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Lot of 2 Lincoln-related pinbacks. Lincoln Benefit Society, ca 1910. Verso back paper: "Manufactured by / St. Louis Button Co / St. Louis, Mo. / Pat. Aug. 8 '99" Diam. 1 in. (25 mm). Pictures Abraham Lincoln standing over a seated Sojourner Truth. The Lincoln Benefit Society was a fraternal and insurance organization for African Americans in Wilson, North Carolina led by prominent citizen and postmaster, Samuel Vick. Emancipation Proclamation, 1863-1913, ca 1913. Verso back paper: "The Whitehead & Hoag Co. / Buttons / Badges / Novelties / and Signs / Newark, N.J." Diam. 0.8 in. (21 mm) Text surrounds profile bust of Lincoln. Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Condition: Minute brown spots to lower edge of Lincoln Benefit Society badge, with some spotting and pencil writing to paper back.