NY PROHIBITION PARTY 1902 & 1904 GOV. CANDIDATES INCLUDING LINCOLN QUOTATION.
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$74.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #205 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1426 in auction 205
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Item Description
Both buttons are 7/8", both with W&H backpapers and the second with a suspended 2" die-cut celluloid key. The first button is from 1902 and pictures candidates "Manierre & Hartman" who received 20,490 votes. Reverse collet has some oxidation and backpaper has two tiny holes but the celluloid itself displays clean and Exc. The second item reads "Prohibition Party/John McKee/For Governor New York State 1904." Ring suspends celluloid reading on the front "For Governor State Of New York 1904 Prohibition Party." Reverse of the key reads "'After Reconstruction The Next Great Question Will Be The Overthrow Of The Liquor Traffic' A. Lincoln On April 14, 1865/The Key To The Situation (Over)." This piece is NM displaying Mint.
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