WICHITA STREET FAIR AND CARNIVAL 1899 WITH MONKEY BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$246.62 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #238 Session I
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Item Description
1.75" with W&H back paper in use only 1898-1899. Shown is a square labeled "Wichita" with a grid of streets. Before this is a seated monkey in a fez using a paintbrush to paint the street grid red from his "Red Red" paint can. His text below is "I Want To Tell You On The Dead/Everything I Saw At Wichita Was Red." Button is dated for six days in October 1899. About four seen in our 56 years. Rare. Glossy and Exc. See three following Wichita Carnival and Live Stock Convention buttons.
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