[POLITICS]. A group of over 100 political buttons, including:
Sale 1252 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Nov 30, 2023
Lots Close
Dec 11, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$189
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Lot Description
[POLITICS]. A group of over 100 political buttons, including:
Buttons predominantly from 20th-century campaigns at both the national and local level, with some 19-century examples also included. Dimensions vary from approx. 3/4 in. diameter to 3 1/2 in. diameter.
Political figures/campaigns represented include, in part, the following: Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Thematic or campaign slogan buttons include, in part: "Vote Teamster"; "I Own a Liberty Bond"; "Sound Money"; "No Third Term"; and "Nuclear Test Ban Now."
Together, more than 140 buttons. Conditions vary.
[With:] A small amount of ephemera including 9 bumper stickers.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the Augustana Collection
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