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Political Parade there are still plenty of opportunities to add items to one’s collections, but the face to
face ability to see and touch and item before purchase can never really be replaced.
As of this writing, the APIC (American Political Items Collectors) are still hoping/
planning to hold their National Convention this August in Nashville, TN. Only time will
By Mike McQuillen tell if this biannual event will be a go or not. I will certainly keep readers informed as I
learn more about the plans.
The past few months have seemed to last an eternity for collectors. It seems like it In the meantime…
was just yesterday that antique and flea market dealers were decrying the end of times R.S. emails: I have been a collector of Third-Party
due to the Internet destroying the collectibles world. And now…if it wasn’t for eBay,
other Internet auction sites and online commerce, political collectors, and all collectors campaign materials for many years. Primarily I save
in general for that matter, wouldn’t have the ability to while away the hours shopping books, speeches and other paper items pertaining to
Main St
and adding to our collections at all!! Socialist and Communist candidates.
The world of campaign collector’s conventions was severely hit by the many Although buttons and badges are not really my thing, I
quarantines and closure orders just as hard as any other collecting field. I personally do have this small (less than 1” in diameter) pin-back of
had plans to travel to and set-up to sell at shows in Washington, D.C., Louisville, KY, Eugene Debs of Terre Haute, Indiana along with his 1912 The 1912 campaign
Grantville, PA, Detroit, MI, and more between March and now. Instead, I have tried to of Socialists Debs and
Exit running mate Emil Seidel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is
220 fill the void by frequenting FaceBook collectors ages, online auctions and other “virtual” Seidel saw the use of
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406 in great shape. In what price range would you gauge this
events. this rich sepia colored
My personal campaign button web-site (PoliticalParade.com) has even sponsored a
405 piece? campaign picture
few virtual Zoom meetings where collectors have logged in to show-off items in their Thanks R.S.: The 1912 Debs & Seidel Socialist button, which today sells
for $225 - $250.
collections, meet and visit with other enthusiasts and talk about collecting in general. campaign was more or less an electoral side show
From these experiences, I think it is fair to say that the political hobby is strong, and Continued >
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