AMERICAN INDIANS C. 1898 COMPLETE BUTTON SET OF SIX FAMOUS CHIEFS WITH BLUE OR RED TEXT.
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Winning Bid:
$486.75 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
7
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction 240 Session #1
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Item Description
These were the first buttons to show Native Americans. Each is 7/8" with either an American Pepsin Gum back paper or a Whitehead & Hoag back stamp or paper. The six chiefs are shown in full color with their name and tribe name in either blue or red. In the red set, the background of Sitting Bull has tanned, the cello of Rushing Bear has microscopic craze lines and the other 4 ( (Lean Wolf, Spotted Tail, Red Cloud, Black Eye) have tiny age traces. In the blue set, Sitting Bull has background age and the other five have small age stain traces. All have nice color and gloss. Our first full set of 12 in many decades.
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