Canada. A Rare Canadian Red Ensign Bunting Flag, C.1885 Auction Archive perched atop a stylized letter

perched atop a stylized letter "A" (Hermann Aurich

It is flanked on each side by a ventilation hole reinforced with a zink eyelet

masquerading as the Norwegian vessel Aud

Footnote: In addition to creating the Second War version of the War Cross (Croix de Guerre)

named to Wachtm

Canada. A Rare Canadian Red Ensign Bunting Flag, C.1885 Auction Archive perched atop a stylized letterA rare Canadian Red Ensign bunting flag, constructed of cotton with multi coloured dye, featuring 17 panels, each depicting a Red Ensign used between 1870 and 1898, consisting of a red background, with a Union Flag at the top left corner, the bottom right bearing a shield with provincial crests, topped by a royal crown and above maple and oak leaf branches joined together at the bottom by a beaver, each panel measures 72. 5 cm (w) x 40 cm (h), minor