Original Items: Only One Lot of 3 Available. This is a wonderful lot containing two small 48 star American flags and one South Korean Flag. While the end of World War II brought peace and prosperity to most Americans, it also created a heightened state of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. Fearing that the Soviet Union intended to "export" communism to other nations, America centered its foreign policy on the "containment" of communism, both at home and abroad. Although formulation of the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and the Berlin Airlift suggested that the United States had a particular concern with the spread of communism in Europe, America's policy of containment extended to Asia as well. Indeed, Asia proved to be the site of the first major battle waged in the name of containment: the Korean War.

The Flags In This Lot:
- 34 ½” x 22 ½” 48 Star American Flag: The flag shows signs of being proudly flown for many years. It is slightly discolored and faded with a few minor holes and fraying present on the edges.

- 17” x 11 ½” 48 Star American Flag: The flag shows signs of not being displayed regularly with only light discoloration and almost no fading to the colors. There are a few small holes and what appears to be salt stains from sweat or sea water, which is not uncommon due to Marines, Sailors and soldiers carrying these smaller flags on their person when overseas.

The 48 star flag became the official flag of the United States on July 4th, 1912. The U.S. flag grew to 48 stars with the addition of two southwestern states: New Mexico (January 6th, 1912) and Arizona (February 14, 1912). President Taft dated the Executive Order on June 24, 1912, and it established the new proportions of the flag. The flag now arranged for the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, with a single point of each star to be upward. For 47 years, the 48-star American flag flew longer than any other American flag. It lasted through two World Wars. A total of eight Presidents served under this flag; William H. Taft (1909-1913), Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921), Warren Harding (1921-1923), Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929), Herbert Hoover (1929-1933), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945), Harry S.Truman (1945-1953), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961).

- 26 ½” x 15 ½” South Korea Flag: The flag doesn’t show any signs of much use or display and only has a few areas of age toning and staining from storage. The reinforced corner tabs are still present on the top and bottom of the left side of the flag.

The flag of South Korea, also known as the Taegukgi (also spelled as Taegeukgi, lit. 'Taegeuk flag') and colloquially known as the flag of Korea, has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue Taegeuk in its center, and four black trigrams, one in each corner. Flags similar to the current Taegeukgi were used as the national flag of Korea by the Joseon dynasty, the Korean Empire, and the Korean government-in-exile during Japanese rule. South Korea adopted the Taegukgi as its national flag when it gained independence from Japan on 15 August 1945.

All 3 flags come more than ready for display!