GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN 1890s TRADE CARD.
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$51.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #200 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1186 in auction 200
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Item Description
2.5x4”. Illustration of man seated on “Madison Park” bench covering face with umbrella. Text above and below reads “Ye Great Men Of Ye Day/Geo. Francis Train/Ye Philosopher.” Train ran for president as an independent candidate in 1872. He was a staunch supporter of the Temperance movement and was jailed on obscenity charges while defending Victoria Woodhall. He was the primary financier of the newspaper “The Revolution” which was dedicated to women’s rights and published by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Katie Stanton. As he aged, Train became more eccentric and in 1873 was arrested and threatened with being sent to an insane asylum. He spent his final days on park benches in New York City’s Madison Square Park, handing out dimes and refusing to speak to anyone but children and animals. Reverse has lengthy text promoting “Payne’s Popular Remedies.” Trace of aging. VF. Rare.
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