ROOSEVELT ON THE PHONE SCARCE PORTRAIT BUTTON HAKE #44.
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Winning Bid:
$325.15 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
5
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #233 Part I
Value Code:
H - $200 to $400 Help Icon
Item Description
2.25" w/blank back paper but known to be produced by Bainbridge Badges Buttons of Syracuse, NY. Smiling FDR clad in bow tie w/rose pinned to his lapel. Slightly bumpy surface to touch and light wear in reflected light. Exc. The White House had a switchboard as early as 1877 but until 1929 no President had a phone in the Oval Office.
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