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Ebay: unknown Canadian flag
Can someone explain the history of this flag? Cheers Rob
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Canada-C...item35bb3e4366 |
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I think it is one of the flag designs that were submitted for the new canadian flag back in the 60's. i remember as a kid in school seeing all the different submissions. That looks familiar.
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That's likely what it was. They came up with lots of weird designs before they ended up with the one we got now.
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The PM of the time unveiled his candidate for the new flag at a gathering of veterans in Winnipeg. He was heckled for the duration of his speech. It was the three Maple Leaves with a blue stripe on each end of the flag.
The flag shown on ebay certainly has the 3 components that most felt were important at the time: maple leaves, the Union Jack, and the Fluer-de-lis. Seems to me the government of the time (Liberal) wanted to get away from having the union jack as part of the flag. The flag shown on ebay seems to be attracting a lot of interest and is a neat piece of Canadiana. If it was one of the proposed replacements, it is interesting that someone went to all the trouble of making it up, and on the old cloth material at that, vice today's nylon. |
Perhaps one of the originals that were used for samples, Rob?
If that is the case, it would certainly have value as a piece of Canadiana. |
I did a bit of Googling last night and didn't find the eBay flag among the 1965 candidates, but that might just be that I missed or it wasn't posted....
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Maybe it was liberated before it was catalogued.
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The flag is that of the (Canadian) Senior Combatant Officer of the Canadian Army Overseas.
Here is an article I wrote for the Militaria Collectors Club of Canada recently; Quote:
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The current Canadian flag is based on the Royal Military College flag. The designer passed away recently.
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Anybody on this site bidding on it? It's hit $500.00:remember
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Anybody we know secure this piece of history? :confused
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And it sold for only $966?
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wow. lots of money for a simple piece of cloth. To think I have one of the original designs (Blue bordered flag with white center, with three maple leaves on same). I have it buried somewhere in a box of other odds n ends.
It is not for sale. Ewen |
Reproduction
The picture disappeared on the old eBay listing but is this a modern reproduction?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200942639495...84.m1423.l2649 |
I hear the lady shown, is a great grandmother.
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