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Remarks: Authorship attributed to George III. Full tite: A Proclamation declaring His Majesty’s pleasure concerning the royal stile and titles appertaining to the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and its dependencies, and also the ensigns armorial, flags and banners thereof / Proclamation, qui déclare le plaisir de Sa Majésté concernant les titres royaux appartenants à la Couronne impériale du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d’Irlande, et ses dépendances, et aussi concernant les armoiries, pavillons et bannieres d'icelui.

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The title is Philip’s Guide to Flags of the World, or, depending on how one interprets the design of the cover, just Guide to Flags of the World. The official title is the former (vd. colophon) but the casual browser will not know this.

The authorship of the overall content is unclear, as it is in comparable books (e.g.): While the flag images are dully credited to disparate entities (q.v.), there is no name onto whom peg credit and liability for the book as a whole. The colophon says:

Commissioning Editor: Christian Humpheries
Editor: Jo Potts
Executive Art Editor: Mike Brown
Designer: Alison Todd
Production: Sally Banner
»Publisher:« Philip’s (a division of Octopus Publishing Group)
»Publ. place and date:« London, 2003
ISBN: 0-540-08375-5 = ISBN: 978-0-540-08375-6
Printed in China
»Cover price:« £9.99

And I add:
224 pages (and thus numbered)
Format: 199×128×16 mm

On the cover are shown six national flags: East Timor, Central African Republic, Antigua and Barbuda and Zambia in a vertical row by the spine, and Swaziland and Papua - New Guinea double sized taking up the rest. Back cover shows Afghanistan, Domenica, Bissau-Guinea, Jamaica, New Zealand, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe. All flags (both on the cover and inside the book) are shown in the usual vexillogical way: laid flat with no additional elements (pole etc.).

National flag images are credited to The Flag Institue («supplied by», as proeminently displayed on the cover), while subnationals and internationals are copyrighted by Raymond Turvey; the remaining illustrations (signal flag images and maps) are Philip’s own and the postage stamps that illustrate most national flag pages (apart from the flag image itself) are credited to Stanley Gibbons.

The book opens with an illustrated diagram about flag design, titled “Anatomy”, and a short overview of Vexillology basics, “A Brief History of Flags” (p.4-5) — quite the usual of these books —, and then follows an interesting and quite original index of flags sorted by overall design (p.6-11).

After a couple of maps, national flags take the lion’s share of this book, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe (p.16-208): Each country gets a page, with name, flag info (ratio, use and dates), large image of the flag (eq. height = 5 cm), text covering both the flag and country History in general (the latter taking more than half in most pages) a postage stamp of the country and country quick info box.

Then follows (p.209-218) a chapter on selected subnational flags (Britain, United States, Canada and Australia), with eight flag images per page giving also terse info — state trivia for the US, ratio and adoption date for the rest.

Pages 219-220 show selected governmental international organizations, pages 221-222 show ICS signals, then on p.223 flag nicknames, vex. assn. addresses and two flag families (pan-african and pan-arab), and p. 224 lists fixed national flag days.

In general it is a fairly good book for layman’s reference, but I keep thinking most of us could do a better job of something like it.

António Martins, 04 Jun 2008

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Remarks: 50 standard size cards. Available on line. Formerly available on line at the New York Public Library website, later incompletely archived.

Here’s the list, sorted alphabeticly — country names sic, "[h]" indicating the 10 landscape cards and "[v]" for the regular portrait ones:

• [v] Argentine Republic
• [v] Austria-Hungary
• [h] Bavaria
• [h] Belgium
• [v] Brazil
• [v] Bulgaria
• [v] Canada
• [h] Cape Colony
• [v] Channel Islands: Union Jack, with the arms of Jersey.
• [v] Chili
• [v] China
• [v] Corea
• [v] Costa-Rica
• [v] Denmark
• [v] Egypt
• [v] France
• [v] Germany
• [h] Great Britain
• [v] Greece (light blue)
• [h] Hesse
• [h] Holland
• [v] India (golden star)
• [v] Ireland
• [v] Isle of Man: Union Jack, with the minor version of the arms (shield only).
• [v] Italy
• [h] Jamaica: Union Jack with large centered disc with the arms, crown-topped and golden-wreathed.
• [v] Japan: The well known Japanese naval ensign with red sundisc and rays on white
• [v] Liberia
• [v] Mexico
• [v] Montenegro
• [v] Morocco (simple plain red flag only)
• [v] New South Wales: Union Jack with large centered disc identical to the one in the current flag, crown-topped and golden-wreathed.
• [v] New Zealand: Union Jack with large centered light blue disc, crown-topped and golden-wreathed, with 5-point white-fimbriated red stars forming the Southern Cross.
• [v] Persia
• [v] Peru (plain triband)
• [h] Portugal (light blue, golden edging)
• [v] Prussia (shown on a horizontally oblong rectangular cloth, like all flags in this source)
• [v] Roumania
• [v] Russia
• [h] Saxony
• [v] Scotland
• [v] Servia (with centered arms)
• [v] Siam
• [v] Spain
• [v] Switzerland
• [v] Tunis
• [v] Turkey
• [v] United States of America
• [v] Venezuela: vertically symmetric 9-star cluster offset to the left
• [h] Wurtemburg

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Remarks: The style is similar to the George Philip & Son, Ltd. charts called Flags of All Nations, of the 1930’s [man36].

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Remarks: Available on line.

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Remarks: AFB 06. In some cases the date on the cover differs from the date on the first page by one year. Three amendments issued, two in 1908 [g9b08a] [g9b08b] and one in 1909 [g9b09a].

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Remarks: 50 cards. Gift inside tins of “Vice-Regal” mixture pipe tobacco. Country description and card number on the back of each card. Available on line: alphasorted and in number order.

List: (all country names sic)

1. Burma[src]	2. Poland	3. Korea	4. Servia	5. Brazil[src]
6. Germany[src]	7. Greece[src]	8. France[src]	9. Russia[src]   = 8. in [g9b08e]	10. Belgium[src]   =10. in [g9b08e]
11. Iceland[src]	12. Australia	13. Abyssinia[src]	14. India	15. Norway[src]
16. Spain[src]   =11. in [g9b08e]	17. Mexico[src]   =24. in [g9b08e]	18. Chili[src]	19. Montenegro	20. Persia
21. Roumania[src]	22. Turkey[src]	23. Cuba	24. America    = 4. in [g9b08e]	25. Italy[src]   = 7. in [g9b08e]
26. Scotland[src]	27. Egypt[src]	28. Arabia[src]	29. Madagascar[src]	30. Siberia[src]
31. Finland[src]	32. Algeria[src]	33. Bohemia[src]	34. Martinique[src]	35. Bavaria[src]
36. Wales[src]	37. Morocco[src]	38. Bulgaria[src]	39. China[src]	40. Portugal[src]   =15. in [g9b08e]
41. Switzerland[src]	42. Denmark[src]	43. Canada[src]	44. Holland[src]   =17. in [g9b08e]	45. Austria[src]   = 9. in [g9b08e]
46. Ireland[src]   = 3. in [g9b08e]	47. Sweden[src]   =13. in [g9b08e]	48. England[src]	49. Japan[src]	50. Hungary[src]

António Martins, Dec 2024

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Remarks: Reprinted as [i9mXX].

Shipping house flags, especially of Liverpool-based companies, and foreign companies that traded in that port, including funnels for steam shipping lines (60 sailing lines, 297 steam); British Government and other flags, international code of signals, merchant ensigns of twelve countries.
Ian Sumner, 11 Dec 2005

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Remarks: spiral-bound

The protocol manual for the London 2012 Olympics (Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012) provides recommendations for national flag designs. Each NOC was sent an image of the flag, including the PMS shades, for their approval by LOCOG. Once this was obtained, LOCOG produced a 60×90 cm version of the flag for further approval. So, while these specs may not be the official, government, version of each flag, they are certainly what the NOC believed the flag to be.
Ian Sumner, 10 Oct 2012

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I have not heard of any changes to the RN flaglocker between 1913 and 1918 and would assume that this and [g9b18] were still more or less the same.
Andries Burgers, 30 Oct 2007

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Remarks: 16 flags on each plate; black and white print, hand coloured.

Also 1 page of 15 British flags possibly included from a different source when rebound.
David Prothero, 01 Jan 2005

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Similar in style to [fhy20]:

• Title: A Collection of the Principal Flags of all Nations In The World; From The Best Authorities.
• Author: Unknown
• Edition: 1813. Brightly and Childs, Bungay. (a town in Suffolk)
• Frontispiece: Seaman, standing on the battlements of a fort, holding a Royal Standard. Fourteen single sided pages of hand-coloured flags, 4 × 4. Double sided Index page.

It available on line at the Australian National Maritime Museum and at the Zaricor Flag Collection.
Tomislav Todorovic, 2016 Oct 12

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Remarks: Eight amendments issued, in 1916 [g9b16a], 1919 [g9b19a], 1920 [g9b20], 1920 [g9b20a], 1922 [g9b20], 1923 [g9b23], 1924 [g9b24] and 1925 [g9b25]. In some cases the date on the cover differs from the date on the first page by one year.

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Consists of four colour plates with signal codes, Royal Standard, national flag and ensigns and text in b & w.; contains instructions for various forms of signalling (flags, morse, signal lanterns, heliograph, semaphore) and related matters.
Andries Burgers, 29 Oct 2007

I have not heard of any changes to the RN flaglocker between 1913 and 1918 and would assume that this and [g9b13] were still more or less the same.
Andries Burgers, 30 Oct 2007

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Remarks: At least 24 postcards (max. poss. c. 75). Main images identical to [n9l1Xk] etc. Printed in the Netherlands. Information on line.

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A very funny text, riddled with alliterations, puns, and other stylistic novelties, light-hearted but not vapid, and summing up neatly what most of us, as euvexillography activists, often struggle to put in words outsiders can understand.
António Martins, 13 Dec 2024

I have the distinct impression that whoever wrote this text gleaned heavily from Ted Kaye’s Good Flag, Bad Flag [kay20], and maybe also from FotW-ws (i.a. from page [qq-rb.html]).
António Martins, 15 Dec 2024

In the online 29 July - 11 Aug 2023 issue of The Economist in the “Leaders” section there is the flag-related article of “How to design better flags — Some tips to avoid having an embarrassing emblem.» It is not included in the paper magazine copy edition of 29 July! Instead, for unknown reasons to me, it is in the paper, handheld, newsstand, magazine edition of July 1st - 7th 2023 issue with a different title in the “Leaders” section of “Flags — Raising the Standard — How to avoid hanging an embarrassing emblem” on page 12.
William Garrison, 14 Dec 2024

(Maybe they mean to keep some sense of (temporary) exclusivity to the paper edition by delaying the publication in the website of stories that are not breaking news…?) Eitherway, it would seem that the only differences in the two versions of this article are in the title and in the exact illustration (both show the state flag of New Mexico).
António Martins, 15 Dec 2024

On the 29 July 2023 online issue, the front-cover topic/title is “The Overstretched CEO”, whereas on the July 1st 2023 magazine issue the front-page topic/title is “The Humbling of Vladimir Putin” which can be seen online.
William Garrison, 14 Dec 2024

Interesting to note that this half-page text merited a call on the cover (on both the European and U.S. editions), unexpectedly, as one of only four such emphasized matters, besides the main story.
António Martins, 15 Dec 2024

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Remarks: Seven amendments issued, in 1931 [g9b31], 1932 [g9b32c], 1934 [g9b34b], 1935 [g9b35], 1936 [g9b36a], 1941 [g9b41] and 1947 [g9b47]. AFB 08. In some cases the date on the cover differs from the date on the first page by one year.

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Remarks: 48 unnumbered, large size silk cards. Information on line; available on line.

The back of each silk is empty.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 12 Sep 2012

They were issued by J. Wix & Sons Ltd for the Kensitas Brand in two series in 1934 of 48 cards. [This] one as silks, the other [as cards] [g9b34c].
Ralf Hartemink, 12 Sep 2012

• Admiralty Flag
• Australian Naval Board
• Blue Ensign
• Blue Ensign of Australia
• Blue Ensign of Canada
• Blue Ensign of New Zealand
• Cinque Ports
• Commissioners of Northern Lights
• Customs Ensign
• Federated Malay States Ensign
• Flag of King’s Harbour Master
• Governor General of Canada
• Governor General of India
• Governor General of Northern Ireland
• Governor General of Union of South Africa
• Irish Free State
• Irish Lights Board
• Lords Lieutenant Flag
• National Flag of Brunei
• Port of London Authority
• Red Dragon of Wales
• Red Ensign
• Royal Air Force
• Royal Standard
• Sarawak Government Flag
• Standard of England
• Standard of H. M. The Queen
• Standard of H. R. H. the Duke of York
• Standard of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales
• Standard of Ireland
• Standard of Scotland
• State of Johore National Flag
• State of Kedah National Flag
• State of Kelantan State Flag
• State of Negri-Sembilan Ensign
• State of Pahang Ensign
• State of Perak Ensign
• State of Perlis State Flag
• State of Selangor Ensign
• State Flag of Tonga
• State of Trengganu National Flag (shows the pre-1933 flag)
• The Cross of St. Andrew
• The Cross of St. George
• The Cross of St. Patrick
• Trinity House Master’s Flag
• Union Flag
• Union of South Africa National Flag
• White Ensign

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Remarks: Printed as cards instead of sliks; otherwise identical to [g9b34]. Available on line.

They were issued by J. Wix & Sons Ltd for the Kensitas Brand in two series in 1934 of 48 cards. [The other] one as silks [g9b34c]; these [as cards], issued in the U.S. (on reverse it is stated Printed in the U.S.A.).
Ralf Hartemink, 12 Sep 2012

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Remarks: British Admiralty manuscript flag book; shown on line by the British Royal Naval Museum Library, Portsmouth.

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Full title: The full report of the case of The Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Manchester versus The Manchester Palace of Varieties Limited in The High Court of Chivalry on Tuesday, 21st December 1954

Remarks: watercolour, pen and ink on paper. Listed in [brz75] as #51 (where it is spelt «The fuel report» ).

[g9b55a]

Remarks: AFB 09. Loose leaves in ring binder. Second part is [g9b58]. Amended until about 1985.

The book is rarely available and is very expansive.
Jaume Ollé, 18 Dec 1999

[g9b58]

Remarks: AFB 10. Loose leaves in ring binder. First part is [g9b55a].

Full title: Flags of all nations (B.R. 20(2). Volume II. Standards of Rulers, Sovereigns and Heads of State. Flags of Heads of Ministries, and of Naval, Military and Air Force Officers)

Remarks: First part is [g9b55a]. Pages are not numbered, a lot of replacement pages (corrections and updates): seem to have ceased after about 1966.

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A chart of 326 houseflags and funnels, in large format and excellently printed. One or two glaring errors.
Jarig Bakker, 24 Feb 2006

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Remarks: AFB 04.

Softcover supplement to [hou75] with colonial badges, plus a page with a Union Jack and Blue Ensign, showing how the badges should be placed on flags. Sold by J. D. Potter, 31 Poultry; E.Stanford, 55 Charing Cross; and Trubner and Co., Ludgate Hill.
David Prothero, s.d.

Consists of just four page between covers being those pages which were unfinished in [hou75] plus a page showing how the badges would be placed on flags.
David Prothero, 11 Dec 2006

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Remarks: Reprinted as [i9mXXa].

I don’t know if there were charts in other years.
Ian Sumner, 11 Dec 2005

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Remarks: AFB 05. Fifteen amendments issued, in 1890 [g9b90], 1891 [g9b91], jan 1892 [g9b92a], jul 1892 [g9b92b], dec 1892 [g9b92c], 1893 [g9b93], 1894 [g9b94e], 1895 [g9b95a], 1896 [g9b96a], 1897 [g9b97c], unk. date [g9bXXc], 1901 [g9b01a], 1902 [g9b02a], unk. date [g9bXXd] and 1905.10 [g9b05b].

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