BUFFALO BILL CODY PICTURED ON LARGE ONE DAY 1940 EVENT BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$172.50
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Auction #199 - Part II
Item numbers 973 through 2378 in auction 199
Item Description
3” button has silvered metal back and bar pin with name of maker St. Louis Button Co. Front has classic image of W.F. Cody with text above and below “Buy At Home/May 13, 1940.” Rim text reads “Ship And Travel Union Pacific/North Platte Days Of ’69.” This Nebraska event was an all-day celebration with several parades and street dancing. Burns & Allen, movie and radio stars, arrived in the evening to join a parade to the Jeffers Athletic Field where they made a speech and presented an award to the person in best costume. Other aspect of the “Days Of ‘69” celebration included a band, horseman and a torch-lit parade. Button is Exc. and displays Mint. Only example known to us.
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