McKINLEY REAL PHOTO STICKPIN MADE PRIOR TO AND DATED FOR USE ON PRESIDENT'S DAY/DAY BEFORE SHOOTING.
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Winning Bid:
$463.37 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #206 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1278 in auction 206
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Item Description
2-1/8" stickpin holds 9/16" real photo sepia portrait with tiny text on his shirt front "Pan-American/Sep. 5-1901." Surface has three near microscopic shallow pinpoint indents but for practical purposes invisible and the piece displays essentially Mint. The only example known to us and the only example known to Frederick Lavin author of the guide to souvenirs of the exposition titled "Panorama of the Pan-Am." See following two related items.
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