Flag Collection Catalog

I currently hold 75 flags in my collection — and counting — each one a silent witness to the past.

Most originate from periods of war, political upheaval, or military service. These flags are not just fabric; they are fragments of history, and I am committed to documenting each of them here in detail.

The catalog remains under active development, with many rare pieces and photographs still to be added. Your patience is appreciated as this archive continues to take shape.

47 of 75 flags have been documented so far. Last updated September 21st 2025

🇨🇳 China – WWII Period

Flag ID: FG-046

Title: Republic of China National Flag (US made)

Date: 1942–1943

Size: 84 × 140 cm (nominal 3 × 5 ft)

Maker: Annin / Defiance (New York, USA)

Format: Red field; blue canton with white sun of twelve rays

Type: National flag (ROC)

Status: Fully documented

Markings: Annin “Defiance” label; “3 × 5 FT” hoist stamp; zinc grommets

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🇩🇪 Germany – Imperial Period (1903–1918)

Flag ID: FG-001

Title: Sturm Flagge

Approx. Date: ca. 1910s

Size: 95 × 150 cm

Format: 2:3

Type: Imperial War Ensign

Status: Documented

Marking: "Sturm-Flg. 95x157cm", Imperial Crown 1

Provenance: –

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Flag ID: FG-002

Title: Boots Flagge

Approx. Date: Ca. 1910s

Size: 95 × 150 cm

Format: 2:3

Type: Imperial War Ensign

Status: Documented

Marking: "Bootsflg. 0,95 × 1,57", 1 Imperial Crown

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-003

Title: Gaffel Flagge

Approx. Date: Ca. 1910s

Size: 120 × 200 cm

Format: 2:3

Type: Imperial War Ensign

Status: Documented

Marking: "Gaffel Flg. 1,2x2m", Imperial Crown 1

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-004

Title: Imperial Service Flag (Reichsdienstflagge)

Approx. Date: c. 1905–1912

Size: 134 × 234 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: State / Service Flag (also used in colonies)

Status: Documented

Marking: None

Provenance: —

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🇩🇪 Germany – Weimar Republic (1919–1933)

Flag ID: FG-005

Title: Weimar Kriegsflagge

Approx. Date: Ca. 1929–1932

Size: 95 × 150 cm

Format: 2:3

Type: Weimar Naval Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Bootsflg. 1,5 x 0,95", "Anchor over M"

Provenance: Said to originate from a veteran who served aboard SMS Hessen

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Flag ID: FG-006

Title: Weimar Kriegsflagge (cut)

Approx. Date: late 1930's

Size: 95 × 157 cm

Format: 2:3

Type: Weimar Naval Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Anchor over M", "3", "Boots. FL. 95x157"

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-032

Title: German Empire Tricolour (Wool, Civilian Hoist)

Approx. year: 1920s

Size: 150 × 250 cm

Format: Approx. 3:5

Type: Civilian or institutional display

Status: Fully documented

Marking: Pencilled \"150–250\" in hoist; no factory stamp

Provenance: German-made, likely Weimar-era conservative use

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🇩🇪 Germany – Nazi Period (1933–1945)

Flag ID: FG-030

Title: German Tricolour Flag (Wool, Civilian Hoist)

Approx. year: 1930's - 1940's

Size: 142 × 242 cm

Format: Approx. 3:5 (likely 150×250 cm original)

Type: Civilian or institutional display

Status: Fully documented

Marking: None visible; hoist rope removed

Provenance: Unknown German use abroad, pre- or wartime

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Flag ID: FG-031

Title: German Empire Tricolour (Cotton, Civil Use)

Approx. year: Late 1930s

Size: 111 × 172 cm

Format: Approx. 2:3

Type: Civilian display or propaganda use

Status: Fully documented

Marking: None; rope later inserted through hoist tunnel

Provenance: German-produced, likely NS-era civil context

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Flag ID: FG-007

Title: Reichskriegsflagge (alter Art)

Approx. Date: Ca. 1934 - 1935

Size: 100 × 170 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: Naval War Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Reichskriegs-Flg. alter Art 1,0 × 1,7"

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-008

Title: Altered Weimar Kriegsflagge, Alter Art

Approx. Date: Weimar verison late 1920's, altered ca. 1934

Size: 60 × 100 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: Naval War Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: Weimar naval approval mark, "1x6"

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-009

Title: Wassersportsflagge

Approx. Date: ca. 1935–1936

Size: 60 × 100 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: 1st version water sport flag

Status: Documented

Marking: “1,00” in pencil on hoist

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-010

Title: Wassersportsflagge

Approx. Date: Ca. 1940

Size: 18 × 34 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: 2nd version water sport flag

Status: Documented

Marking: —

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-011

Title: Admiral Flagge

Approx. Date: Ca. 1938-1939

Size: 100 × 100 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: Admiral Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Adm", engraved plate, red depot stamp

Provenance: Possible Association with Admiral Hermann Boehm

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Flag ID: FG-036

Title: German Service Flag

Approx. Date: ca. late 1930s

Size: 100 × 170 cm

Format: 10:17

Type: State service flag (Reichsdienstflagge)

Status: Documented

Marking: "100 × 170", "Schneider Nossen"

Provenance: Likely German civil authority use (Zoll / Reichsbahn / Polizei)

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Flag ID: FG-012

Title: Kriegsmarine Gösch

Approx. Date: ca. 1939–1945

Size: 50 × 85 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: Naval jack (bow flag)

Status: Documented

Marking: "G.Fl.50 × 85”, "N.V.P.F. v. Vlissingen & Co’s Katoenfabr. Helmond (Holland)"

Provenance: Possibly Kriegsmarine depot or Dutch contractor stock

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Flag ID: FG-013

Title: Kriegsmarine Gösch

Approx. Date: ca. 1939–1944

Size: 300 × 500 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: Naval jack (Gösch) (not naval approved)

Status: Documented

Marking: “Göschen”, “300 × 500”, "Burnstoff Berlin", “Swastika over M”

Provenance: FlagGeek Collection

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Flag ID: FG-014

Title: Reichskriegsflagge Transitional

Approx. Date: ca. 1936–1937

Size: 150 × 250 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: "Error flag", Transistional Naval war Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Eagle Over M", “Kf.Fl. 150 × 250”, “Witte K.G., München”

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-015

Title: Reichskriegsflagge

Approx. Date: ca. 1940s

Size: 50 × 85 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: 2nd pattern naval war flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Eagle over M", “Reichskriegsflagge", “50 × 85”, “3”

Provenance: Found in Sønderborg, Denmark, 1945

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Flag ID: FG-016

Title: Reichskriegsflagge

Approx. Date: ca. 1940–1944

Size: 80 × 135 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: 2nd pattern war/battle Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: “Kr.Fl. 80 × 135”, "Lorenz Summa Söhne Oberkotzau"

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-017

Title: Reichskriegsflagge

Approx. Date: ca. 1940–1944

Size: 100 × 170 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: 2nd pattern naval war flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Eagle over M", "R.Kr.Fl. 100x170", "G.A. Fröhlichs Sohn A.G. Warnsdorf Sud"

Provenance: —

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Flag ID: FG-018

Title: Reichskriegsflagge

Approx. Date: ca. 1940–1944

Size: 150 × 250 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: 2nd pattern war/battle Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: “Reichskriegsflg. 1,5 × 2,5”

Provenance: Captured in Middelburg, Netherlands

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Flag ID: FG-019

Title: Reichskriegsflagge (GI signed)

Approx. Date: ca. 1941

Size: 200 × 335 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: 2nd pattern naval war flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Eagle over M", “Reichskriegsflg. 2 × 3,35”

Provenance: Signed by U.S. soldiers, Company M, 3rd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

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Flag ID: FG-040

Title: Reichskriegsflagge hoisted at La Rochelle

Date of Use: 1941–1945

Size (stamped): 150 × 250 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: Naval war ensign

Status: Documented (photo + specimen)

Marking: “Reichskriegsflagge 1,5 × 2,5”

Provenance: Identified on archival photo of La Pallice customs building; specimen shows hoist wear and staged fly repairs matching image

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Flag ID: FG-042

Title: Captured German National Flag

Date of Manufacture: Early–mid 1930s (likely pre-1935)

Size: 93 × 150 cm

Format: 3:5

Type: NSDAP party/land display flag

Status: Documented (label + provenance)

Marking: Woven label “Bonner Fahnenfabrik, Bonn a. Rhein”

Provenance: Taken in Cologne, 7 March 1945, during Battle of Cologne; chain of custody documented (emails + dealer paperwork, anonymised)

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Flag ID: FG-043

Title: German Naval Jack (Gösch)

Date of Manufacture: Late 1930s–1940s

Size: 80 × 135 cm

Format: approx. 3:5

Type: Kriegsmarine jack (U-boats and light craft)

Status: Documented (maker label + hoist stamp)

Marking: Hoist “Gösch 80×135” + woven label “Textildruck Arlt, Schönheiderhammer”

Provenance: Standard Kriegsmarine service flag; rare red dye bleed in roundel noted

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Flag ID: FG-044

Title: Imperial German War Ensign (Interwar Veterans’ Use)

Date of Manufacture: Likely 1930s (pre-1945)

Size: 100 × 147 cm

Format: approx. 2:3 (reduced from c.100×150 cm)

Type: Commemorative/veterans’ parade flag (Battle of Jutland)

Status: Documented (History Hunter certificate, Craig Gottlieb)

Marking: Cotton railroad header with tack/rust marks

Provenance: History Hunter, with letter 29 June 2015

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🇩🇪 Germany – Post-War (1945–1990)

Flag ID: FG-045

Title: Imperial German War Ensign

Approx. Date: 1960s

Size: 80 × 128 cm (probable nominal 80 × 135 cm)

Format: 3:5

Type: Post-war reproduction (Bonner Fahnenfabrik)

Status: Fully documented

Marking: Bonner Fahnenfabrik woven label, 1960s type

Provenance: West German manufacture, later pole-sleeve conversion

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Flag ID: FG-049

Title: Vintage West Germany Flag (Japanese Export)

Approx. Date: c.1955–1959

Size: 118 × 178 cm

Format: 2:3

Type: Wool bunting, multipiece construction

Status: Fully documented

Markings: “REP. OF GERMANY” (ink, handwritten); “西ドイツ” (factory stamp, Japanese)

Provenance: Japanese export, NATO/Allied supply chain

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🇳🇱 Netherlands – WWII Period

Flag ID: FG-026

Title: Modified NSB Flag (Red–White–Blue)

Approx. Date: 1940s (modified post-1944)

Size: 135 × 230 cm

Format: Horizontal tricolour

Type: NSB-affiliated, later civilian use

Status: Documented

Marking: None visible

Provenance: Found in evacuated NSB home by P. Keuris; modified by Petronella Keuris-Heeneman

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🇮🇶 Iraq – Saddam Hussein Period (post-1990)

Flag ID: FG-033

Title: Iraqi Ba'athist Flag (Gulf War)

Approx. Date: early 1990's

Size: 75 × 116 cm

Format: Approx. 5:8

Type: Propaganda or field use

Status: Documented

Marking: None

Provenance: Reportedly sourced from Baghdad during wartime

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🇮🇱 Israel – Early State Period (ca. 1948–1955)

Flag ID: FG-028

Title: Early Israeli Flag (Old Jerusalem)

Approx. Date: early 1950's

Size: 95 × 133 cm

Format: Approx. 0.714 ratio

Type: Civilian ceremonial flag

Status: Documented

Marking: None visible

Provenance: Private residence, Old Jerusalem

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🇯🇵 Japan – WWII and Occupation

Flag ID: FG-020

Title: Rising Sun Naval Flag

Approx. Date: 1930's

Size: 170 × 225 cm

Format: 2:3

Type: Naval war flag

Status: Documented

Marking: “海軍 四” ("Navy – No. 4")

Provenance: First-hand provenance (U.S. Marine estate, 1945)

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Flag ID: FG-021

Title: Yosegaki Hinomaru

Approx. Date: WWII era

Size: Unknown

Format: Traditional rectangular

Type: Good luck flag

Status: Documented

Marking: Multiple inscriptions (30+ names)

Provenance: Signed by soldiers, includes "Seven Lives for the Nation"

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Flag ID: FG-037

Title: Japanese National Flag

Approx. Date: 1946–1950

Size: 120 × 180 cm (travled to 169 cm)

Format: 2:3 rectangular

Type: Multipiece national flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "JAPAN" + 日本 in pen

Provenance: Likely British/Commonwealth use under BCOF occupation

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Flag ID: FG-041

Title: Cotton Rising Sun Flag with Eight Signatures

Date: 1946–1949 (inscriptions)

Size: 34 × 39 cm

Format: 1:1.15

Type: Souvenir / Patriotic display flag

Status: Documented

Provenance: Midwestern U.S. veterans, incl. 136th Infantry Regiment (33rd Div.), Japan Occupation

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🟥 Soviet Union – WWII Period

Flag ID: FG-022

Title: Soviet Vertical Flag (British made)

Approx. Date: WWII era

Size: 84 × 182 cm

Format: Hanging flag / vertical banner

Type: Embassy or mission display

Status: Fully documented

Marking: None visible

Provenance: Likely used by Soviet diplomatic or military liaison in UK

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Flag ID: FG-038

Title: Soviet Flag (British made)

Approx. Date: 1940–1945

Size: 46 × 86 cm

Format: Horizontal flag with emblem near hoist

Type: Allied administrative or symbolic use

Status: Fully documented

Marking: “1 YD SOVIET UNION” (stamped on hoist)

Provenance: Likely British/Commonwealth production for Soviet liaison or HQ display

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🟥 Soviet Union – Cold War Period

Flag ID: FG-039

Title: Soviet Naval Ensign

Date: 1979

Size: 59 × 99 cm

Format: White field with narrow light-blue lower stripe; star at fly; hammer-and-sickle at hoist

Type: Naval ensign (USSR)

Status: Fully documented

Marking: “1979 г.”; “ГОСТ 8498-73” (Marine flags)

Provenance: Ukrainian seller, widow of a Soviet naval officer; fits Grisha-class context

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – WWII Period

Flag ID: FG-023

Title: British White Ensign (German made)

Approx. Date: ca. 1935 - 1939

Size: 100 × 200 cm

Format: 1:2

Type: Naval Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: "Krieg-Flg. England 1,0 x 2,0"

Provenance: -

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Flag ID: FG-035

Title: British White Ensign (WWII printed)

Approx. Date: 1942–1944

Size: 90 × 180 cm

Format: 1:2

Type: Naval Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: None

Provenance: Unmarked; identical to IWM 1942–44 specimen

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🇺🇸 United States – Pre-WWI / Spanish–American War Period

Flag ID: FG-029

Title: 45-Star U.S. Ensign

Approx. Date: 1896–1908

Size: 180 × 300 cm (≈ 6 × 10 ft)

Format: 1:1.67

Type: Naval or Government-Issued Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: PAT’D AUG 28 1884 (on grommet)

Provenance: Likely Navy Yard origin; attributed to L. W. Manchester

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🇺🇸 United States – WWII period

Flag ID: FG-024

Title: 48-Star U.S. Ensign No. 12 MI

Approx. Date: 1944

Size: 15.7 × 29.9 inches (≈ 40 × 76 cm)

Format: 1:1.9

Type: Naval Flag

Status: Documented

Marking: U.S. No. 12 MI 44 (stencilled)

Provenance: U.S. Navy issue during WWII, Mare Island

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Flag ID: FG-034

Title: 48-Star U.S. Flag (Defiance Brand)

Approx. Date: 1942–1943

Size: 48 × 72 inches (≈ 122 × 183 cm)

Format: 2:3

Type: Recruitment / Display

Status: Documented

Marking: Defiance label, steel grommets

Provenance: Verified by David B. Martucci (vexman.net) and Jeff Bridgman (dealer archive)

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🇻🇳 Vietnam War Period

Flag ID: FG-027

Title: North Vietnamese Flag (appliquéd star)

Approx. Year: 1958–1964

Size: 80 × 125 cm

Format: Rectangular flag

Type: Civilian propaganda use

Status: Documented

Marking: None

Provenance: Unverified bring-back from Vietnam War

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🌐 Miscellaneous / International Flags

Flag ID: FG-025

Title: Early NATO Flag

Approx. Date: ca. 1949–1953

Size: 111 × 138 cm (111 x 166,5cm original/uncut)

Format: Square, modified fly end

Type: NATO (early non-standard)

Status: Documented

Marking: Unmarked, German brass hook

Provenance: Likely postwar German military use

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