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A long primary season has been a boon for collectors of election-year tchotchkes
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Corey Takahashi
May 15, 2008, 07:02 AM
Mark D. Evans is a veteran collector and the member services director of the organization, American Political Items Collectors. He estimates that the output of campaign-related pins, placards, mugs and other collectibles has increased this year by as much as 50 percent.
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