308 . DEWEY SIGNED LETTER ON DISTRICT ATTORNEY STATIONERY . 11x23 ” framed w / 5x6.75 ” opening for letter . County of New York District Attorney stationery w / embossed seal of New York in upper left corner . Dated March 8 , 1939 . Addressed to Mrs . Marie Rosecrans and Miss Doris Marie Rosecrans . Moderate wear on portrait w / some faint age toning along left edge of letter . Dewey served as the district attorney from 1938-1941 , where he made a name for himself taking on the mob and corruption . This led to his 1942 election to the NY governorship and his subsequent presidential nominations . Light scattered surface wear on frame . Overall extremely Fine . Comes w / JSA LOA . ( I ) $ 200.00 309 . DEWEY & WARREN 1948 SOUTH DAKOTA MULTIGATE COATTAIL POSTER . 14x22 ” on stiff board . Features Dewey and Warren at the top w / the Republican slate of state candidates for South Dakota below . Pictured in the center are George Mickelson and Karl Mundt , the Republican candidates for Governor and U . S . Senator , respectively . Text below middle row of portraits reads “ For Efficient Government for State and Nation , Choose These Candidates for a 1948 Winning Ticket .” Additional text below reads “ Make This a Record-Breaking Vote for a Record of Achievement .” Two pin holes at top center w / slight even aging and light edge wear . VF . Will frame to extremely Fine . Larry Brokofsky Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 310 . TRUMAN & DEWEY 1948 CAMPAIGN JUGATE BUTTON PAIR . 1.25 ” each . Truman is Hake # 2 , Dewey is Hake # 6 . Truman has light wear and is Exc . Dewey has flaw in cello at 12 o ’ clock in waving flag that produced a . 25 ” oval air mark above portraits that is only seen upon close inspection in reflected light . Extremely Fine as made . John Van Meter Collection . ( H ) $ 100.00 311 . “ FOR PRESIDENT HARRY S . TRUMAN ” SCARCE 1948 SKETCH PORTRAIT BUTTON HAKE # 2021 . 1.25 ” w / union bug on curl at 6 o ’ clock . Features a smiling image of Truman . Trivial wear only in reflected light . Exc . This 1.25 ” variety is rarely offered and typically found w / scattered foxing . The present example is about as nice as we ’ ve encountered in our 57 years . ( J ) $ 300.00 312 . “ TRUMAN BARKLEY ” 1948 RED DONKEY CAMPAIGN BUTTON HAKE # 51 . 1.25 ” w / union bug on curl . Bright and clean w / only minor wear . NM . A high grade example of this always popular Truman design . John Gearhart Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 313 . “ VOTE TRUMAN FOR PRESIDENT ” MAMMOTH 1948 PORTRAIT BUTTON . 9 ” w / pin on reverse and easel back . Tiny bump from the back pin on the “ T ” in “ Vote ” otherwise a few scattered air marks only seen in reflected light at 7 and 8 o ’ clock on outer edges . Extremely Fine . An attractive Truman centerpiece . Larry Brokofsky Collection . ( J ) $ 300.00 314 . TRUMAN , DONALD O ’ TOOLE “ FOR CONGRESS ” 1948 NEW YORK COATTAIL INK BLOTTER . 3x6 ” on stock . Text at bottom reads “ Vote All Stars / Vote Democratic / Vote “ B ” Row ”. Donald O ’ Toole was a Democratic Congressman from 1937- 1953 . He won his 1948 campaign . Anthony J . DiGiovanna won his campaign for State Supreme Court in 1948 and served in that position until 1976 . Mario DeOptatis won his 1948 campaign for State Senate and served until 1954 . Light crease down the center at the top , otherwise light scattered wear . Extremely Fine . Interesting Truman material from the 1948 campaign is notoriously scarce and coattail items are but a scant few . First we can recall encountering in our 57 years . ( H / I ) $ 100.00 315 . TRUMAN ‘ 48 SCARCE CAMPAIGN LICENSE PLATE ATTACHMENT . 3-1 / 8x12 ”. Embossed painted steel . Never used . Only light scattered wear and trivial paint loss on extreme outer edges . NM . John Hillhouse Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 316 . “ DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN ” ICONIC 1948 CHICAGO TRIBUNE ERROR NEWSPAPER . 17x24 ”. A complete example of the Wednesday , November 3 , 1948 City Home Edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune . Large page 1 headline “ Dewey Defeats Truman ” is followed by sub-heads “ Puts G . O . P . Back In The White House ” and “ Sizeable Electoral Margin Seen .” An opening statement of news report by Arthur Sears Henning Is “ Dewey And Warren Won A Sweeping Victory In The Presidential Election Yesterday .” The incredible error on a national election actually won by Truman is often cited as the most famous single newspaper edition of the 20th century . Vertical and horizontal folds w / age toning and losses along fold lines . Otherwise general toning consistent w / age and newsprint stock . VG . ( K ) $ 500.00 317 . TRUMAN & BARKLEY 1949 INAUGURAL JUGATE HAKE # 4 WITH READING , PA RIBBON . 6.25 ” overall w / 2.25 ” cello . Keystone Badge back paper . Ribbon reads “ Americus Club ” and was produced for the Reading , PA chapter of the pro-Truman club . Ribbon has some slight fading . Cello has two tiny cello separations along the collet at 10 and 11 o ’ clock that do not affect display . Some scattered tiny air marks seen on cello in reflected light . Otherwise bright and glossy . Technically VF , but displays well above grade . ( I ) $ 200.00 318 . DEWEY & TRUMAN SIGNED LETTER PAIR . Dewey letter is 7x10.5 ”. Dated September 28 , 1942 . Addressed to Mr . Howard P . Miles , the Secretary of the Albany County Republican Committee . In 1942 , Dewey was running for Governor of New York . He won in November , propelling him into the national spotlight and laying the foundation for his 1944 and 1948 presidential nominations . Only light wear w / horizontal fold lines . Exc . Truman letter is 7x9.75 ”. Dated January 8 , 1968 . from Independence , MO . Addressed to Mr . and Mrs . Walter J . McMahon . Truman thanked the McMahon ’ s for their holiday wishes . Faint staining in center , otherwise light scattered wear . Extremely Fine . A nice pair of signed letters from the 1948 campaign rivals . Comes w / JSA LOA . ( I ) $ 200.00
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