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Lot 982
Sale 1096 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Nov 11, 2022
Lots Close
Nov 21, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[POLITICS]. A group of 38 political buttons involving Franklin D. Roosevelt, James M. Cox, Harry Truman, and World War II efforts.
5 buttons promoting James M. Cox or Cox and Roosevelt, ranging in size from 5/8 in. to 1 1/4 in. dia., including: "James M. Cox" button with portrait of Cox, 1 1/4 in. dia. (some toning). -- 4 "Cox and Roosevelt" buttons (some with surface wear).
[With:] 7 items promoting Franklin D. Roosevelt, both single and jugate examples, ranging in size from 7/8 in. to 2 1/4 in. dia., including: "Roosevelt and Garner" (1932) with jugate portrait. 13/16 in. dia. (minor toning). -- "I'm for Roosevelt and Wallace" (1940) with jugate portrait. 7/8 in.
[With:] "Truman for Senator" button, featuring portrait of Truman, 7/8 in. dia.
[With:] 23 buttons, many featuring slogans against Roosevelt running for third and fourth terms. Ranging in size from 3/4 in. to 1 3/4 in., including "Two Good Terms Deserves a Rest". 1 1/4 in. dia. -- "Third International. Third Reich. Third Term???" 1 1/4 in. dia. (some toning). -- 'The Constitutionalists / No Third Term." 7/8 in. (minor brown spotting). -- "No More Fireside Chats." 1 1/4 in. dia. (minor toning).
[Also with:] 2 World War II, anti-Adolph Hitler "Let's Pull Together" mechanical buttons, featuring Uncle Sam, 1 5/8 in. dia. (some wear to buttons).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.

