ROOSEVELT 'ON THE PHONE' SCARCE PORTRAIT BUTTON HAKE #44.
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Winning Bid:
$272.58 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
2
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 11, 2020 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #229 Part I
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Item Description
2.25" w/"Bainbridge Badges- Buttons Syracuse" back paper. Featuring a terrific portrait of a smiling FDR clad in bow tie w/rose pinned to his lapel as he uses a telephone. Light wear in reflected light. NM. The White House had a switchboard as early as 1877 but until 1929 no President had a phone in the Oval Office. Scarce and the first we've offered in 15 years.
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