The flag of the Republic of Poland coming from the Polish Embassy in Beirut.

The flag of the Republic of Poland coming from the Polish Embassy in Beirut.

Canvas. 1943. Dimensions: 21.5 x 34.5 cm. The flag was the property of Polish diplomat Witold Ryszard Korsak (1897- 2003), who after the outbreak of World War II, among others, served as Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Jerusalem (1.XII. 1940 - 1.III. 1943), in Beirut (1.III. - 1. XI. 1943), chargé d'affaires based in Cairo of the Polish embassy in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) (1. IX. 1943 - 1. XI. 1944), consul general in Istanbul (1. XI. 1944 - 31. VIII. 1945). He represented the Polish government-in-exile in the Middle East until 1957, and arrived in the United States in 1957.
Traces of non. creasing, staining and yellowing. Good condition.