Lori Ferber

As collectors of political history, we understand that artifacts are more than objects—they are tangible pieces of the debates, passions, and conflicts that have shaped our nation. From campaign buttons to protest placards, each item carries with it the voice of a moment in time. Occasionally, those moments center on issues that still stir strong feelings today. One such topic...

Interesting story by Kara Voght of The Washington Post that discusses the use of the Autopen machine in light of today's supposed "scandal" regarding whether presidential bills and other documents signed by autopen are actually valid. Lori Ferber Collectibles provided some background assistance to the Washington Post on this story. Continue reading →

Out of pure curiosity we asked ChatGPT: Given what you know about the writing style and thoughts about our country what would you say in 50 words for each would have been the impression of Donald Trump's presidency so far in 2025? The presidents would be Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and George Washington. Here is the response we received: Continue reading →

For over 50 years we have been offering free appraisals for Political Memorabilia & Collectible items. Why? Because it's our way of giving back to this great hobby. More often than not, people come to us who found collections if presidential and political items that they found in an attic or stowed away somewhere in a relatives house and they don't know what the value is or what to do with it. You may simple want to know if the items have any value or not, or you may be interested in selling items. Either way we are happy to help. Simply send us an email at [email protected]. It's that easy! Continue reading →

Every week we list new interesting and unique political and presidential collectibles that we discovered. The emails are sent to our customers who want to be alerted when we list new political items. The emails are sent every Sunday afternoon at 5:30 pm. EST. When we first started sending out the emails a customer mentioned to us that he tried to buy a unique item but someone beat it to him. He then said "well I guess that means sometimes You Snooze You Lose" and that's how it all began! Continue reading →

Every week we list new interesting and unique political and presidential collectibles that we discovered. The emails are sent to our customers who want to be alerted when we list new political items. The emails are sent every Sunday afternoon at 5:30 pm. EST. When we first started sending out the emails a customer mentioned to us that he tried...

Wow. Drum roll please..... We just past the point of where over 25,000 different campaign buttons, posters, and other political collectibles have been listed on our website. That's a lot of typing! Years ago we made the decision to make all our current and past listings in our database available to collectors, researchers and institutions as a source of information...

We are often surprised when we open a box of collectibles and find some unusual campaign items - but this one certainly made our list of one of the craziest yet. It's a tire cover from the 2004 presidential election campaign of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. There is no doubt that the person who thought up this campaign idea was thinking outside the box. In fact, when you think about it it's actually a pretty bold and dramatic moving billboard that's hard to miss. Continue reading →

We were recently honored that the AntiqueWeek newspaper featured Lori Ferber Collectibles in its cover story in the June 28, 2022 edition of its popular weekly antiques publication. The story focused on the continuing popularity of collecting Abraham Lincoln artifacts and was titled "Collecting President Lincoln Remains Popular". It featured numerous photographs of Lincoln collectibles contained in our collection or that we have sold over the years. Continue reading →

This weekend we listed a button from the 1951 Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth and her meeting with President Harry Truman. It was pointed out to us by an astute customer, that Queen Elizabeth was actually still "Princess Elizabeth" in 1951, until she became Queen in 1952. Of course we corrected our faux pas immediately. But it reminded us of...