"FITZSIMMONS" RARE BOXING BUTTON CIRCA 1897 FROM THE HAKE COLLECTION.
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Auction #196 - Part I > Item 628
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$172.50 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, December 3, 2008 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction #196 - Part I
Item numbers 1 though 975 in auction 196
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Item Description
1.25" listed in "Boxing Pinback Buttons By Muchinsky" as #12. Muchinsky notes this and the following 2 buttons were likely issued in anticipation of the famous 1897 Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight. Lower half of the backpaper lists the W&H name and 3 early patent dates but the upper half of the paper has this text "Wm. F. Miller & Co.,/23 Duane St./N.Y. City." Rare and incredible condition. Essentially Mint. Comes with Hake's COA.
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