WILLKIE TAGGING ROOSEVELT "OUT AT THIRD" PRIZED POLITICAL AND BASEBALL BUTTON RARITY.
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Winning Bid:
$9,735.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
12
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #226 - Part 1
Value Code:
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Item Description
1.25" w/concave metal back and horizontal pin. Hake #2037. Text on curl reads "Copyright 1940." Cartoon of Willkie tagging out "Roosevelt" as he slides into third base w/umpire enunciating the slogan "F.D.R. Y'r 'Out' At Third" and featuring the US Capitol dome in background. Faint surface wear in reflected light. NM displaying Mint. Among the most iconic campaign buttons, this is highly sought by collectors of both political and baseball material.
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