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Our new offerings for March date from the mid-to-latter half of the 20th century, from the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. Featured are several rare Truman and Kennedy items. Victor will have a table tomorrow at the

The expression, "Gone the way of the Whigs," refers to a powerful American political party that arose as the opposition to Jacksonian Democracy, coalescing around traditional Federalist conservatism, achieving majorities in Congress and two

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

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

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.

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

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 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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 

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

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

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

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.

Our new listings for May feature items from the elections between 1860 and 1876, the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The "War Between the States" was sparked by the election of Lincoln. His name did not even appear on the ballot in most

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

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