LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS DEBATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY RIBBON BADGE.
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Item Description
4-5/8” tall with a brass hanger at the top holding a celluloid insert reading “1858/Semi/Centennial/1908.” This suspends ribbon attached to a 1.75” domed celluloid with real photo portraits in a brass rim. Gold lettering on the ribbon reads “Lincoln-Douglas Debate Galesburg, Ill. Oct. 7-1908.” The ribbon has three hairline splits on the left side. These range from .25” to slightly less than .5”. On the right side there are two smaller breaks near the bottom of the blue ribbon each about .25”. The celluloid is clean and glossy. A rare single day issue and the first example we’ve seen in this format.
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