TAFT & DENEEN 1908 ILLINOIS COATTAIL JUGATE BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$603.57 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #237 - Session I
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Item Description
1.25" w/W&H back paper. Features Taft and IL gubernatorial candidate Charles Deneen. Deneen ran against Adlai Stevenson and narrowly defeated him in 1908. Taft also won his election against William Jennings Bryan. Interestingly, the last time that Bryan ran for president in 1900, Stevenson was his running mate. The cello features a flag design w/an Illinois state seal above them. Only trivial surface wear. NM.
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