“MAGGIE” BUTTON WITH RARELY SEEN NEWSPAPER IMPRINT “THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.”
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Winning Bid:
$51.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, May 27, 2010 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #200 - Part II
Item numbers 1187 through 2776 in auction 200
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Item Description
1.25” button made by Offset Gravure. This design is typically from a 1930s series with newspaper name “New York Evening Journal” or “New York Sunday American.” Examples with the imprint of this southern newspaper are rare and the only others we know of in the series are Barney Google, Buttercup, Ignatz Mouse, Jiggs, Sparkplug, Skippy and Tillie. Button has very slight dent on left side and tiny black mark under letter “T” of “The” as printed. Complete with its backpaper “Wear This Button./Watch For Lucky Numbers On The Comic Pages Of The Atlanta Georgian For Valuable Prizes.” Exc.
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