861, the latter remembered for its bloody conflict on the question of entering the Union as a free state or a slave state. A wonderful piece from a period of great historical significance.
