27472

Benjamin Harrison Portrait Bandana

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Benjamin Harrison Portrait Bandana
<B>Outstanding 1888 Benjamin Harrison Single-Portrait Bandana</B></I> <BR>Described by Collins in <I>Threads of History</B></I> as "perhaps the best designed bandanna of the 19th century," (p.258). It's beauty has made it the most sought after and valued bandana for this candidate. It is also, to our knowledge the only bandana design of this era to feature a single portrait, most having jugate portraits or other devices. Condition is <I>superb,</B></I> virtually pristine. Notice that, while the right and left edges are finished, the top and bottom ones are not. This is typical for this particular bandana (see the example pictured in <I>Threads</B></I>). They were printed on a roll of fabric with finished outside edges, but apparently were never finished after being cut apart into individual bandanas. 25" x 21 1/2". <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:27472