HONEY BEES PAIR OF BEAUTIFUL EARLY BUTTONS FROM HAKE COLLECTION AND CPB.
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Winning Bid:
$130.30 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
9
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #199 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 972 in auction 199
Value Code:
F - $25 to $100 Help Icon
Item Description
Each is 1.25”. First has W&H backpaper used 1900-1912 and second has Bastian paper used only 1906-1907. First in beautiful color including much gold advertises Denver Colorado company “Frisbee’s Alfalfa Clover Honey.” Center has top view of three bees with text “We Are The Busy Bees/That Gather Honey/For The Frisbees.” Tiniest trace of age tone on a couple of the white letters but barely showing at all and piece displays Exc. Second shows large hive with tiny surrounding dots representing bees. Below is Latin proverb from Seneca The Elder which translates to “To The Stars Through Difficulties.” Two near pinpoint size age dots on extreme outer rim edge but 99% of front surface displays Mint although with a little bumpiness of the celluloid to the touch. Hake book Collectible Pin-Back Buttons photo examples Insects Section #267-268. Comes with Hake’s COA.
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