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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4862751, member: 101855&quot;]Real Chester A. Arthur campaign pieces are very rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>Arthur became president after the death of James Garfield via assassination. Arthur went to the 1884 Republican National Convention as a nominal candidate, but he really didn’t have much of a chance of winning the nod. He was sick with Bright’s disease and didn’t have much energy as a result.</p><p><br /></p><p>He also had a less than sterling reputation as a “bag man,” political hack and “wire puller.” He had once been the collector at the Port of New York, which paid more than the White House.</p><p><br /></p><p>To his credit, he stepped up to the job as president and fought hard for civil service reform. I think that he is a bit underrated as a president today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since he never ran for president, there are few items that feature only him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here he is running for vice president in 1880 with Garfield.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1174571[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1174572[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is one of the few campaign pieces that exist for him. This is only one I have seen during 35 years as a collector, and I paid well for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1174578[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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