Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas, recently moved into a new headquarters to consolidate operations and make room for more volume in their auctions. Here, we will take a look at their political memorabilia auction #6221, which closed in September, with a review of many of the lots selling in the $4,000 and up range. Some minor foxing provided one lucky bidder with the chance to purchase a true rarity from the 1920s. A Herbert Hoover the Clean Sweep vacuum cleaner button was swept up at $4,250 (all prices realized include a 25-percent buyers premium and are rounded up to the nearest dollar). A James A. Garfield large campaign flag, 81-by-42 inches (overall) cotton flag with wear, flew high at $4,250. Selling for the same was a John F. Kennedy metal 1960 headquarters sign. The 21.75-by-35-inch heavy painted metal sign was indeed likely used in the campaign headquarters. A George Washington Eagle with Star inaugural button, a choice example retaining the original shank, was secured at $4,750. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote was represented with a Womans Suffrage double-length parade sash. The 4-inch-tall sash brought $4,750. Selling a little higher was a George Washington GW in Oval inaugural button. The sharply struck example with the original shank realized $4,875. It required a cool $5,000 bid for one happy bidder to buy a Landon & Knox great play-on-words slogan jugate. It was a one-inch portrait with portraits of the 1936 Republicans superimposed on a sunflower. Yet another GW button, a George Washington Dotted Script inaugural button with a highly distinctive design and rarity make this one of the more sought-after GW button varieties and went for $5,250. A Theodore Roosevelt full-color equality button, 1.25 inches, titled Equality, showing President Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington sharing a shot of whiskey at a White House dinner, was served at $5,250. Selling at the same price point was a Robert La Follette top-of-the-line Teapot Dome button, one-inch pinback showing the 1924 Progressive in a rebus format. An example of a William Jennings Bryan Peoples Airline cartoon button, very clever 1.25-inch pinback showing Bryan traveling on a bicycle over a tightrope, teetered high, achieving $5,500. Some fabric loss at the right side didnt deter bidders on a Henry Clay Native American flag and parade sash, measuring 52-by-29 inches. The cotton flag, issued in 1844, flew to $5,500. A true classic, the James Monroe rare and sought-after portrait mug with his name spelled Munroe sold for $6,250. Honest Abe was portrayed on an Abraham Lincoln 1860 campaign ribbon with a bold beardless portrait of Lincoln with FREEDOM! above and his printed signature and PROTECTION below. It realized $7,813. A Bell & Everett jugate Grand National banner with full borders took $8,750 to secure. In fantastic condition was the classic Wendell Willkie Out at Third cartoon pin, 1.25 inches, showing Roosevelt sliding into third base but being tagged out by Willkie, which scored $9,375. In one of the best designs of that era was a Taft & Sherman jugate button of 1908. This 1.75 inch jugate sold for $9,375. A Womans Suffrage large graphic Votes For Women pennant, among the best designed felt pennants from the era, also brought $9,375. A $10,000 payment was needed for a Grant & Colfax bold, colorful 1868 cotton campaign banner. This image depicts a fierce eagle with a streamer in his mouth. More fabric, a Henry Clay ca. 1844 Nativist flag, previously unseen in the collecting community, 27.5-by-26.5 inches, cotton, used by an anti-immigrant group known as Nativists who rose to prominence in the 1844 campaign, sold for $12,500. A rare survivor, a Roosevelt & Garner jugate tire cover, 27.5-inch rain-proof tire cover with oblong portraits of the 1932 Democrats, rolled to $13,125. A Coolidge & Dawes key jugate rarity with terrific slogan 1.25-inch button featuring inclined oval portraits of the 1924 Republicans beneath a small shield was chased to a $13,750 selling price. The top selling pin-back button of the auction was a Roosevelt & Fairbanks Roos-e-Field jugate. There are several buttons that utilize the first syllable of TRs last name, Rose and incorporate it into a rebus design. It sold for $18,750. Finally, the big money item from the sale in the political category was a Samuel Tilden portrait flag, 13.5-by-8.5-inch glazed cotton flag with portrait of the 1876 Democrat in the canton, surrounded by 39 stars. The stripes bear the inscription, Tilden and Hendricks, one of only two known Tilden portrait flags. When the dust settled, it had found a new home at $27,500. Heritage Auctions can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-872-6467. Political Auctions on Parade appears regularly in Antiques and Auction News. I invite readers to write me if they would like to suggest auctions to be reviewed or have any other questions or suggestions. Michael J. McQuillen can be reached directly at P. O. Box 50022, Indianapolis, Ind., 46250-0022, michael@politicalparade.com or through his website, www.PoliticalParade.com.