The 38-star flag flew for thirteen years, until 1890. For this reason, many flags produced in the centennial year incorporated 38 stars, for the newly admitted Colorado, in light of the growth of the nation. Following the devastation of the Civil War, the centennial celebration was a time to come together as a nation to celebrate a new, brighter future for the United States. The occasion of the nation's 100th birthday celebration was an event that sparked patriotism across the country. While the flag was not officially changed to carry 38 stars until 1877, the star count was widely used on flags a year earlier in commemoration of the centennial celebration. For this reason, 37 was the official star count for the American flag in 1876 and the 38 star flag became the official United States flag on July 4th, 1877. Per the Third Flag Act of 1818, stars were not officially added until the 4th of July following a state's addition to the Union. The 38th star was added to the flag with the admission of Colorado to the Union on August 1, 1876. A masterpiece of Centennial-era flag making, the flag design is completed with 13 alternating red and white stripes, to represent the 13 original colonies. As the stars were cut and sewn by hand, there is a slight variation on both star size and the spacing between stars. The light blue canton has five rows of alternating 8-star and 7-star counts. The 38 stars are all hand-cut and hand-sewn in a row arrangement. The flag dates to 1876-1890, when Colorado joined the Union as the 38th state. Presented is a hand-sewn 38-star American flag.
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