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Hank ThomasThe information on the generic pin probably came from me--Johnson was my grandfather, and this pin was in my aunt's scrapbook with her notation as a young child, "Dad's pin for congress." Gary Hong may have written the SCD article referred to. To my knowledge, these are the only pins from Johnson's 1940 campaign. Coincidentally, I just had a discussion with an eBay seller advertising a "Johnson For Congress" pin as coming from Walter Johnson's campaign. I tried to tell him I didn't think it was, and the information wasn't well received, with him claiming that in political memorabilia circles his pin was widely regarded as being related to the ballplayer. I told him that was new to me, and I would have to see some proof before I believed it. I have the only campaign brochure I've ever seen. I'd like to see Marshall's stuff if it can be reposted, and any other rare Johnson stuff for that matter. I have a nice collection of his pins and silks, but sold off my card collection several years ago. I'll be bringing my pins and silks to Fort Washington in a couple of weeks if anybody wants to stop by and see them. I set up with Kevin Keating at booths 705-707. I didn't know about this forum before--somebody sent me the link and it looks great. Is this an offshoot of the magazine? I had a subscription before it went under. Hope this helps.