Unofficial flags
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Unofficial flags are either (a) flags in regular use that have no official status or (b) flag concepts that have appeared in various publications.
Examples of the former type are: Boxing Kangaroo, Fighting Kiwi, Chatham Islands, Rotuma, West Irian, Jolly Roger. These are examples of flags used at sporting fixtures, reproductions of no-longer-used historical flags, or used by a regional populace out of spontaneity, though not officially approved (or gazetted).
Examples of the latter type are: North Island, South Island, Stewart Island, 51-Star United States Flag, Antarctica. These are examples of flag ideas put forward by vexillologists/flag designers that have been picked up by various publications (books, magazine articles, online reference sites, etc).
[edit] Examples
 North Island (NZ) Conceptual Flag |
 South Island (NZ) Conceptual Flag |
 51-Star United States (conceptual) flag |
 G. Bartram flag concept for Antarctica |
 W. Smith flag concept for Antarctica |
 Chatham Islands flag (used widely, but status unofficial) |
 Used widely by unionists in Northern Ireland, UK. (status made unofficial in 1973) |
