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The U.S. presidential election of 1844 was between Democratic nominee James K. Polk and Whig nominee Henry Clay with the prominent issues surrounding slavery and the annexation of Texas. Polk was victorious in the close election and won 170 of the 275 electoral college votes. The popular vote, however, had a much narrower margin with Polk leading by less than 40,000 votes.

Below is a recent realized price for a James K Polk George M Dallas campaign flag from the 1844 election. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

James K Polk George M Dallas Campaign Flag. Sold for Over $75,000.

Nate D. Sanders Auctions has sold the following campaign memorabilia:

Lot of 3 Silk Campaign Ribbons Including the Extremely Scarce Lincoln-Hamlin Jugate Ribbon ”Free Territory for a Free People”

Extremely scarce Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin 1860 jugate campaign ribbon in silk, one of only a handful extant. Engraved by J.D. Lovett of New York, design features a split rail fence below the portraits and the phrase ”Free Territory for a Free People” above. Beautiful example measures 2.375” x 6.375”, in near fine condition.

Lot also includes two silk 1844 campaign ribbons for James K. Polk, featuring Polk’s portrait as ”Young Hickory of Tennessee”. Fraying to top and bottom edges, and light discoloration, Each measures 2.5” x 5”, in very good condition. Sold for $8,640.

James K Polk George M Dallas campaign flag
Lot of 3 Silk Campaign Ribbons. Click to enlarge.
James K Polk George M Dallas campaign flag
Lot of 3 Silk Campaign Ribbons. Click to enlarge.

The Scarcest of 19th Century Campaign Banners Hand-Colored by Currier and Ives — The John Bell and Edward Everett Jugate Banner Broadside for the 1860 Presidential Election

Scarce campaign broadside for John Bell and Edward Everett, the candidates for the Constitutional Union party in the 1860 Presidential campaign. Lithograph is the scarcest of 19th century Currier and Ives broadsides, hand-colored by the storied print makers, and with full margins not usually found on this broadside. Strong unionists who believed that slavery was protected by the U.S. Constitution, the candidacy of Bell and Everett split the southern vote, effectively giving the election to Abraham Lincoln. Their campaign banner reads at top, ”Liberty and Union Now and Forever One and Inseparable / No North, No South, No East, No West, Nothing But the Union”. With Currier and Ives copyright in 1860 at bottom, which also reads, ”Grand National Union Banner for 1860 / The Candidates and Their Platform”. The candidates’ names of John Bell, of Tennessee and Edward Everett of Massachusetts are also featured in the banner. Broadside is hand-colored by Currier and Ives, with unfaded rich, dark colors. Lithograph measures 13.5” x 18”, with original borders. Expert restoration including rice paper backing, though no restoration to the coloring except to a small spot of scuffing just below the tassels between the red velvet curtains. Some foxing to margins. Overall in very good to near fine condition. Sold for $12,600.

James K Polk George M Dallas campaign flag
The Scarcest of 19th Century Campaign Banners Hand-Colored by Currier and Ives — The John Bell and Edward Everett Jugate Banner Broadside for the 1860 Presidential Election. Click to enlarge.

1860 Campaign Portrait Flag Banner for Stephen Douglas — One of Less Than 10 Known Examples

Important remembrance from the most consequential Presidential election in U.S. history, the 1860 contest pitting Democrat Stephen Douglas against Republican Abraham Lincoln. This portrait flag banner, the most collectible banner, features Douglas at top left, center in the star portion of the flag with “FOR PRESIDENT, / STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, / VICE PRESIDENT, / HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON” printed upon the stripe portion of the flag. Banner measures 13″ x 8″. Small amount of creasing at lower right, otherwise near fine condition. An excellent example of this banner, one of less than ten known to still exist. Sold for $9,975.

James K Polk George M Dallas campaign flag
1860 Campaign Portrait Flag Banner for Stephen Douglas. Click to enlarge.

FREE VALUATION. To buy, auction, sell or consign your James K Polk George M Dallas campaign flag that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

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