[POLITICS]. Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax back-to-back campaign ferrotype badge. 1868.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$500
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Lot Description
[POLITICS]. Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax back-to-back campaign ferrotype badge. 1868.
27 mm diam. gilt brass frame featuring 20 mm diam. ferrotypes of Grant and Colfax on the obverse and reverse, respectively (few minor scratches to each side, tarnish and surface wear to frame). Obverse with legend "Our Choice for President," reverse with legend, "For Vice President." Frame with hole at top for suspension (partially going through the "O" in "for").
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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