Very Rare 40 Star Linen Flag -  58" x 110" from 1889 - excellent condition

Description

Calling all vexillologists! Very Rare 40 Star Linen Flag - 58" x 110" from 1889.
Period flags are extremely rare.  Most people anticipated the 39th state to be the Dakotas, not two states of North Dakota and South Dakota.  Therefore, 39 star flags are relatively easy to locate.  The jump to 40 stars required people to rapidly adjust to the two Dakotas, but before many people could produce 40 star flags in response, Montana's introduction just 6 days later made 40 star flags obsolete almost immediately.  Therefore, very few 40 star flags exist today because very few were produced.
A couple of small holes as seen in photographs. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.