"STEVENSONS FOR IKE" RARE 1952 NEW YORK CITY BADGE & ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTO.
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Winning Bid:
$130.98
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
5" dia. w/blank back on card stock. Badge holed at top for suspension and bears two "New York 118" union bugs in field. Reverse has less than 1" square surface paper lift at center from scrap book mounting. Otherwise moderate edge wear and handling. VF. Included is an original 8x10" press photo of eight people posed around a hand painted "City Wide Rally Stevenson For Ike" banner each wearing an example of this badge. Image retains original applied paper caption folded on reverse that reads in part "A Crowd Of 200 Appeared, To Initiate A National Stevensons For Eisenhower Campaign" at the "404 East 14 Street Headquarters Of Town And Village Citizens For Eisenhower-Nixon" in NYC. Contemporary reporting on the event notes that "33 Persons Named Stevenson" appeared at the event. See previous lot for related button. John Pendergrass Collection.
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