RARE "ROOSEVELT FOR ME" EARLY 1912 GIVE-AWAY BUTTON FROM BALTIMORE PIANO STORE.
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Winning Bid:
$3,595.46 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
12
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #222 - Part 1
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Item Description
1.25" w/"Torsch & Franz" back paper. A bold portrait of Roosevelt w/additional text below "Presented By Mann Piano Co. 209 N. Liberty St." Joseph M. Mann had this button produced for his store opening on March 18, 1912 in Baltimore, MD. NM displaying Mint. This rare button was issued less than two months before the Maryland Republican primary that resulted in a Roosevelt victory capturing 53% of the vote.
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