HISTORIC 1921 USA/USSR "INDUSTRIAL" AGREEMENT BTN.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction #187 - Part I
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Item Description
11/16" litho with logo at center and rim text "Russian-American Industrial Corporation." 1/8" paint hairline off left edge, rest is Mint. Button was issued to note August 20, 1921 founding of a commerical company with mixed joint stock capital, becoming the first large corporation organized by an American labor union with the Soviet government. Event preceded by a year Armand Hammer's acquistion of a concession agreement with the Soviets. Rare and first seen.
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