Vintage Political and Promotional Pinback Lot

Updated August 28, 2026

This collection includes an assortment of celluloid and metal pinback buttons, enameled lapel pins, and a stamped metal badge dating from the 1960s to the 1990s. Notable political items include a 1960s Nixon campaign button marked N.M.W.U. 7 and a satirical Spiro Agnew button marked Union Local 115 IAPL. The group also features anti-war buttons, various radio station promotional pieces, and a AAA School Safety Patrol Lieutenant badge produced by Grammes of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Nixon button: 3 inches diameterSpiro and Pep Club buttons: 2 inches diameter1963 Skating Ice Carnival button: 2 inches diameter1962 Skating Carnival button: 1.75 inches diameter.Items show age-appropriate wear including surface scratches, oxidation to metal reverses, and foxing on several white-background buttons. The Nixon button has a small crease in the celluloid cover near the lower edge, and the World is Flat button exhibits a brown stain on the left side. The enameled pins and metal badge show minor surface wear and light oxidation.

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