Franklin Delano Roosevelt Signed 48-Star American Flag.

"A thoughtful mind when it sees a nation's flag, sees not the flag, but the nation itself": Rare 48-Star American flag signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Signed 48-Star American Flag.

ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano.

Item Number: 109502

Rare forty-eight star American flag signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The 48-star flag was first issued in 1912 with the addition of the states of New Mexico and Arizona. President William Howard Taft issued an Executive Order that year that formalized the appearance of the flag for the first time and indicated that the stars were to be arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each. Eight presidents served under the 48-star flag: William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. In near fine condition. The flag measures 70 inches by 44 inches.

American statesman and political leader Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party after 1932 as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and war.

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