Liberia Country Flag Egyptienne Straights Cigarettes - Circa 1910 Silk Souvenir

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This  is 3.25 by 2  1/8 inches. The flag was one of many additions to a pack of cigarettes as a way to get sales. Baseball players were the most famous of these items. Liberia began as a West Africa country around 1822. Ex-slaves and Freedmen from America and the Carribean went back to Africa. Between 1822 and 1862 over 15,000 took advantage of this relocation. Americo - Liberians are the descendants of those first settlers. In the 20th Century Marcus Garvey, a leader in the black community was quite interested in returning to Liberia. Liberia's capital of Monrovia is named for U. S. President James Monroe.     We ship to the following states.  Alabama, Arizona, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Colorado, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, Wisconsin & Washington, D.C.    623