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 São Paulo (state) Because of the flag, the colors that symbolize the state of São Paulo are black, red and white. The flag has thirteen stripes alternating between black and white, representing the days and nights that the "bandeirantes" fought for the good of the state. The top and bottom stripes are both black, so the edges are clearly delimited. The canton consists of a red rectangle on the upper left corner, representing the blood shed by the "bandeirantes." The white circle contains an outline of Brazil in blue, the color of strength, which the "bandeirantes" brought to the state. There is a