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Jeff Bridgman

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I am an expert in antique American flags, particularly in Stars & Stripes flag, both printed and sewn varieties. I also have expertise in antique Confederate flags.

Albert Kirsch

U.S.
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I am more-or-less expert in vexillology (the study of flags). My expertise is particularly strong in North America at the level of city and county, but if I don`t know the answer I know a dozen people who do. So if there`s a flag in the newspaper or on TV that you have trouble identifying, let me know. I`ll do my best. But PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO APPRAISE A FLAG'S VALUE: (1) I have no expertise in that area and (2) even if I did, I cannot appraise something I can't see. Take it to a museum which has a specialist in textiles and the like.

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2009-11-21 ww2 german flag:

Please re-read my profile: I don't do appraisals. What you have is the everyday national flag and I have no clue what it's worth. I saw replicas sold all over Japan back in the 80's. Take the flag to a

2009-11-13 Gold Star American Flags:

Never did hear anything more; again, the only place I've heard of it is on this board and on the "flags of the world" list. Again, all anyone there could come up with was that these flags were locally

2009-11-03 Putting a 4ft antenna on top a flagpole:

"Legally", yes. Flag protocol does not actually have the force fo law because there is no penalty prescribed for violating it. And protocol manuals cannot anticipate every eventuality; yours is one such

2009-11-03 flags:

In the US it is customary to display our flag first and then all other national flags alphabetically. That's military and diplomatic protocol. At an equestrian competition sponsored by an international

2009-10-24 Gold Stripes on American Flag:

Honestly I have no clue. I have heard of flags with gold stars, but not gold stripes; those others were often sewn in France during the war by locals who either didn't know the details of the US flag or

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