AMAZING AND RARE SET OF 98 WORLD WAR I PICTURE BUTTONS BY AMERICAN ART WORKS.
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Winning Bid:
$1,012.00 (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
Value Code:
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Item Description
Each button is numbered 1 through 98. Each has backpaper from Coshocton, Ohio company. All are NM to Mint and display Mint. These 98 buttons show all the major personalities and fascinating photos from World War I. We will detail some of the most outstanding buttons but there are many not mentioned showing important people and fascinating photos. No.1 Francis Joseph, Austrian Emperor; No.7 Czar Nikolas of Russia; No.10 King George V; No.11 Kitchener; No.17 Son of Garibaldi; No.19 King Victor Emmanuel; No.20 King Albert of Belgium; No.22 Emperor Wilhelm II; No.36 Serbian Red Cross; No.40 French Army Flying Auto; No.41 French Army Dirigible Giant; No.42 Transporting French Sky Spies; No. 43 General Joffre; No.50 Emperor of Russia and Imperial Family; No.51 Automobile Machine Gun; No.54 French Cycle Battalion; No. 64 Britain's Air Warriors; No.79 Winston Churchill First Lord English Admiralty; No.82 Assassinated Prince Ferdinand and Princess Sophia of Austria; No.94 French War Dirigible. The 98 buttons are held in a 10x14" black cardboard folder lined in black material with the buttons pinned in place. We know of only one other set of 98 and that is missing two buttons. NM and displaying Mint.
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