Rare American Flag Sells for $46,740
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An extremely rare 1804 American flag with 17 stars and 17 stripes sold in May for $46,740. It had been owned by the descendants of post-Revolutionary War naval officer and hero Stephen Decatur, Jr. Decatur was killed in an Aug. 3, 1804, U.S. attack on ships in Tripoli harbor by a Tripolitan captain feigning surrender […]