INTERNATIONAL WORKERS ORDER COMMUNIST COLLECTION OF 10 BUTTONS AND BADGES.
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Winning Bid:
$784.70 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
6
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #235 Session I
Value Code:
H - $200 to $400 Help Icon
Item Description
.5" to 1.25". Included are: four enamel lapel badges, two litho button and four cello buttons. Some w/light paint wear and moderate age toning. Majority remains clean. All VF to NM. The IWO was a Communist front group in New York operating between 1931-1947 providing members insurance and access to medical clinics. The group was a target of the Dies Committee (HUAC) in 1944 and by 1947 US Attorney General Tom Clark placed it on a list of subversive organizations.
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