JFK BIG FOUR: GIVE THE KEY TO KENNEDY RARE 1960 WHITE HOUSE PORTRAIT BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$8,047.60
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
3.5" w/metal back and horizontal bar pin. Union bug on curl at 9 o'clock. Produced by Frank Allen Specialties in New York City. Faint mark at extreme outer edge 10 o'clock under the cello that occurred in manufacturing. Otherwise only a trivial hairline indentation in field at 5 o'clock that catches reflected light and is mentioned for complete accuracy. Exc. as made. This design capturing JFK and his residency during the Camelot era is arguably the most impressive of the Big Four and the present example was among the most prized buttons in John Hillhouse's Collection. See additional designs and history in previous and next two lots.
A note from Americana Specialist Scott Mussell: Despite how Joe Kennedy Sr. reportedly felt I have always thought these were among the finest designs from the 1960 campaign and while the Cox & Roosevelt jugate buttons are considered the most highly prized buttons among Presidential campaign material collectors- it is hard for me to imagine that these Kennedy buttons don't rank closely both now and especially in the long run. They are steeped in fascinating history combined with extreme rarity and feature the most iconic candidate of the last half of the 20th century. It is a privilege to bring together these four outstanding buttons and present them to the collecting world for the first time all at once.
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