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"SHAMROCK III" UNSUCCESSFUL AMERICA'S CUP 1903 CHALLENGER BUTTON.
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Auction #203 - Part I > Item 715
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Winning Bid:
$63.25 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction #203 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1428 in auction 203
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Item Description
1.75" with W&H backpaper. Center left has pinpoint cello nick barely noticeable and rest of the piece is clean, glossy and Exc. Owner Sir Thomas J. Lipton, the inventor in 1890 of Lipton Tea attempted to win the America's Cup five different times all with yachts named Shamrock designated I, II, III, IV, V. This is the first example of this 1903 button which we have seen. The winner that year was USA's Reliance.
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