"WSPU" WOMEN'S SOCIAL POLITICAL UNION RARE SUFFRAGE PIN-BACK BADGE.
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Winning Bid:
$843.70 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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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
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Item Description
7/8" mount, 1.5" wire pin. Issued by the militant British group founded by Emmeline Pankhurst. The group is noted for their direct action campaign and prison hunger strikes. They had a critical influence on American members Alice Paul and Lucy Burns who applied their experiences in Britain to the American suffrage movement. Stylized letters "WSPU" curling around a "Votes For Women" banner at center w/soft hints of green. Patent mark reverse. Spot at 10 o'clock, two others bottom right in the letters. Very clean, Exc. Rare example.
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