Pres Wm H Taft Related Billy Possum Brand Hosiery Small Sales Package Rare
In 1908, after GOP presidential candidate, William Howard Taft, partook of a meal in Atlanta, Georgia when served opossum with potatoes, Taft got nicknamed "Billy Possum", and dozens of creative postcards were produced during the campaign and even after he was elected. The cottage industry of Billy Possum toys, games and kids items was begun, too, with vendors trying to get over the potential loss of Teddy Bear revenue after Theodore Roosevelt left office, as if that could be stopped. After all, kids weren't dumb. It's a lot easier to cuddle up with a cute bear than an oversized rat. Many of you have seen the embossed, sepia set of four postcards cartoonist Fred Lounsbury did which are fairly common. But this is a little paper package advertising Billy Possum brand hosiery. We can't imagine what hosiery might have been stapled inside of it since this is only @ 2 3/8" x 3 3/16". It is in nice condition but please enlarge our images to judge condition for yourself so that you can be happy with your purchase. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence. And we'll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases which we do by issuing a refund for any overpayment. Shipping on this will be $5.85, carefully packed with tracking. h 73
Specifications
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| President | William H. Taft |
| Type | folding sales package |
| Term In Office | 1909-13 |
| Year | 1909+ |
| First Lady | Helen Taft |
| Theme | Politics |
| Material | paper |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
| Country/Region | United States |
In 1908, after GOP presidential candidate, William Howard Taft, partook of a meal in Atlanta, Georgia when served opossum with potatoes, Taft got nicknamed “Billy Possum”, and dozens of creative postcards were produced during the campaign and even after he was elected. The cottage industry of Billy Possum toys, games and kids items was begun, too, with vendors trying to get over the potential loss of Teddy Bear revenue after Theodore Roosevelt left office, as if that could be stopped. After all, kids weren’t dumb. It’s a lot easier to cuddle up with a cute bear than an oversized rat. Many of you have seen the embossed, sepia set of four postcards cartoonist Fred Lounsbury did which are fairly common. But this is a little paper package advertising Billy Possum brand hosiery. We can’t imagine what hosiery might have been stapled inside of it since this is only @ 2 3/8″ x 3 3/16″. It is in nice condition but please enlarge our images to judge condition for yourself so that you can be happy with your purchase. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence. And we’ll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases which we do by issuing a refund for any overpayment. Shipping on this will be $5.85, carefully packed with tracking. h 73
