1904 ala Gibson Girl Prez Campaign 'toon Postcard Alton Parker & H Davis Hats Ad

Description: This hard-to-find, standard sized, 1904 campaign postcard comes in versions promoting each pair of major presidential candidates. They use a girl (who couldn't even vote back then - not until 1920) who looks like the style of female popularized by an artist named Charles Dana Gibson back in the late 1800's and into the 1910's called a Gibson Girl. She's holding up jugate signs or banners with the candidates on it and there's a little saying, rhyme or blurb at the bottom. These postcards are made of a really cheap quality of pulp paper which is quite brittle and therefore many examples are all beat up with creases or corners off and such. So, when they do appear in decent condition, they tend to bring a bit more money. This example shows the democrat candidates Alton B. Parker and Henry Davis with the additional bonus of it advertising for Young's Hats. We have two versions of the matching Roosevelt Fairbanks examples: a version with an anti-Parker rhyme, item 305341277559, and another with the clue as to the correct was to pronounce TR's last name, item 274601560733. This is in nice shape but please look at our images and judge condition for yourself so that you can be happy with your purchase. S & H on this will be $5.50 carefully packed with tracking. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential campaign material so buy with confidence. We'll be happy to combine S&H even though eBay says we don't. We just issue a refund for any overpayment. 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 eBay store over time for this great opportunity for adding to your collection. Our collecting interests fall into all categories of presidential campaign material, but postcards remain at the top of the list. Like buttons, their graphics can be spectacular. But they have the added advantage of being able to contain a lot more of it with much more diverse art. They may relate to a specific person or event or articulate opposing campaign slogans. Many can be "mated-up" with an example for another candidate: the 1912 pennant cards have seemingly endless color combinations, images and slogans so you'll never have them all, which keeps your quest alive. Some have "coattails" and are geographically specific or contain "hopefuls" or are from a person's early career. One can simply collect their favorite candidate. In history, the 1908 election occurred at the height of the overall postcard craze by the public, so one can acquire a massive collection for that year alone. Cards can be one-of-a-kind real photos, printed photos or lithographs while others are part of a set. Some are cross-collectibles involving baseball, other sports, artists, causes or holidays. They can show one or more candidates - often even the opposing candidates - which one rarely finds on pins. Just remember this: if it doesn't have a printed place for a stamp and an address or wasn't machine-mailed like most modern examples, by definition it ISN'T a postcard. Having it used through the mail confirms its history (if you're worried about reproductions) and adds to its depth. Be aware that condition may be part of the mailing: it's important and can affect the value. But being obsessed and possessed like many button fanatics over obtaining perfect condition examples can be time wasted from the joy of collecting. Cards are much more personal than pins. You know they were handled, way back when, and are also meant to be today (using care). If folding or mechanical, they MUST be touched and worked to fully appreciate them. Many backs contain a political message or show a postmark nailing down a small town or date. Some show a particular moment in American history: a meeting of great individuals or the last days or hours of a person - often the president. Others then show the early days of his successor. Pins don't often show that. Many cards have anti-cartoons - their great, artwork barbs and blurbs are classic political fun; sarcastic, creative, witty and sometimes suggestive, as being rendered 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 obscure candidate 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, diverse and wonderful these relatively affordable political collectibles are. Most of all, have fun with them. Postcards were meant to be FUN.

Price: 125 USD

Location: Beverly Hills, Florida

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