The banner is from the Whig Party’s 1844 presidential campaign

The auction includes rare campaign banners and badges

The James Buchanan campaign flag led a sale at Heritage Auctions

This chair comes from Barack Obama's 2008 campaign bus

The Abraham Lincoln campaign flag features an unusual design

The 1860 Douglas campaign ribbon sold for $37,500 at Heritage

The 1860 Douglas & Johnson campaign ribbon is among the rarest in the hobby

The torch Nelson Mandela lit in his 1994 campaign will auction on September 10

A Republican Wide Awaker carried the 1860 Lincoln campaign flag