RARE "MICHIGAN DEFENSE" FOSTER/RUTHENBERG EARLY COMMUNIST LITHO BUTTON.
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$288.65 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM)
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Auction #219 - Part I
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Item Description
William Z. Foster and C. E. Ruthenberg were arrested when the federal government raided the 1922 Communist Party convention in Bridgman, MI. Issued by the Labor Defense Council in 1923 to support legal costs associated w/their trials. High grade condition w/only four less than 1/32" dots of missing paint at extreme edges. NM. Rare. See Teapot Dome related Communist button lot #268.
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