"IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME ©BOB SMITH" PROBABLE SECOND EARLIEST ISSUED BUTTON.
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$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #213 - Part II
Item numbers 1063 through 2753 in auction 213
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Item Description
1-7/16" litho. No maker name. Couple of pinpoint white dots on the red background as printed and button is essentially glossy Mint. The first ever Howdy Doody button and show premium was offered March 23, 1948 as part of the Howdy Doody For President campaign. This is very likely the second earliest issued button sometime between 1948 and 1951 when items carried the "Bob Smith" copyright and before the change to the copyright designation "Kagran." We've seen about three in five decades.
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