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RARE HAILE SELASSIE BUTTON CIRCA HIS 1936 SPEECH TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
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Auction #199 - Part I > Item 336
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$192.87 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction #199 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 972 in auction 199
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Item Description
7/8” has backpaper by NYC company “Spiegel Nov. Co.” The English text on the button includes his name and his quotation “It Is Better To Die Free, Than Live in Slavery.” Button likely dates from the time of his famous 1936 speech to the League of Nations condemning Mussolini’s invasion of his country and use of aerial chemical weapons. N. Mint and displays Mint. See Ethiopian editorial cartoon #119 and Spanish Civil War cartoon #120. Rare. From the Richard Merkin Collection. Comes with Hake's COA.
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