Flag of the United States John Trumbull. Despite the 1777 resolution, the early years of American independence featured many different flags. Most were individually crafted rather than mass-produced. While there are many examples of 13-star arrangements, some of those flags included blue stripes as well as red and white. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, in a letter dated October 3, 1778, to Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, described the American flag as consisting of "13 stripes, alternately red, white, and blue, a small square in the upper angle, next the flag staff, is a blue field, with 13 white stars, denoting a new Constellation."
Flag of the Sakha Republic Flag of the Sakha Republic The flag of the Sakha Republic (, "Sakha Öröspüübülüketin Bılaağa"; , "Flag Respubliki Sakha"), in the Russian Federation, is one of the official symbol of the Sakha Republic, alongside with the coat of arms and the national anthem of the Sakha Republic. The flag is a horizontal four striped flag. From top to bottom, the stripes are light blue (3/4 of the flag's width), white (1/16), red (1/16), and green (1/8). The flag was used officially as the flag of Sakha Republic since 14 October 1992. The light blue stripe is charged with a white