ARCHIVE CATALOGS AND ORIGINAL BUTTON ART INCLUDING GEORGE WALLACE, NIXON AND CARTER.
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$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #216 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 977 in auction 216
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Item Description
Art includes three pieces related to George Wallace: first is a glossy photo mock up for a button; second is mock up outer rim reading "Wallace For President Stand Up For America" and third is three "Inter-Office Correspondence" sheets and a 1968 Wallace brochure stapled together. Next group is art for two Nixon buttons; first is classic Nixon/Agnew jugate. Hobbyists have long noted how out of focus Agnew is on this particular button and now it's confirmed the button maker was aware of this issue prior to production. A note written in all caps on a velum transfer reads "Sharpen Agnew!!". Second is art for 3.5" "Nixon's The One!" portrait button. Next art item is a three sheet mock up for a "Jimmy '76" button featuring a peanut. Included are the sketch, text page and final mock up aall taped together to board. Catalog highlights include: Green Duck with "Nixon Lodge" in graphic elephant trunk on cover; single sheet ordering form featuring Goldwater buttons; "'64 Election Special" with graphic of hats in a ring; "Adco" advertising featuring buttons from Wilson to Nixon and reading "It's You In 72" and a "Adco Metal Lithographed" sample folder that opens up revealing 28 tabs (3 missing) and 11 litho buttons. Also included are an assortment of papers, forms and brochures associated with Adco products. Items are VF to Exc. A fascinating archive. Julie Powell Collection.
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