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
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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
GO WEST! APIC Reno Western Regional July 28-29
Posted by Victor on 6/21/2023 to
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The APIC Western Regional convenes July 28 & 29 at the Atlantis Casino Resort, in Reno, Nevada. The Atlantis has been the venue of the biennial Regional for two decades, and is hard to beat in terms of creature comforts and amenities. Even if
Another blast from the past
Posted by Victor on 6/16/2023 to
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We recently got a significant influx of items making an encore appearance in the Legacy catalog. Many have not appeared for years, and may not be seen again for years. Check the Back in Stock category in case you missed them the first
Closed May 24-29
Posted by Victor on 5/22/2023 to
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We will close Wednesday, May 24, reopening Tuesday, May 30. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than May 31. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Political exonumia
Posted by Victor on 5/19/2023 to
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This month we feature a selection of political exonumia. Within numismatics, exomunia broadly comprises tokens and medals, or non-monetary coinage. Political exonumia comprises tokens and medals circulated to advance a cause or candidate, and in
Closed April 27 to May 1
Posted by Victor on 4/25/2023 to
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We will close Thursday, April 27, reopening Tuesday, May 2. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than May 3. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
An early 20th century selection
Posted by Victor on 4/14/2023 to
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This month we have a fine group of early 20th century political items, with several benchmark pieces including a great TR "Bull Moose" chromo button with moose suspension, always a favorite and seldom found in such nice condition. McKinley,
Another blast from the past...plus auctions!
Posted by Victor on 3/24/2023 to
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As new material is acquired, we routinely get items that were offered in the past and sold out. Many have not appeared in the catalog for years, and may not return again for years, so it's always worth your while to check the Back in Stock
Ike, Dick and Harry ...and Jack ...and Ronnie ...and FDR
Posted by Victor on 3/10/2023 to
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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