JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 16 September 2025 / 10:00 am start
A WWII handmade American 48-star flag with V.E. Day inscription,
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Lot Details
hand painted and stencilled, machine stitched edge. With ink written inscription 'Souvenired from the Pier Hotel Wellington. V.E. Day 9th May 1945. OS. Nz.' 865 x 420mm. Note: The Pier Hotel was located at 82 Customhouse Quay, now demolished. Wellington served as a major base for American troops during World War II, with around 50,000 American servicemen present in the city during the war years.
