| GEORGIA RELICS |
| PRESIDENT BUTTON |
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| ANDREW JACKSON BUTTON (FRONT) |
| ANDREW JACKSON BUTTON (BACK) |
| The following Andrew Jackson Button was the first campaign button used in a Presidential Election. The Jacksonian Democrats were keen on bringing their candidate to the attention of the voting public and did not overlook the use of buttons as a means of advertising their candidate. Although hampered by the current fashion, which permitted not the least ruffle on the fronts of buttons, found a way of putting over their slogan on the back of the buttons. The buttons were stamped as appears below "ANDREW JACKSON PRESIDENT 1829". This began the use of campaign buttons in the promoting of candidates. --- Uniform Buttons by David F. Johnson The Andrew Jackson Button is an extremely rare button with a RV of 250. This indicates a very low number of such buttons known. These are shown in the Alberts Book as PC83. If you have additional interest or information on the Andrew Jackson Button, please email me at [email protected] |
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