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Brown 1951 incorrectly edges the funnel band in white, according to Rosanoski. Yakima Valley supports J11, while Annie Johnson photographs appear to show a dark funnel with a white band edged slightly lighter than the base. The Brazil website records the livery for 1950. Bryggan shows a second flag with a much smaller diamond slightly nearer the hoist and a smaller funnel star.

The optional J78 funnel may explain Ocean Ships’ statement that J37’s base could be yellow. Rosanoski assumes that this yellow matched the bands and merged into the lower one.

The flag’s blue shade is unresolved. Dark blue is supported by Josef Nüsse’s table flag, measured at 209 by 106, and by Rosanoski’s other evidence. A lighter Nordstjernan website logo and the emblem on the company building may indicate a non-shipping identity, an artistic treatment or two actual shades. A small rooftop flag was too distant to settle the question. Both the table flag and building version suggest 1:2 proportions, while cap badges imply about 7:3. An earlier FOTW illustration incorrectly showed British & Commonwealth’s flag; the later Johnson depictions replaced that error. Rosanoski leaves direct observation necessary to establish the blue precisely.