Showing posts with label campaign buttons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label campaign buttons. Show all posts

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Roosevelt/Mckinley Campaign Button sells for $1,259.56



Rare Roosevelt/McKinley Jugate sold for $1,259.56 on Ebay. The United States presidential election of 1900 was held on November 6, 1900. It was a rematch of the 1896 race between Republican President William McKinley and his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish-American War helped McKinley to score a decisive victory. President McKinley chose New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt as his running mate as Vice President Garret Hobart had died from heart failure in 1899.

Rare Alfred E. Smith Campaign Button sells for $712.13




A rare and unusual 1928 Alfred E. Smith Campaign Button sold for $712.13 on Ebay seen here: http://tinyurl.com/24rauaa. It was seldom seen and desirable large Smith presidential pinback. Known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American politician who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York four times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. He was the first Roman Catholic to run for President as a major party nominee. He lost the election to Herbert Hoover. He then became president of the Empire State, Inc. and was instrumental in getting the Empire State Building built at the onset of the Great Depression.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Nixon and Rare "Gold" Goldwater campaign pins


I found 2 beautiful pins this past weekend. They are both 1" campaign buttons of the more controversial figures in the republican party. The Goldwater pin is the rare "Gold" Goldwater in 64 litho pin. Sells for $8 on most sites. If interested in buying these beautiful pins contact me tdklim1966 {at} yahoo.com.

Selling $10.00 for both + $2.50 shippinjg. I accept paypal.