GROUP OF 13 WILLIAM H. TAFT POSTCARDS.
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Winning Bid:
$189.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #215 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 987 in auction 215
Value Code:
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Item Description
3.5x5.5". 1908-1912. Four vertical format cards including: jugate with flags and eagle (postally cancelled), "Bringing the Presidential Baby" (postally cancelled), "Hello Bill" with a possum dressed as Uncle Sam, "The Next Occupant Of The White House" with embossed silver design with portrait and image of White House (postally cancelled) and "Souvenir Of Inauguration Washington D.C. 1909" with affixed brass rim sepia toned real photo of Taft. Also included are eight horizontal format cards: jugate with bust of Lincoln at center, jugate featuring sketched images and the Capitol (postal cancelled), flag motif with large sketch of Taft's face (writing on reverse), "Billy Possum" featuring tinted photo of a possum and copyright dated 1909 (writing on reverse) and four in a series of postcards featuring cartoons of possums relating to the election of 1912. All have handling wear and range from VG to Exc. Julie Powell Collection.
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