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       John Mahey of Hanisburg, Pennsylvania, has generously  donated the pro-
       cee& from an auction of the buttons  of his mother;  the late Bernyce  Mahey,
       to the Color Fund. Shown on this and the next two pages  are examples  of
       some  of the buttons  to be auctioned  on June 28-29 by Page Auctioneers  in
       Batavia,  New York.













          18th century embossed  paper
          with cherub  plaque  under  glass.  l Bth century  Wedgwood
                                          mounted in Bolton  steel,














            1 8th' century  monochrome
            painting under glass-rare!      En grissaille  Cupid













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          18t} century  bleu-de-roi enamel  Fancy lBth century colo-
          with white pereries border      nial with enamel center.


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