CHILD WELFARE 14 EARLY BUTTONS FOR BABIES & ORPHANS ALL PRE-1930.
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Winning Bid:
$118.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 13, 2018 10:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #223 - Part 1
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Item Description
Sizes are 5/8" to 1.25". First two buttons reference "Pittsburgh Home For Babies" and the first of these is in outstanding color as is the third button issued for "Baby Week" in 1916. Fourth button is for "Mothers And Babies Home/St. Louis" and last button in row one is from New Jersey pioneering "Child-Rescue League." Row 2, #1 is also from Pittsburgh and references "Orphans Day." Row 2, #2 is rarity from Malden, Mass. for "Infant Welfare League." The remaining seven buttons picture babies or very young children in the case of the last two buttons dated for 1927 and 1929. All are Exc. to Mint with many rarities.
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