Portland Timbers - NASL : 1982

The Portland Timbers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1982, based in Portland, Oregon and played their home games at Civic Stadium for outdoor matches and the Memorial Coliseum for indoor games. The nickname "Soccer City, USA" to refer to Portland was coined during the team's first season. The team folded at the conclusion of the 1982 North American Soccer League season. 

Baltimore Orioles : 1988

Baltimore Orioles Jersey Retirement pins - #5 Brooks Robinson - #20 Frank Robinson - #4 Earl Weaver - #33 Eddie Murray - #22 Jim Palmer

 

Bill Barnes America's Air Ace : 1934

1.5-inch pin produced by Street & Smith, publishers

Bill Barnes Air Adventures pulp magazine that was published 1934-1935, running for 20 issues. This title was followed by “Bill Barnes Air Trails” which saw 16 issues published 1936-1937. - Hakes Auction $115.00 realized 2015

Klaus Nomi

Klaus Nomi (Klaus Sperber 1944 – 1983) was a German countertenor and baritone noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona.

In the 1970s, Nomi immersed himself in the East Village art scene. He was known for his bizarre and visionary theatrical live performances, heavy make-up, unusual costumes, and a highly stylized signature hairdo that flaunted a receding hairline. His songs were equally unusual, ranging from synthesizer-laden interpretations of classical opera to post-punk covers of 1960s pop standards like Chubby Checker's "The Twist" and Lou Christie's "Lightnin' Strikes". Nomi was one of David Bowie's backing singers for a 1979 performance on Saturday Night Live.

Batman - Hallmark Cards

Batman – Hallmark Cards 1.25-inch finback button attached to card

The birthday signal has gone out 

and Batman knows what that's about - 

celebrating awesome you 

and all the cool things that you do!

You make each day high-flyin' fun - 

Who's the hero? You're the one!

Eugene V Debs - Convict No 9653 : 1920s

 

Eugene Victor Debs (1855 – 1926) was an American socialist activist and trade unionist. He was one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States; through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States.

Debs's speeches against the Wilson administration and the war earned the enmity of President Woodrow Wilson, who later called Debs a "traitor to his country."  Debs ran for president in the 1920 election while imprisoned in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Campaign pins reading "For President: Convict No. 9653" accompanied his campaign. He received 914,191 votes (3.4 percent)

Col Roscoe Turner - Heinz 57

1 ¼-inch metal pin - sponsored by Heinz 57

Turner was the principal for the Roscoe Turner Famous Flying Corps sponsored by Heinz 57 Foods. Children would send in Heinz product seals to acquire these pins.

Roscoe Turner (1895 – 1970) was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion. He also founded a US domestic airline, ultimately called Lake Central Airlines, that in 1968 merged into Allegheny Airlines, the predecessor to US Airways.

Roscoe Turner signed 1933 National Air Races event cover (envelope) - 1936 Corinth Airport Dedication pinback button (Roscoe Turner Airport CRX) Corinth MS

Green Bay Packers : 2007 Gannett Newspapers

The Green Bay Packers, in conjunction with several Wisconsin daily newspapers, are gave fans and collectors the opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Packers' victory in Super Bowl XXXI. The pins include 22 Packers players from the winning team, including LeRoy Butler, Brett Favre and Desmond Howard, plus General Manager Ron Wolf and a commemorative Super Bowl XXXI pin.

Fans attending the game against the Saints received a full-color, glossy collector's album that has space for 24 exclusive pins. Fans not attending the game could obtain a coupon in Sunday's newspapers for a free album which can be redeemed at a participating retailer for the collector's album.

Then, on Monday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Oct. 15, "pin coupons" will appear in the newspaper each day. Coupons can be used at participating retailers, including the Packers Pro Shop, to purchase the Packers pin for $2.99, plus tax. A coupon from each day's newspaper was needed to purchase the next pin in the collection. If a coupon is missed, a "bonus pin coupon" was available in Saturday's paper to purchase any previously released pin.

Participating newspapers are The Green Bay Press-Gazette, The Post-Crescent, Oshkosh Northwestern, The Sheboygan Press, Herald Times Reporter in Manitowoc, The Reporter in Fond du Lac, Wausau Daily Herald, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Marshfield News-Herald and The Stevens Point Journal .