SEMPER PARATUS – A New Perspective on United States Revenue Cutters and Customs Flags
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- Martucci, David B. (Author)
Title
SEMPER PARATUS – A New Perspective on United States Revenue Cutters and Customs Flags
Abstract
Contrary to popular belief in an unchanging design, the flag of the United States Revenue-Marine, later used by the Revenue Cutter Service then the Customs Service, has varied since its adoption in 1799. Written documents; published images; paintings, engravings, lithographs, and photos of ships; and surviving flags show 13 to 22 stripes, a white but occasionally blue canton, and a great variety of canton decoration. Admiral Preble’s work in the 1870s appears to have standardized the design to the original 1799 specifications.
Publication
Raven: A Journal of Vexillology
Publisher
North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)
Date
2024
Volume
31
Pages
73-92
Journal Abbr
Raven
ISSN
1071-0043
Archive
NAVA Digital Library
Language
[eng] English
Library Catalog
NAVA Publications Index (NPI) // International Vexillological Index (IVI)
License
NAVA membership required
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[IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3
Citation
Martucci, David B. 2024. “SEMPER PARATUS – A New Perspective on United States Revenue Cutters and Customs Flags.” Raven: A Journal of Vexillology 31: 73–92. NAVA Digital Library. https://www.nava.org/digital-library/Raven_v31_2024_p073-p092.pdf.
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