Hake's March 24-25 Premier Auction features political memorabilia, Golden Age comics, Star Wars

YORK, Pa. - March 6, 2026 - PRLog -- As the United States revels in its 250th birthday year, Hake's is gearing up for a big celebration of its own. The pop culture powerhouse is holding their March Premier Auction, one that will feature wonderful examples of historical political memorabilia and rare Americana. The fully-illustrated catalog has published on Hake's website (Hakes.com) and bidding is now open. All lots will close on March 24-25.

Headlining the political category is a Cox & Roosevelt 1920 Democratic campaign jugate button, the most beautiful of all Cox/FDR varieties and the most coveted campaign button to be found. The 1-7/8-inch diameter button features a waving American Flag at the bottom center and a perched eagle at the top. Collectors have a special fondness for jugates, buttons featuring Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates. This one should sell for $25,000-$35,000.

FDR makes another appearance with a "Re-Elect Roosevelt" 1936 campaign poster, a phenomenal example of Depression-era art that evokes the masterful WPA murals of that period. The poster is 24 inches by 34 inches and signed in print at lower left by artist "W Sanger." The striking graphics include six figures, each holding a union picket line poster. The bottom reads, "Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America," a detail that may indicate the auction example is one-of-a-kind. Estimate: $10,000-$20,000.

Anna Pottery pigs are a big hit with collectors, and the one being offered by Hake's also carries a political theme. It features incised and highly-detailed political content – cartoons and text – pertaining to Horace Greeley, the newspaper publisher who was soundly defeated by US Grant in the 1872 presidential election. The 8¼-inch-long chocolate-brown slip glaze folk art whiskey bottle, one of only three known that bear Greeley cartoons, is from the renowned Rex and Patti Stark Collection and should realize $10,000-$20,000.

Fans of GI Joe, atten-hut! Lot 917 is an item never before sold at auction: a rare Cobra Set MSV consisting of a modified Stinger (Cobra Night Attack 4-WD) and a matching black Cobra version of the MMS (Mobile Missile System), offered as a Sears Exclusive and only made available for purchase in Canada. Manufactured in 1983 by Hasbro, the set is contained in a factory-sealed box with bilingual label and is graded AFA 80 NM. It's being offered by the original owner, whose mother kept it packed away for decades. The estimate is $20,000-$35,000.

View the fully illustrated catalog online and sign up to bid at https://hakes.com/.