BROWDER-IMPRISONED COMMUNIST WITH JAILHOUSE SERIAL NUMBER.
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Winning Bid:
$873.74
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #182 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1499 in auction 182
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Item Description
2.25" litho. Reads "Delegate/Free Browder/Congress/60140." Union labels on each side. Metal-covered back with bar pin. Convicted 1917 of conspirach against draft laws and sentenced to 16 months in prison. Imprisoned again in 1919. Ran for US representative from New York while in prison 1930. Pardoned in 1933. Ran for president on Communist ticket 1936, 1940. Arrested in 1939 for a passport violation, convicted and sentenced to 4 years in prison (sentence was commuted after 14 months). Expelled from Communist Party 1946. Died in Princeton, N.J. 1973. Light wear. Glossy finish. Third we've seen.
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