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Hamlin+Lincoln flag at the museum - HerbS - 12-04-2016 01:53 PM
Last night I went to our museum's[Canandaigua,NY]open house.Much to my thrill was a rare Hamlin and Lincoln flag in a display case with the rare Lincoln mask!FANTASTIC-display!
RE: Hamlin+Lincoln flag at the museum - RJNorton - 12-04-2016 03:57 PM
Thanks for sharing, Herb! I have seen several versions of that flag; one or two refer to Lincoln as "Abram Lincoln" and not the correct "Abraham Lincoln." Lincoln regularly signed his letters "A. Lincoln," and I think this may have led to the confusion among folks who did not know him personally.