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| | Flags Of The Confederacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | If the flag cannot be stored flat or properly rolled then the preferred method, using archival quality materials, is to fold the flag and store it in a box; but if you must do this be sure to buffer the flag, and avoid boxes with an acidic pH level. |
 | | In some isolated cases, particularly with respect to civilian flags of the time, painting or lettering was done on cotton, which was then appliquéd to a wool flag. |
 | | Rose says she often sees flags that turn out to be post Civil War; it might be a reunion flag, or a Veterans flag, etc. If you do find out your treasure is post-Civil War take heart; these flags are finally beginning to get the recognition they deserve, and their prices are going up. |
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