It's Bryan (and McKinley) Time Again
Posted by Victor on 12/9/2022 to
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In this, our final update of 2022, we feature items from the elections of 1896 and 1900: Bryan vs. McKinley. Apart from sharing first names, the candidates had little in common, either in style or substance. Bryan was a populist who was rural and
Lincolnites and Copperheads
Posted by Victor on 11/18/2022 to
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Our November listings are from a challenging period in American history: the Civil War and Reconstruction. Lincoln and his Republican or National Union Party prosecuted the war to ultimate victory for the North, then oversaw the occupation of the
Closed October 13-23
Posted by Victor on 10/13/2022 to
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We will be closed from Thursday, Oct. 13 to Friday, Oct. 21, reopening Monday, Oct. 24. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Oct. 26. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Between the Wars: Politics of the 1920s and '30s
Posted by Victor on 10/7/2022 to
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Featured in our latest update are items from the 1920s and 1930s, the two decades "between the wars" in which America experienced both great prosperity and great hardship. In politics it saw contests for the White House between Harding and Cox
Harvest time!
Posted by Victor on 9/16/2022 to
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As summer wanes and harvest time is upon us, we have a selection from a bountiful season for political memorabilia, the late 19th century. Indeed, for sheer variety and color, the 1880s and '90s were hardly surpassed by the "golden era" ushered
The era of Teddy
Posted by Victor on 8/26/2022 to
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The early 20th century was a politically pivotal time in American history, thanks in large part to one man, Teddy Roosevelt, who entered the White House at just 42, and remains our youngest president. His presidency was transformative in many
Closed August 18-22
Posted by Victor on 8/17/2022 to
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We're taking a short break beginning August 18, reopening Tuesday, Aug. 23. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, Aug. 24. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Another blast from the past
Posted by Victor on 8/12/2022 to
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We returned from Reno with many new finds, as well as some old familiar friends. While we work up the new material, we wanted to showcase the nearly 100 items restocked since our last update. All were offered at least once in the past, though
Closed week of August 1
Posted by on 7/31/2022 to
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We are on vacation the week of August 1, reopening Monday, Aug. 8. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, Aug. 10. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Closed July 19-22
Posted by Victor on 7/18/2022 to
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Our office will close Tuesday, July 19, reopening after we return from Reno on Monday, July 25. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, July 27. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
20th century flashback
Posted by Victor on 7/15/2022 to
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This month we offer a diverse selection of items from the latter half of the 20th century, from World War II and FDR's last campaign, through Bill Clinton. We also have a dozen group lots of buttons from Ike to Biden ending tomorrow night
APIC National Convention Reno July 22-23
Posted by Victor on 7/1/2022 to
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The 2022 American Political Items Collectors National Convention convenes July 22 & 23 at the Atlantis Casino Resort, in Reno, Nevada. The Atlantis has been the venue of the APIC Western Regional for nearly 20 years, and is hard to beat in
Bryan and McKinley
Posted by Victor on 6/24/2022 to
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Our June update is all Bryan and McKinley, rivals in two presidential contests at the close of the 19th century and the dawn of the 20th. The campaigns were both traditional and innovative, a throwback to an earlier time and a harbinger of things
Sizzling summer auctions!
Posted by Victor on 6/16/2022 to
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Our summer auctions are now live and open for bidding. Featured are items we weren't sure how to price, that didn't meet our condition standards, or merchandise that has been gathering dust and we are ready to blow out. All have low starting bids
Closed May 25-30
Posted by Victor on 5/23/2022 to
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Our office will close Wednesday, May 25, reopening after the holiday on Tuesday, May 31. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, June 1. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
The Progressive Era ~ Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson and rivals
Posted by Victor on 4/15/2022 to
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We have a selection of items from the Progressive Era this month, a period roughly corresponding to the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Both major political parties sought to align themselves with a more
Uncle Jumbo vs. The Same Old Hat
Posted by Victor on 3/18/2022 to
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This month we offer a selection from the campaigns of the 1880s and '90s dominated by two names: Cleveland and Harrison. The rotund Grover Cleveland of New York, nicknamed "Uncle Jumbo" or "Big Steve" (his first name was actually Stephen) was
Closed March 5-13
Posted by Victor on 3/3/2022 to
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We're going on "spring break" starting Saturday, March 5 and our office will be closed until Monday, March 14. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, March 16. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to
The New Deal to the New Frontier...and beyond
Posted by Victor on 2/11/2022 to
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Our new offerings for February cover the period of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal to JFK's New Frontier, a time when liberalism was in ascendance and the federal government became the massive bureaucracy we know and love today. In between,
McKinley and Roosevelt
Posted by Victor on 1/14/2022 to
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Our first update of 2022 features items from the campaigns of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, the last 19th century president and his successor, the first president we would recognize as "modern." They had been running mates in 1900,