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(William Henry Harrison)

Item # 3008

Regular Price: $625.00

Special Price: $312.00

Nickel lidded snuff box promoting William Henry Harrison for president, 1840. Features the typical log cabin and hard cider barrel motif within a starburst. 2 x 3 1/4" and a great little display piece in generally excellent condition with some honest wear. Learn More

(Lincoln)

Item # 4174

Regular Price: $295.00

Special Price: $147.00

Cast wax bust of Abraham Lincoln, circa 1864. Housed in its original 4 3/4 x 5 3/4" frame. There is some crackling in the gold paint, but this scarce piece is in otherwise complete, excellent condition. Learn More

"BACK FROM THE WAR."

Item # 5708

Regular Price: $245.00

Special Price: $122.00

Paper poster from the Spanish American War era advertising the McCormick harvester, circa 1898. Great scene of a farmer (and his daughter) welcoming home his son from the war, with a horse-drawn harvester in the background. 19 x27". There is some staining. most noticeable along the bottom edge, and this appears to have been trimmed perhaps up to 1/2" along all four sides. Still, great graphics and a rare patriotic/advertising poster which seldom turns up. Learn More

NATIONAL LINCOLN MONUMENT.

Item # 5387

Regular Price: $225.00

Special Price: $112.00

Large albumen photograph of an artist's or architect's rendition of the Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Illinois, 1871. The monument would be competed three years later, in 1874, and would serve as the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and three of their four sons. This is the site of the infamous attempt by two Chicago criminals to steal Lincoln's body and hold it for ransom. 14 x 17 3/4". Light discoloration on the photo and some overall toning. Learn More

"BILLY POSSUM"

Item # 3226

Regular Price: $145.00

Special Price: $72.00

Sterling silver (marked "STERLING" on the back) spoon promoting William Howard Taft for president, 1908-1912. 5 1/2" long and in excellent condition with typical tarnish. Learn More

U.S. Postal card (Cleveland & Harrison in top hats)

Item # 318

Regular Price: $125.00

Special Price: $62.00

U.S. postal card advertising C.H. Tenney & Co. hats and featuring portraits of Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison wearing top hats, 1892. A terrific political/advertising postal card which measures 3 3/4 x 6" in excellent, unused condition. Learn More

CLEVELAND (Grover, Frances & "Baby" Ruth)

Item # 3234

Regular Price: $125.00

Special Price: $62.00

Spoon honoring President Grover Cleveland, First Lady Frances Cleveland, and "Baby Ruth" Cleveland, circa 1892. Busts of all three with "RUTH" in stylized letters below the image of the baby. 5 1/2" long and in excellent condition. Looks like sterling silver, but not marked as such, so it's safe to assume this is silver plate. Learn More

Benjamin F. Butler, Governor of Massachusetts

Item # 5385

Regular Price: $125.00

Special Price: $62.00

Cabinet card photo of Governor Ben Butler (Massachusetts), 1883-1884. 4 1/4 x 6 3/8", in generally excellent condition. The blank reverse has some paper remnants, as this was lifted from an old scrapbook. Learn More

CHARLIE HALLECK DAY RENSSELAER INDIANA (& Eisenhower)

Item # 6093

Regular Price: $95.00

Special Price: $47.00

Ribbon badge featuring Charlie Halleck and Dwight D. Eisenhower, promoting Halleck fo congress and dated Sept. 13, 1962. 1 1/2" cello pinback with a 1 5/8 x 4 1/2" ribbon attached, in excellent condition. Former President Eisenhower spoke at the event. Learn More

LIBERATION

Item # 4111

Regular Price: $79.95

Special Price: $39.00

Brass shell pin honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt and celebrating the Allied liberation of France, 1945. A smiling FDR is flanked by images of the Eifel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. 1" diameter, pinned to its original 1 1/2 x 2" card. Nicely made in France by "Doublex", and in excellent condition. A must have for the FDR or World War II collector, these has gotta be rare - the first I've seen. Learn More

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Item # 3415

Regular Price: $65.00

Special Price: $32.00

Anti Reagan paper poster print of an art-collage by David Singer, 1984. Image derived from advertising imagery including Reagan's famous Chesterfield Cigarettes endorsement. Interesting juxtaposition of patriotic elements and entertainment imagery, including an old movie palace backdrop, all framed in the silhouette of a cathode ray television screen. Produced by David Charlsen and copyrighted by Celestial Arts, Berkeley, California. Bottom center shows title of the print "MASTER OF CEREMONIES" and the artists "David Singer Series #2." Measures 22 x 27 and in excellent condition. Learn More

Decoration Day Number!

Item # 5660

Regular Price: $62.00

Special Price: $31.00

Broadside advertising the Decoration Day Sunday edition of the Buffalo Courier (1898). 16 1/2 x 23". Generally excellent condition. Red text is just a bit faded and there's some light staining along the extreme right edge. References to Roosevelt's Rough Riders, President McKinley, and the latest developments in the Spanish-American War. Learn More

Woodrow Wilson print

Item # 5431

Regular Price: $48.00

Special Price: $24.00

Print honoring President Woodrow Wilson, c. 1912-1918. About 14 x 18", in excellent condition, and nicely printed on thick paper. SAMUEL CAHAN DRAWN FROM LIFE under Wilson's shoulder. Learn More

DEMOCRATIC Volunteer 72 NATIONAL CONVENTION MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

Item # 4329

Regular Price: $42.95

Special Price: $21.00

Enamel on brass all-metal badge worn by a volunteer at the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, which nominated George McGovern for president. 2 1/2" diameter, in excellent condition, and serial-numbered at the top (we have several of these so the serial number may vary from the example shown). Very rare. Learn More

In Memory of Dr. William E. Burghardt DuBois

Item # 2171

Regular Price: $32.00

Special Price: $16.00

Program memorializing Willliam E.B. DuBois, 1963. 15 pages, 8 1/2 x 11", with lots of illustrations and an introduction by Ossie Davis. In excellent condition. Learn More

CUBA LIBRE

Item # 5674

Regular Price: $32.00

Special Price: $16.00

Brass lapel stud from the Spanish American War promoting freedom for Cuba, circa 1898. 3/4" diameter with some surface tarnish, otherwise excellent condition. Learn More

DUKAKIS BENTSEN (Oklahoma)

Item # 320

Regular Price: $28.95

Special Price: $14.00

Pinback button promoting Michael Dukakis for president and Lloyd Bentsen for vice president, 1988. This scarce 2 1/4" cello features an Oklahoma map. Excellent condition and made by Buttons & Badges Etc. Learn More

HHHHHH Hubert H. Humphrey

Item # 3549

Regular Price: $28.00

Special Price: $14.00

Faux silk bandana promoting Hubert Humphrey for president, 1968. 19 1/2 x 21 1/2", in bright, excellent condition. Learn More

HELP EISENHOWER KEEP PEACE ELECT McCASKEY TO CONGRESS

Item # 7018

Regular Price: $24.00

Special Price: $12.00

Pot holder promoting Dwight D. Eisenhower for president and I. Willits McCaskey for Congress (Pennsylvania), 1956. Standard 5 3/4 x 5 3/4", in excellent condition. Learn More

Boyertown Celebration V-J DAY, SEPT. 29, 1945 Gen. Carl A. Spaatz

Item # 443

Regular Price: $18.95

Special Price: $9.00

Pinback button celebrating V-J Day and honoring General Carl A. Spaatz ("The only U.S. General to sign both World War 2 Surrenders"). 2 1/4" cello with a "BOYERTOWN, PA." ribbon attached. From Spaatz's home town of Boyertown. Excellent condition. Learn More

BAY AREA FRIENDS OF FERRARO '84

Item # 3879

Regular Price: $14.95

Special Price: $7.00

Paper poster promoting Geraldine Ferraro for vice president, 1984. 11 x 13", in excellent condition. From an event held at the Sheraton-Palace Garden Court in San Francisco October 25, 1984. Learn More

EMBARGO CARTER 1980 AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL MOVEMENT

Item # 3957

Regular Price: $14.95

Special Price: $7.00

LANDON GOP KNOX (large variety)

Item # 3978

Regular Price: $6.95

Special Price: $3.00

Pinback button promoting Alf Landon for president and Frank Knox for vice president, 1936. Larger variety 1 3/8" litho attached to a die-cut 2 3/4" felt sunflower in excellent condition. Made by GREENDUCK Co. in Chicago, Learn More