EARLY BUTTON FOR MEXICO DISTRIBUTION SHOWING LEADER DIAZ PLUS ADVERTISING TEXT.
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Winning Bid:
$86.25
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #206 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1278 in auction 206
Item Description
1.25" with backpaper of Baltimore Badge which is lightly tanned. Paper dates to 1904 or a few years later. All text on the button front is in Spanish and it leads off with "Viva Mexico!" The rest of the Spanish text translates roughly as: "Gift To The Mexican Public/You Must Consider Your Face And Use Reuter's Soap." We believe both real photo portraits show Porfirio Diaz. The younger photo we believe dates to his term in office 1876-1880 while the photo of the older man we believe dates to his later years in office 1884-1911. Button reverse has small speck of celluloid that did not fold under the collet but this causes no problem and the button displays essentially Mint. Only example we've seen.
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