1908 Wm J Bryan Campaign Postcard anti-GOP Taft Public Sale Like an Auction Bill for Sale

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1908 Wm J Bryan Campaign Postcard anti-GOP Taft Public Sale Like an Auction Bill For Sale

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1908 Wm J Bryan Campaign Postcard anti-GOP Taft Public Sale Like an Auction Bill:
$28.00

This standard size postcard harkens back towards all the 19th Century Salt River items concerning the opposing candidate or party which would lose an election. This creative card makes it look like a farm sale handbill which lists all the items offered at a public sale. Tongue firmly-in-cheek, in this case, on March 4, 1909, (which would be the next Presidential Inauguration Day), democrat William Jennings Bryan\'s supporters predict such a sale held at the White House after Bryan moves in and republican president, Theodore Roosevelt, moves out. Republican Platforms, Dinner Pails and numerous Teddy Bears are listed for sale but this is against William H. Taft, as well.
There are several different versions of this card, and the idea really caught on in the 1930\'s-\'50\'s from FDR to Eisenhower when various presidents were to hold similar clearance sales at the Executive Mansion after they moved in. Regular sized, sale spoof items on cardboard and paper appeared during these times as election jabs to hang on a partisan\'s wall as a jest.
But this postcard pre-dates those bigger items by a couple of decades. Printed by William L. Martin of Geneva, Nebraska, he\'s NOT the same guy as William \"Dad\" Martin who did all those creative exaggeration real photo postcards. That man was out of Kansas.
This is in nice condition but please look at our images to judge this for yourself so that you can be happy with your purchase. We are members of APIC and only sell authentic presidential (and other collectible) material, so buy with confidence. And even though claims we don\'t, we\'ll be happy to combine shipping costs on multiple purchases. We just have to do it via a refund. S & H on this will be $5.50, first class with tracking, carefully packed.
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We returned from the northeastern part of the U.S. where we purchased another top-notch political postcard collection from a life-long specialist and friend. PLUS we\'re still selling out of the collection of our mid-west friend! Since many of their cards are duplicates of our own, we feel it is important to offer them back into the collector market, so that others continue having the fun of discovery and pride of ownership that we three have experienced over the decades. Hopefully you can find a gem or two to add to your own collection, so check our store over time for this great opportunity for adding to your collection.
Our collecting interestsfall into all categories of presidential campaign material, but postcardsremain at the top ofthe list. Like buttons, their graphics can be spectacular. But they have the added advantage of being able to contain a lot moreof it with much more diverse art. They mayrelate to a specificperson oreventorarticulateopposing campaign slogans.Many can be \"mated-up\" with an exampleforanother candidate: the1912 pennant cardshaveseemingly endless color combinations,imagesand slogansso you\'ll never have them all,which keepsyour quest alive. Somehave \"coattails\" and are geographically specific or contain \"hopefuls\"or are from a person\'s early career.Onecan simply collect their favorite candidate.In history, the 1908 election occurred at the height of the overall postcard craze by the public,so one canacquire a massive collection for that year alone.Cards can be one-of-a-kind real photos, printed photos orlithographswhileothers arepart of a set.Some are cross-collectibles involving baseball, other sports, artists, causesor holidays. Theycan show one or more candidates - often eventhe opposingcandidates -which one rarelyfinds on pins.
Just remember this: ifit doesn\'thave a printed place for a stampand an address orwasn\'t machine-mailed like most modern examples, by definitionit ISN\'Ta postcard. Having it used through the mailconfirms its history (if you\'re worried about reproductions) and adds to its depth. Be aware that condition maybe part ofthe mailing: it\'s important andcan affectthe value. But beingobsessed and possessed like many button fanatics over obtaining perfect conditionexamplescan betime wasted from the joy of collecting.
Cardsare much more personal than pins. You know they were handled, waybackwhen, and are also meant to be today (using care).Iffolding or mechanical, theyMUST be touched and worked to fully appreciate them. Many backscontain apolitical message orshow apostmark nailing down a small town or date. Some showa particular moment in American history: a meeting of greatindividuals or the last days or hours of a person - oftenthe president.Othersthen show the earlydays of hissuccessor.Pins don\'t oftenshow that.
Many cards have anti-cartoons - their great, artwork barbs and blurbs are classic political fun; sarcastic, creative,witty and sometimes suggestive, as beingrendered by the famous or not-so. Pro-examples can gush enthusiastically.Some reflect America\'s socially or racially questionable past from which we may learn.Others show an obscurecandidate and were printed in rather limited numbers.Postcard evolution from the late 19th-century to the oversize mailers of today can be displayed in one tray. Can you tell we love \'em! Therefore,we\'re listing a broad selection to pique your interest and show what we mean about how great, diverseand wonderful these relatively affordablepolitical collectibles are. Most of all, havefun with them. Postcardswere meant to beFUN.