FREMONT & DAYTON "FREEDOM FOR KANSAS" PORTRAIT RIBBON.
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Winning Bid:
$713.90 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
14
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #231 Part I
Value Code:
H/I - $200 to $700 Help Icon
Item Description
7.75" long. 1856. Woodcut portrait in American shield. Graphic above shield features a banner reading "Freedom For" held by an eagle perched on a rock labeled "Kansas," a reference to the 'Bleeding Kansas' period when abolitionists migrated to the area attempting to prevent Kansas from entering the Union as a slave state. Remnants of a small red ribbon once attached at top center. Otherwise very clean w/only light handling. VF. Scarce.
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