Over two seasons, Our Flag Means Death gathered a passionate fan base as it carved out a truly unique corner of television. Part pirate adventure and part workplace comedy, it was stuffed with standout characters and heartfelt queer romance. It also offered a perfect balance of earnestness and irreverence. Suffice to say, it’s been very missed since HBO cancelled it and it was unable to find a new outlet.
With the Our Flag Means Death banner lowered for good, that means the next step in saying good-bye is here: an auction encompassing props and costumes featured on the show. Superfans, here’s your chance to snag a memento from a show that was probably too good for this world, but we were lucky enough to get 18 episodes anyway.
Here are nine memorable Our Flag Means Death lots—just a small sampling!—from Heritage Auctions’ upcoming “HBO Mash-Up Showcase Auction,” which also features items from other concluded HBO series (Curb Your Enthusiasm and Barry lovers, take note).
Top row, from left: Rhys Darby “Stede Bonnet” telescope and spyglass from season one; Vico Ortiz “Jim” action daggers and throwing knives from season one, episode one, “Pilot,” and season two, episode two, “Impossible Birds;” Con O’Neill “Izzy Hands” ensemble from season one, episode two, “A Damned Man.”
Middle row, from left: Rhys Darby “Stede Bonnet” gentleman pirate ensemble from season one, episode three, “A Gentleman Pirate;” “Our Flag Means Death” black flag from the opening title sequence; Taika Waititi “Blackbeard” battle mode ensemble from season two, episode one, “Impossible Birds.”
Bottom row, from left: Taika Waititi “Blackbeard” wanted posters including hand-drawn maps on teverse by Rhys Darby “Stede Bonnet” from season two, episode one: “Impossible Birds; Rhys Darby “Stede Bonnet” merman ensemble from season two, episode 3: “The Innkeeper;” Rhys Darby “Stede Bonnet” original parchment letter (not pictured: the bottle it comes tucked into) from season two, episode eight, “Man On Fire.”