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Description Reconstruction of the blue “George Rex” flag flown in New York during the American Revolution, obverse side.
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Source Historical Flags of Our Ancestors: “‘… a large Union Flag, with a blue Field, on which were the following Inscriptions: On one Side, GEORGE III. REX AND THE LIBERTIES OF AMERICA. NO POPERY. On the other, THE UNION OF THE COLONIES, AND THE MEASURES OF THE CONGRESS.’ (New-York Journal or General Advertiser - 9 March 1775)”
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Reconstruction of the blue “George Rex” flag flown in New York during the American Revolution, obverse side

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