Flag Collection

Shackleton / Wild / Adams
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Shackleton, Wild and Adams 178 kilometres from the South Pole

Advertisement for Patersons Camp Coffee, which is claimed to be the best

Highly detailed USA Road Map
Highly detailed map of United States with roads, states, big cities, rivers and some other objects

Lear / Jumblies / Nonsense
THE JUMBLIES The Jumblies go to sea in a sieve on a stormy day

Red army soldiers raising the soviet flag over the reichstag in berlin, germany, april 30, 1945, photo taken by vladimir grebnev

WW2 poster, We shall not flag, Winston Churchill speech
WW2 poster, We shall not flag, we shall not fail. Winston Churchill speech, 4 June 1940. Date: 1940

Sketch illustration of a fist with South Africa insignia

Official certificate of naturalisation awarded to new British Citizens

Burning of Old South Church, Bath, Maine, c. 1854. Creator: John Hilling
Burning of Old South Church, Bath, Maine, c. 1854

Poster marking the opening of the Bobby Jones course at Augusta, 1933
Poster marking the opening of the Bobby Jones course at Augusta, 13 January 1933. Jones (1902-72) is often said to be the best golfer of all time

Windsock At Floyd Bennett Field
A view of Floyd Bennett Field airport in Brooklyn shows the windsock which indicates wind direction and strength, the main building and control tower, as well as several aircraft and automobiles

HMS Victory, Flags and Nelson Quote
An illustration of Admiral Horatio Nelsons flagship, the HMS Victory with signal flags on display and firing a broadside, set below a depiction of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom and St

STS Malcolm Miller under full sail
STS (Sail Training Ship) Malcolm Miller under full sail. circa 1970s

China - Cultural Revolution Poster - Chairman Mao
The Many accomplish great things - Cultural Revolution poster from the Peoples Republic of China, featuring happy workers heading out to work, many holding aloft the Little Red Book

COMMUNIST POSTER, 1967. Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live forever! Poster by Viktor Ivanov, Soviet Union, 1967

Betsy Ross sewing the first American flag. Painting by Henry Mosler (1841-1920)
BIRTH OF THE FLAG. Betsy Ross sewing the first American flag. Painting by Henry Mosler (1841-1920)

Suffragette Cat In Hat and Flag. A cat wears a large picture hat and a flag in WSPU colours, purple, white and green, fastened as a shawl with VFW badge

Advert / Horlicks Malted
Horlicks Malted Milk is always up to the Standard - and supposedly this little girl, fortified by Horlick s, never flags?

Together Poster, showing the armed forces of the British Empire marching together

Flags used for Nelsons famous signal at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. The flags used by Lieutenant Pasco aboard HMS Victory to send the message England expects that every man will do his duty

The Nation Makers. Depicts the Battle of Brandywine of 1777 during the Revolutionary War
PYLE: NATION MAKERS, 1906. The Nation Makers. Depicts the Battle of Brandywine of 1777 during the Revolutionary War. Oil on canvas by Howard Pyle, 1906

Kraken Attacks a Ship
A kraken attacks a sailing vessel

HMS Conqueror submarine returns to Faslane Holy Loch after sinking Argentine battleship General Belgrano South Atlantic Falklands War, July 1982

HMS Worcester, Greenhithe, Kent -- Merchant Navy training vessel. Date: circa 1946

Ulster 1914 - Patriotic Postcard
Patriotic Postcard from Ulster, 1914 depicting an Ulsterwoman with a gun, standing up for the British flag and her views as a Loyalist Unionist

Flag of the Scottish Covenanters
The Flag of the Scottish Covenanters. They were Presbyterians sworn to defend their religion, part of a Protestant effort to seize power in Scotland against the English

Norman Keep and daffodils, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Long Live Estonia! A patriotic postcard, featuring a female personification of the State of Estonia, waving the Estonian Flag before a night sky. Date: circa 1920

Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent with 9 people, from Vauxhall, London. The maximum possible number of passengers was 28. 9 September 1836

French poster from General de Gaulle, WW2
A French poster with a message to all French people from General Charles de Gaulle, based in London during the Second World War. France has lost one battle, but France has not lost the war

HMS Hood, British battlecruiser
HMS Hood, a British Admiral-class battlecruiser, launched 1918, served before and during the Second World War, sunk 24 May 1941. Seen here from above. Date: 20th century

Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill, 1898
Colonel Roosevelt and Rough Riders where they charged over San Juan Hill, Spanish-American War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Personification of the Austro-Hungarian Empire with Flag - interesting only captioned as Austria. Date: circa 1910

WW2 - British RAF Flying Boat Sunderland Date: circa 1940

Kings Own Scottish Borderers - The uniform, reginemtal flags, crest and listings of International deployments are featured on this card. Date: 1913

Statue of St. Joan of Arc with coloured light from stained glass, Church of Notre Dame, Vitre, Brittany, France, Europe

National Savings Group wartime poster
Convoy your country to victory : save and lend through our National Savings Group. World War II poster illustrated by warship flying the Royal Navy ensign

Mexican flag, Plaza of the Constitution (Zocalo), Metropolitan Cathedral in background, Mexico City, Mexico D.F. Mexico, North America

MARYLAND. USA. Tall ship the Kalmar Nyckel. Chesapeake Bay

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing biplanes flying in formation above the spectators. 1928

Grafton Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Gloucester Cathedral, city centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery

Poster for Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line to Australia
Poster for the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line: cruises to Australia via the Suez Canal and Colombo (one class only)

Lyons Corner House, 1931
LYONS CORNER HOUSE, OXFORD STREET Opened in 1923, the Oxford Street restaurant was one of a chain owned by J Lyons and Co Ltd

Chinese Communist Propaganda Poster, Chairman Mao
Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Poster, Chairman Mao Zedong. 1951

The crew of HMS Sportsman pose on the deck of their submarine at a un-named Northern depot. The Sportsman had just returned from a year campaigning in the Mediterranean where she sunk or damage 31

RMS Mauretania - Passenger liner of the Cunard White Star line, she held the Blue Riband for 21 years; she was withdrawn from service and broken up in 1935. Date: circa 1907

Albania, Tirana, Skanderbeg statue in Scanderbeg square

BATTLE OF CRECY, 1346. The Battle of Crecy, 26 August 1346. Detail from Chroniques de Froissart, 14th century manuscript

Bunker Hill battle, 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill at the outset of the American Revolution, 1775. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Trumbull

A Swimming Stroke of Genius
A simple device by which a cross channel swim may be rendered both easy and pleasant- not to mention luxurious. Please note

Buffalo Bills Wild West
Promotional postcard for Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders of the World featuring the Union Jack flag and the Stars and Stripes

Bulldog JD 9406 © John Daniels / ARDEA LONDON
JD-9406 DOG - Bulldog with British Union Jack flag John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ww1 Postcard Bulldogs
Patriotic British bulldogs: We re Ready !

The Virgin and Child with Angels: Leaf of the Wilton Diptych, c1395. (1941)
The Virgin and Child with Angels: Leaf of the Wilton Diptych, c1395. Housed in The National Gallery, London. From The Connoisseur, 1941 edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co

The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781, 1783. Artist: John Singleton Copley
The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781, 1783. France invaded Jersey on 5 January 1781 and, following the fall of its capital St Helier, the governor surrendered the island

Sports arena interior, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Interior of the Hershey sports arena, home of the Hershey Hockey Club (Hershey Bears), Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1937

Flags of the German Empire
Illustration of a Flags of the German Empire

MONET: CELEBRATION, 1878. The Rue Montorgueil in Paris. Celebration of June 30, 1878. Oil on canvas, Claude Monet, 1878

France, Paris, Greek War of Independence, Insurrection flag
Greece - 19th century - War of Independence. Insurrection flag 1821

Czech Republic - 6th All Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

HMS Dreadnought
A fine forward view of the HMS Dreadnought - pride of the British fleet

"Home again"pictures of the Royal Many submarine HMS Unrivalled which
" Home again" pictures of the Royal Many submarine HMS Unrivalled which has just returned from a successful patrol in the Mediterranean Sea

The Tanabata Festival, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857. 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
The Tanabata Festival, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857

The Battle of San Romano, c1438, (1909). Artist: Paolo Uccello
The Battle of San Romano, c1438, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

Death of Henry Percy (Harry Hotspur) at the Battle of Shrewsbury, 21 July 1403, (c1860). Together with his uncle, Thomas Percy

WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together. 1941

King George V - Scenes of the British Empire
One King, One Flag, One Fleet, One Empire - inset portrait of King George V (1865-1936) surrounded by images of the varied animals and wildlife of the British colonial territories (4/4)

Paolo Uccello. The Battle of San Romano. 1456
Paolo Uccello (1397-1475). The Battle of San Romano. Counterattack of Michelotto da Cotignola. 1456. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

British submarine HMS E6, WW1
British submarine HMS E6. Date: circa 1915

British Military Poster - Inter-war period
Grenadier Guards, smart men wanted. Colour chromolithograph poster after A W Baylis, 1927. Published by HMs Stationery Office

Ulster Says No
1st September 1912: Unionists from district Orange Lodges march to the Manor House Grounds, Coleraine, County Derry, in an Anti-Home Rule demonstration. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Oca (Goose)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Oca (Goose), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officer
In 1915 Hans Bohrdt created his most famous illustration which is called " The Last Man". The image shows a German navy officer holding up a German flag as his ship sinks because he would

British National Anthem - Rule Britannia - a British patriotic song, originating from the poem " Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740. Date: 1905

HASSAM: AVENUE IN THE RAIN. The Avenue in the Rain. Oil on canvas by Childe Hassam, 1917

MEXICO: 1810 REVOLUTION. The Cry of Dolores, Miguel Hidalgos call to revolt, 16 September 1810. Detail of the mural by Juan O Gorman, 20th century

Pine Tree flag of the American Revolution
American soldier carrying the Pine Tree flag, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting by George Maynard

Norwegian flags and historic harbour warehouses, Stavanger, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Waterfront Park Pier, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, North America

Hms Invincible
British battle cruiser which distinguished herself in World War One in the battle against Von Spees squadron off the Falklands. Date: 1915

Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851. Creator: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851

Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Creator: Aleksandr Gerasimov
Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Portrait of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924). Lenin was the first Soviet head of state, prime minister of the USSR

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"Flags: Symbols of Triumph, Unity, and Revolution" Flags have long been powerful symbols representing various aspects of human history and culture. From the iconic HMS Victory to the stirring words of Winston Churchill, they evoke a sense of pride, resilience, and determination. In times of war, flags have played a crucial role in rallying troops and inspiring nations. The famous World War II poster declaring "We shall not flag" reminds us of the unwavering spirit that fueled victory. Similarly, the image captured by Vladimir Grebnev shows Red Army soldiers raising the Soviet flag over Berlin's Reichstag on April 30th, 1945—a momentous symbol marking their triumph over fascism. The Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster featuring Chairman Mao exemplifies how flags were used as tools for political mobilization during turbulent times. It reflects an era when ideologies were fervently embraced or contested. On calmer waters, flags adorn majestic vessels like the STS Malcolm Miller under full sail or fly proudly alongside suffragette activists wearing cat hats—an emblematic representation of their fight for equality. Historical events such as Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 showcased how flags could convey critical messages through visual signals. These colorful banners fluttered high above ships' masts to communicate strategic instructions amidst chaos and gunfire. Communist propaganda posters from 1967 remind us that they can also serve as enduring symbols honoring influential figures like Lenin—reminding generations about his lasting impact on society. From Betsy Ross sewing America's first flag to moments frozen in time at Le Mans races where chequered flags mark triumphant victories—the significance attached to these pieces of cloth is undeniable. Whether it be aboard HMS Worcester docked in Greenhithe or Shackleton's expedition team braving treacherous conditions with their trusted flag bearers Wild and Adams—flags continue to unite people under shared values while celebrating individual achievements across diverse contexts.