DEWEY CANON (SIC) CELEBRATION BUTTON C. 1899 IN THREE OAKS, MICHIGAN.
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Winning Bid:
$708.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 29, 2025 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.75” likely W&H but no back paper. A Spanish bronze cannon captured during the Battle of Manila Bay was award to this little town who in created a fund-raising campaign called “Three Oaks Against The World” to honor casualties of the 1898 war. Button includes Dewey photo, name of their campaign and tiny maps of newly acquired USA territories from Puerto Rico to the Philippines, plus an image of the cannon which sits to this day in Dewey Cannon Park awaiting its annual day in the limelight. Exc. Rare.
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