The Flag Bulletin

First journal devoted to the vexillology, the study of flags. Published volumes: volume 1 (1961) - volume 51 (2016). Ceased publication.

Inventory by Volume / Year: v. 1 (1961) - v. 4 (1965) on microfilm v. 5 (1965-66): 1, 2, 3, 4 v. 6 (1966-67): 1/2, 2, 3, 4 v. 7 (1968): 1, 2, 3, 4 v. 8 (1969):  1, 2, 3, 4 v. 9 (1970):  1, 2, 3, 4 v. 10 (1971):  1, 2-3, 4 v. 11 (1972): 1, 2, 3, 4 v. 12 (1973):  1, 2, 3, 4 \-- changed from quarterly to bimonthly -- v. 13 (1974): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 v. 14 (1975): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 v. 15 (1976):  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 v. 16 (1977):  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6     #3 Bibliography: Vexillological Series v. 17 (1978):  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 v. 18 (1979):  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 v. 19 (1980):  1, 2, 3-5, 6 v. 20 (1981):  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6     v. 20 #6:  1961-1981 Index \-- changed numbering system to include volume & issue, plus consecutive issue numbering (starting with issue no. 92) -- v. 21 (1982):  1 (92), 2 (93), 3 (94), 4 (95), 5 (96), 6 (97) v. 20 #1 The Science of Vexillology v. 22 (1983):  1 (98), 2 (99), 3-4 (100), 5 (101), 6 (102) v. 23 (1984):  1 (103), 2 (104), 3 (105), 4 (106), 5 (107), 6 (108) v. 24 (1985):  1 (109), 2 (110), 3 (111), 4 (112), 5 (113), 6 (114) v. 25 (1986):  1-2 (115), 3 (116), 4 (117). 5 (118), 6 (119) v. 26 (1987):  1-3 (120), 4 (121), 5 (122), 6 (123) v. 27 (1988):  1 (124), 2 (125), 3 (126), 4 (127), 5 (128), 6 (129) v. 28 (1989):  1-4 (130), 5 (131), 6 (132) v. 29 (1990): 1 (133), 2 (134), 3 (135), 4 (136), 5 (137), 6 (138) v. 30 (1991):  1 (139), 2 (140), 3 (141), 4 (142), 5 (143), 6 (144) v. 31 (1992):  1-2 (146), 3 (147), 4 (148), 5 (148), 6 (149) v. 32 (1993):  1 (150), 2 (151), 3 (152), 4 (153), 5 (154), 6 (155) v. 33 (1994):  1 (156), 2 (157), 3 (158), 4 (159), 5 (160), 6 (161) v. 34 (1995):  1 (162), 2 (163), 3 (164), 4 (165), 5 (166), 6 (167) v. 35 (1996):  1-2 (168), 3 (169), 4 (170), 5 (171), 6 (172) v. 36 (1997):  1 (173), 2 (174), 3 (175), 4 (176), 5 (177), 6 (178) v. 37 (1998):  1 (179), 2 (180), 3 (181), 4 (182), 5 (183), 6 (184) v. 38 (1999):  1 (185), 2 (186), 3 (187), 4 (188), 5 (189), 6 (190) v. 39 (2000):  1 (191), 2 (192), 3 (193), 4 (194), 5 (195), 6 (196) v. 40 (2001):  1 (197), 2 (198), 3 (199), 4 (200), 5 (201), 6 (202) v. 41 (2002):  1 (203), 2 (204), 3 (205), 4 (206), 5 (207), 6 (208) v. 42 (2003):  1 (209), 2 (210), 3 (211), 4 (212), 5 (213), 6 (214) \-- number of issues per year becomes irregular -- v. 43 (2004):  1-2 (215), 3-4 (216), 5 (217), 6 (218) v. 44 (2005):  1-2 (219), 3-4 (220), 5 (221), 6 (222) v. 45 (2006):  1 (223), 2 (224), 3-4 (225), 5-6 (226) v. 46 (2007):  1 (227), 2 (228), 3-4 (229), 5-6 (230) v. 47 (2008):  1-2 (231), 3 (232) v. 47 #4 - v. 50 (July 2008 - October 2011):  (233) \-- Post-Whitney Issues -- v. 51 November 2016:  (234) In Memoriam:  Whitney Smith **Special Issues:** vol. 8 #3 (Summer 1969):  Flags of Non-Russian Peoples Under Soviet Rule (Walter Trembicky) v. 10 #2-3 (Spring-Summer 1971):  Report of the Third International Congress of Vexillology vol. 11 #1 (Winter 1972):  Soviet State Symbolism (William E. Butler) vol. 11 #3 (Fall 1972):  Karl Fachinger Festschrift: Flag Studies by Friends in Honor of His 70th Birthday 26 October 1972 vol.12 #2 (Summer 1973):  British Flags (article on Welsh flags pp. 59-67) vol. 14 #1 (January-February): Face to Face with Betsy Ross vol. 16 #1 (January-February 1977):  Regimental Colors in the War of the Revolution (Gherardi Davis) vol. 18 #5 (September-October 1979):  Flags Over the Americas, 1500-1667 (George Pasch) vol. 19 #3-5 (1980):  Report of the Seventh International Congress of Vexillology vol. 19 #6 (1980):  Flags of Afghanistan vol. 20 #6 (1981):  The Flag Bulletin, 1961-1981 Index vol. 20 #1 (no. 92, 1982):  The Science of Vexillology vol. 21 #5 (no. 96. 1982): Festschrift for Capt. E.M.C. Barraclough vol. 22 #3-4 (no. 100, 1983): Ottfried Neubecker Festschrift vol. 24 #1 (109, 1985):  Lance Pennons (by Fr. David Drake-Brockman) vol. 24 #4 (112, 1985):  The Boxing Kangaroo: Apotheosis of a Myth (by John Edwards) vol. 24 #5 (113, 1985):  Introducing Corpus Vexillorum Mundi National Flags vol. 25 #1-2 (115, 1986):  Rebel Flags Afloat:  A Survey of the Surviving Flags of the Confederate States Navy, Revenue Service, and Merchant Marine (by H. Michael Madaus) vol. 26 #1-3 (120, 1987):  Report of the 10th International Congress of Vexillology vol. 28 #1-4 (130, 1989):  Report of the 12th International Congress of Vexillology vol. 29 #3 (135, 1990):  Symbols of Israeli Youth Organizations (by Zvi Ruder) vol. 30 #4 (142, 1991):  Ukrainian Symbols (multiple authors); also an issue of Ukrainian Philatelist, vol. 18 vol. 30 #6 (144, 1991):  The Flag Bulletin, 1982-1991 Index vol. 31 #5 (148, 1992):  New Symbols, Names, and State Structures in the Former USSR, Part I:  Abkhazia through Kaliningrad (by Dr. Whitney Smith) vol. 31 #6 (149, 1992):  New Symbols, Names, and State Structures in the Former USSR, Part II:  Kalmykia through Zelenchuk-Urupsk (by Dr. Whitney Smith) vol. 32 #3 (152, 1993):  Tandem Bona Causa Triumphat:  The Neubecker Collection (by Whitney Smith) vol. 32 #6 (155, 1993):  "Who is the Official Keeper of the Flags?" and 52 Other Vexillological Questions Posed to the Flag Research Center vol. 33 #1 (156, 1994):  The South African Flag of 1928-1994 (by Dr. Philippe Rault) vol. 33 #3 (158, 1994):  Creating an Interim Flag for South Africa (by Bruce Berry, Fred Brownell, Danie de Waal, and Theo Stylianides) vol. 33 #4 (159, 1994):  What is the Flag of Yorkshire? and 27 Other Vexillological Questions Posed to the Flag Research Center vol. 33 #5 (160, 1994):  New Flags:  South Africa, Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda, Ciskei, Walvis Bay vol. 35 #1-2 (168, January-April 1996): A Flag for New Milford: The Practical Guide to Creating a Successful Civic Flag vol. 35 #4 (170, July-August 1996):  Twentieth Century Flags and Arms of Ethiopia vol. 36 #4 (176, July-August 1997):  500 Years of Congo Flags vol. 38 #1 (185, January-February 1999):  What is the Definition of "Flag"?and 17 Other Questions Posed to the Flag Research Center vol. 39 #1 (191, January-February 2000):  "God for Harry!  England and Saint George!":  The Evolution of the Sacred Flag and the Modern Nation-State (by Ron Hassner) vol. 40 #1 (197, January-February 2001):  Nazi and Communist Flags:  Semiotic Aspects and Psychophysiological Dynamics of Totalitarian Symbols (by Wolfgang G. Jilek) vol. 40 #4 (200, July-August 2001):  Quo Vadimus?  An Essay on the State and Future of Vexillology (by Peter J. Orenski) vol. 41 #1 (203, January-February 2002):  The Flag Bulletin:  1992-2001 Index vol. 42 #4 (212, July-August 2003):  Georgia:  The Long Search for a State Flag (by Ed Jackson) vol. 43 #1-2 (215, January-April 2004):  The Court and the Flag:  Flag Desecration Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court (by Robert Justin Goldstein) vol. 43 #3-4 (216, May-August 2004):  [vexillological terminology - multiple articles] vol. 42 #5 (213, September-October 2003):  Flags of the Papal States 1800-1870 (by Reverend William M. Becker) vol. 44 #1-2 (219, January-April 2005):  [flag charts and books - multiple articles] v. 46 #3-4 (229, May-August 2007):  European Flags, Emblems, and Logos (by David G. Weaver) v. 46 # 5-6 (230, September-December 2007):  Flags in Space (Annie Platoff) v. 47 #1-2 (231, January-April 2008):  [two articles on Canadian flags] v. 47 #4 - v. 50 (233, July 2008 - October 2011):  Celebrating 50 Years of Vexillology v. 51 (234, November 2016): In Memoriam:  Whitney Smith [IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3