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227 . HUGHES STRIKING ETCHED PORTRAIT 1916 CAMPAIGN BUTTON UNLISTED IN HAKE . 1.75 ”. No back paper but known to be produced by National Equipment Co . Moderate surface wear , most notably along left outer edge . Only seen in reflected light . Still Exc . A large and imposing portrait pin of the 1916 Republican nominee . ( I ) $ 200.00 228 . “‘ DROP PARTY ISSUES VOTE FOR MITCHEL ’ HUGHES ” NEW YORK MAYORAL ENDORSMENT BUTTON . . 75 ” w / union bug at 6 o ’ clock . Only minor wear . NM . John Purroy Mitchel “ The Boy Mayor Of New York ” who was only 34 when elected , is the second youngest in city history . Mitchel was elected in 1913 as a Republican . Hughes , the 1916 Republican nominee for President and former NY Governor , was serving as Associate Chief Justice at the time of Mitchel ’ s election . ( I ) $ 200.00 229 . HUGHES MONTANA COATTAIL “ COONEY FOR GOVERNOR ” 1916 RIBBON BADGE . 9.5 ” overall w / 5 / 8 ” stickpin attached at top . Dated August 12 , 1916 . Features youthful portrait of Frank Henry Cooney . Some faint scattered stains on cello w / a few pin holes at top of ribbon from the stickpin . Otherwise light scattered wear on ribbon . Overall VF . Cooney lost the Republican primary for the gubernatorial race to Frank J . Edwards . Democrat Sam V . Stewart won in the general election . Cooney would go on to win the governorship nearly two decades later and served from 1933-1935 . A scarce Hughes coattail . ( I ) $ 200.00 230 . HARDING “ NATIONAL COMMITTEE ” RARE 1920 NOTIFICATION RIBBON BADGE . 5 ” overall w / 1 ” cello . Produced by W & H . Striking real photo portrait of Harding . Text on ribbon reads “ Notification Of The Honorable Warren G . Harding / Marion , Ohio / July 22 , 1920 .” Faint horizontal air mark on cello from 11 o ’ clock to 1:30 that is barely seen and mentioned only for extreme accuracy . Otherwise light wear . Still Exc . John Gearhart Collection . ( J ) $ 300.00 231 . HARDING & COOLIDGE WOMEN ’ S SUFFRAGE “ I CAST MY FIRST VOTE ” BUTTON AND RIBBON . 6 ” overall w / 1.75 ” fabric-covered button . J . H . Shaw Co . back paper . Ribbon is crisp and clean w / only light creasing and minor wear . Button has only light wear . Exc . A nice example of this classic ribbon that intersects presidential politics w / suffrage in the historic 1920 election , the first presidential election after the 19th Amendment was ratified . ( I ) $ 200.00 232 . HARDING FOR PRESIDENT SMILING PORTRAIT BUTTON HAKE # 5 . 1.25 ” w /“ Chicago 232 ” union bug on curl . Faint edge stain along extreme outer edge at 2 o ’ clock that is barely seen . Otherwise only light surface wear in reflected light . Glossy . Extremely Fine . See next lot for matching 7 / 8 ” variety . John Hillhouse Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 233 . HARDING FOR PRESIDENT SMILING PORTRAIT BUTTON RARE HAKE UNLISTED 7 / 8 ” VARIETY . 7 / 8 ”. No maker . Slightly off-center w / extremely faint moisture stain along outer edge at 12 o ’ clock . Minor crimping flaw at 12 o ’ clock . Otherwise light wear w / bold portrait . Scarcer than 1.25 ” variety ( see previous lot ). Technically VF , but displays above grade . John Hillhouse Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 234 . HARDING , COOLIDGE , WELLER & ZIHLMAN 1920 MARYLAND COATTAIL BUTTON . 7 / 8 ” w / W & H back paper . Glossy w / only light wear in reflected light . Exc . Ovington Weller won his U . S . Senate race and Frederick Zihlman won re-election to to Congress serving from 1917-1931 . Scarce . ( I ) $ 200.00 235 . COX & HARDING 1920 SEPIA TONED REAL PHOTO CAMPAIGN BUTTON PAIR . 1.25 ” each w / brass frames . Both have rich sepia tones and are glossy . Cox has only light wear and is NM . Harding has trivial tan spot along extreme outer edge at 3 o ’ clock that is mentioned only for extreme accuracy . Still Exc . A nice example of this 1920 pair . ( I ) $ 200.00 236 . “ JAMES M . COX ” LARGE 1.75 ” SEPIA TONED REAL PHOTO BUTTON . 1.75 ”. Faint scattered spotting in background and on Cox ’ s forehead that detracts little . Two hairline scratches just above the middle initial “ M ”. Otherwise light wear . Rich sepia tones . Extremely Fine . Much scarcer than the smaller varieties of this design . ( I / J ) $ 200.00 237 . COX FACSIMILE SIGNATURE 1920 REAL PHOTO PORTRAIT BUTTON HAKE # 2038 . 7 / 8 ” w / Phila . Badge Co . back paper . Features a high contrast sepia portrait of Cox w / text reading “ Gov . James M . Cox .” A few trivial cello separations along back curl that are stable and do not affect display . Otherwise only light surface wear in reflected light . Glossy . Extremely Fine , but displays above grade . ( I ) $ 200.00 238 . COX 1.75 ” BUTTON ON “ GEM CITY DEMOCRATIC CLUB DAYTON , OHIO ” 1920 RIBBON BADGE . 7 ” overall w / 1.75 ” cello . W & H back paper . “ Member ” designation on hanger w / typical light bending . Ribbon is crisp w / no gold letter application loss . Cello is bright w / only light wear seen in reflected light . Overall Exc . A high grade example of this rare badge , and the first we ’ ve seen in any grade in our 57 years . ( L ) $ 1,000.00
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