Tokens of the Gilded Age
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This month we feature objects from the latter years of the 19th century, a period Mark Twain aptly named The Gilded Age, for its excess and superficial splendor. It was a golden era for political accessories and swag, and has bequeathed us a
Closed April 4-5
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We will be closed Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5. Orders placed during our absence will ship Monday, April 8. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
New Closeouts category
Posted by on 3/21/2024 to
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Announcing a new special category
of closeout and discontinued items... CLOSEOUTS Many items in this category are in short supply and will not be restocked. Others are being phased out. Once they're gone, they're gone! A great
A 20th century selection
Posted by on 3/8/2024 to
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It's already March?! Seems like the year only started but we live in exciting times. This month we have a selection of 20th century items, including rare McKinley, TR, Cox, Debs, Coolidge, FDR and Truman pins, a great World War II poster with
More markdowns and auctions!
Posted by on 2/9/2024 to
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20+ items have been added to Markdowns and 35 auctions on eBay will end over two days starting Monday. Some great items, including one of the rarest Debs buttons we have ever handled.
Reconstruction era politics
Posted by Victor on 1/26/2024 to
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We begin 2024 with an offering of Reconstruction era items, featuring another installment from the major collection of political exonumia we secured last fall, with many high grade and rare specimens. This period spans the presidencies of Andrew
Closed January 22-24
Posted by Victor on 1/21/2024 to
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We will be closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 22-24. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Friday, January 26. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
New Markdowns category
Posted by Victor on 1/16/2024 to
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A new Markdowns category was added in December. Items that haven't sold after a period of time are typically reduced, but now you have an easy way to see everything, with the amount of the reduction, in one category. The marked down
Closed January 11-15
Posted by Victor on 1/10/2024 to
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We will close Thursday, January 11, returning after the MLK holiday. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, January 17. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Freedom to All
Posted by Victor on 12/15/2023 to
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Our final update of 2023 features items from the years leading up to and during the Civil War, a conflict that arose over sectional differences stemming from the extension of slavery. As long as the "peculiar institution" remained confined to the
Closed December 7-14
Posted by Victor on 12/5/2023 to
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We will be closed starting Thursday, December 7, returning Friday, December 15. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Monday, December 18. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Dem-Pops and Gold Republicans
Posted by Victor on 11/17/2023 to
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This month we feature items from a 20 year period that was arguably the golden age of political Americana: 1896 to 1916. Politics underwent radical transformation, from the relatively closed system of electing leaders of the 19th century, to the
The Early Republic
Posted by Victor on 10/20/2023 to
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The early years of the Republic, from the adoption of the Constitution and presidency of George Washington, to the death of Zachary Taylor at the midpoint of the 19th century, frame the selection of items featured in our October update. This
Closed Oct. 4-9
Posted by Victor on 10/2/2023 to
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We will be closed starting Wednesday, October 4, returning after the Columbus / Indigenous Day holiday. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, October 11. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to
Back Jack and Stop the War
Posted by Victor on 9/15/2023 to
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With nearly 100 new listings, this is among our largest updates, all postwar era material from Truman to Jimmy Carter, with an emphasis on John F. Kennedy, who in many ways defined the times and is the standard against which all modern presidents
100 restocks & 50 auctions
Posted by Victor on 9/1/2023 to
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We're back from summer vacation and just added a large number of items to the Back in Stock category. Many of these items sold out years ago, and stock is limited. You'll definitely want to browse this category in case you
Closed August 2-7
Posted by Victor on 7/31/2023 to
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We will close Wednesday, August 2, reopening Tuesday, August 8. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than August 9. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Paradoxical politics: The 1920s and '30s
Posted by Victor on 7/21/2023 to
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We are back with a selection of items from the 1920s and '30s. It was a time of stark contradictions. Prohibition took effect simultaneously with women achieving full suffrage rights. Pro-enforcement Republicans sat in the White House as a
Stalwarts and Bloody Shirts
Posted by Victor on 6/23/2023 to
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The final decades of the 19th century were largely a time of peace and prosperity. Americans, still traumatized by the rupture of the Civil War, came to a tacit agreement not to let politics lead to bloodshed, and agued over boring and benign