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Record price for Trafalgar Union Jack
The flag fetched a record-breaking 384,000 pounds (nearly $640,000), The Daily Mail reported. Auctioneer Charles Miller said before the sale it would go for at least 15,000 pounds (about $25,000), The Daily Telegraph said.
Made by the crew of HMS Spartiate, the flag, which measures 11 feet by 7 feet, flew from the ship during the 1805 battle and has the bullet holes to prove it. After the British victory against the French and Spanish, it was presented to Lt. James Clephan, a Scotsman who had risen to officer's rank after being press ganged into the Navy.
Clephan's descendants, now living in Australia, decided to put the flag up for auction.
The buyer's plans for the flag were unknown. Culture Minister Margaret Hodge said before the sale that she would temporarily ban any export of the flag to give British museums a chance to match the price, the Telegraph reported.
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This news arrived on: 10/21/2009
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10-22-2009 19:02
J.G wrote:
If the collector is anonymous why do you give their name as Wednesday, "An anonymous collector Wednesday" or are you saying "An anonymous collector ON Wednesday".
Is it really a Union Jack or are you sure you don't mean a Union Flag
Is it really a Union Jack or are you sure you don't mean a Union Flag
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