AT AUCTION 1908 Thomas L. Hisgen for President (Independence Party) ~ Vtg Orig 7/8" Pinback

Vintage Collectibles : Political : U.S. Presidential Etc : Third Party Ribbons, Badges, Pinbacks &C

 

Hake's 2004 Revised Price Guide lists this pinback @ $48 ~ VG w/ light stains next to the left cheek from the Independence Party (founded by William Randolph Hearst), its 1908 nominees: Thomas L. Hisgen for President and John Temple Graves for Vice President. The party platform argued against corrupt machine politics, for the eight-hour work day, for the creation of a Department of Labor, for government ownership of utilities (including railroads), and for the establishment of a central bank. The national party collapsed after the 1908 election, in which Hisgen and Graves won less than one percent of the popular vote. ~ Buy with confidence from A.P.I.C. Member# 15408 ~ click on the thumbnail & scroll down the next page to see two enlarged views (any checkering effect due to a scanner defect & not present on this offering) & dimensions

Item ID: 3009

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SPECIAL i.e., not eligible for a discount in my current multi-buy sale.