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IKE RHODE ISLAND 1956 COATTAIL POSTER FOR 'LONG-COUNT' DISPUTED ELECTION.
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Auction #197 - Part I > Item 129
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$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction #197 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 991 in auction 197
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Item Description
26x40". Stiff paper that wants to roll. Margins have about 4 tears with archival tape repair on reverse. Margins also have about 15 slight tape stains and surface paper loss marks from poster's original display back in 1956. While just VG, poster would mat to VF display. Chris DelSosto won a plurality of votes but the election was disputed and the count tossed out 5,000 votes giving the election to his opponent. He ran and won in 1958. Rare.
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