27474

1900 Teddy Roosevelt Vice Presidential Flag

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
1900 Teddy Roosevelt Vice Presidential Flag
<B>Spectacular Large Flag From Teddy Roosevelt's 1900 Vice Presidential Campaign</B></I> <BR>This famous reunion was one of the highlights of the 1900 campaign. Roosevelt played up his Spanish American War fame to the hilt, and many of his campaign items pictured him in his Rough Rider uniform. He enjoyed wide and highly visible support from his former Rough Rider comrades. "Teddy's Terrors" was an organization of mounted supporters who staged dramatic appearances at various campaign rallies and events. The Oklahoma City confab, nominally a reunion, was in reality a giant, four-day TR rally. It occasioned the production of several desirable pinback buttons, but this is the only flag we have ever encountered from the event. Overall display appearance is Excellent. There is minor edge roughness at the top, and a couple of trivial 2" separations at stress points where the fabric joins the original stick. Light soiling on the right side is typical of this type of item: like several similar examples in this catalog, it was stored rolled, with this end loosely exposed to soiling or wear. However, as the catalog photo shows, this item has very pleasing display presence, with the minor imperfections serving only to impart a little sense of age and "character." 34 1/2" x 19 1/2", on the original 33" stick. Just a super showpiece for this popular president, looking one of his most enduring images. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. Lot:27474