Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Coins, Collectibles and Memorabilia Auction

Military Memorabilia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1811		Anon "Gentlemen, The United States needs your help!" Circa 1917. Size: 20 x 29". Printer: National Capital Press, Inc. Soft wrinkles at left and top edges with a few minor chips, bottom left corner missing, surface soil, good condition. Printed for the American Electric Railway Association and the U.S. Fuel Administration ("Save that Shovelful!"), with hints at saving coal to help the boys "over there". Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $69
Lot 1812		Anonymous, "Oh, Boy!…The Salvation Army Lassie". C. 1918. Size: 30 x 40". On Linen. Excellent color. Minor chipping and wrinkling to edges arrested by mounting; four areas of post-mount water stains along right edge, primarily along margin, but longest areas extend 3" into image. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Theofiles 196. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 1813		B.H. "Teufel Hunden…U.S. Marines". 1918. Size: 20 x 30". Strong, fresh colors. 1 1" and 1 2" tear at bottom edge are repaired with tape, mainly on the verso; a few small nicks along the vertical margins are repaired verso with tape; tip of top right corner missing; ¾" chip out of top left corner. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Theofiles 59. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 1814		Beneker "Sure! We'll Finish the Job". 1918. Size: 26 x 38". Printer: Edwards & Deutsch, Chicago, "1-C" printed at bottom left. Handful of chips at bottom margins, 3" tear at bottom margin radiates into image, 5" tear at bottom right margin radiates into image, two 2" tears at top edge, one 5" tear at top edge. In spite of the above mentioned faults, this poster is in very good condition -- the colors are extremely bright and fresh and the tears would be easily mended. The Victory Liberty Loan relied on the willingness of the public to continue to invest even after the Armistice. The vigorous campaigning of the Victory Liberty Loan was ultimately successful as citizens came to personify the ideal portrayed here -- wearing buttons from earlier loan drives, the obviously working class man eagerly reaches deep to meet the needs of the newest campaign. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Theofiles 177. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1815		Beneker "Sure! We'll Finish the Job". Identical to the image above. Slightly worse condition: more chipping at the top right corner, two 6" tears at top edge, some color and paper loss radiating from both tears. Fair to good condition. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $63
Lot 1816		Dewey "Our Daddy is Fighting at the Front…" 1917. Size: 20 x 30". Printer: T.F. Moore and Co., New York. Minor foxing at top edge, pinholes at four corners, 4" tear from top edge, chips and paper loss at bottom right corner, childish penciled writing at bottom edge. Fair condition. The rosy-cheeked youngsters make a cheerful appeal for help. The Second Liberty Loan, opened just five months after the First closed, was very successful and earned well over $3,000,000,000. Estimated Value $125-UP. Theofiles 129. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $109
Lot 1817		Flagg "The Road to Berlin…" Circa 1917. Size: 20 x 24". Printed for the Second Federal Reserve District Liberty Loan Committee, New York. Minor foxing and toning with faint water damage to left edge, otherwise very good condition. James Montgomery Flagg's doughboy, with his cheerful grin and jaunty demeanor, makes an appealing figure. This locally printed poster for Liberty Bonds stresses the fact that "He Needs Your Help". Estimated Value $75 - 100. Please note the Howard Chandler Christy poster in our Entertainment section. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 1818		Flagg, "Be A U.S. Marine". 1918. Size: 28 x 40". Great colors. Minor foxing and toning along left margin verso shows through somewhat; small area of chipping and tiny tears along bottom left margin repaired verso with tape; 2" tear along right margin repaired with tape verso; upper left corner creased and has one ¾" vertical tear. Overall, very good condition; only the minor flaws on the left edge keep it from fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Theofiles 52. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1819		Foringer "The Greatest Mother in the World". Circa 1918. Size: 20 x 27½". Printed for "Form N.Y. 31 Second War Fund". Soft creasing in upper third of poster, minor surfacer soil and foxing, a few minor tears at left edge. Good to very good condition. A dramatic image emphasing the importance of the Red Cross. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Theofiles 218. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 1820		French Print of the Armistice Signing. Tinted 7½ x 6" print, framed. Hand tinted representation of the inside of the Armistice railway car, the esteemed personages are captioned in the margins. The print has been applied to the glass of the frame and a metal plaque on the frame labels the scene "Carrefour de l'Armistice/11 Novembre 1918." A few scratches to the frame, the leather frame backing needs to be re-attached at the bottom edge. Surely intended for the French audience, who had so much cause to welcome the Armistice, and in very good condition. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $29
Lot 1821		Pennell, "That Liberty Shall Not Perish". 1918. Size: 30 x 40". On Linen. Strong colors. Edges show small tears, nicks and minor chipping; the linen is becoming somewhat frayed and there is foxing on the linen verso. Condition is difficult to classify -- most of the damage is around the edges and at the creases, as is to be expected, and application to linen has arrested any further damage, but additional restoration would secure the piece for the long-term future. Good to very good condition. A disturbing image of America under attack, this use of the Statue of Liberty is extremely powerful and effective. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 1822		Raleigh "Must Children Die and Mothers Plead in Vain?". 1918. Size: 30 x 40". Printer: Sackett & Wilhelms, New York, "1-B" at bottom left corner. Horizontal center fold with some separation and very minor paper loss; three horizontal tears at left, all radiate into image; pea-size paper loss twice at top left edge and once at bottom left corner; some toning at margins. The colors remain amazingly bright, obviously this piece was put away soon after it was taken down. Good condition. This striking Liberty Bond poster is an indelible image of the results of war -- suffering children and desparate mothers. Designed for the largest of the loan drives, the September/October 1918 Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Theofiles 160. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 1823		Roberts, "War Clouds Gather… Join the Navy League". Size: 19 x 28". Minor toning, but beautiful color. Pinholes top center, minor nicks to edges and one 1½" narrow, vertical tear at left margin. Overall, excellent condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 1824		Sindelar "Uncle Sam Needs That Extra Shovelful". Ca. 1917-1918. Size: 20 x 28". Printer: Latham Litho, New York. Printed for the United States Fuel Administration. One 1" tear at top edge, three chips at right edge, a handful of soft creases at top edge. Bright, true colors; good to very good condition. "Help Uncle Sam to Win the War"; the caption lists six measures people at home and work can take to conserve fuel -- measures that seem somewhat foreign 90 years later when "Fire small amounts of coal often" sounds like grilling instructions. Estimated Value $75 - 100. Theofiles 96. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 1825		Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre "En Belgique Les Belges Ont Faim". 1915. 36 x 51", framed to 37 x 52". Lithograph. Printer: Lapina, Paris. Folds, one quarter-sized water spot at left margin, minor wrinkles and creasing to margins. Very good condition. The suffering of the Belgians under German occupation is vividly portrayed in August Theophile Steinlen's poster advertising an auction to benefit famine victims. Steinlen and his friend Tolouse Lautrec were two of the most important figures in the development of the poster in France (and consequently, the western world). Steinlein's advertising images were notable for his bold use of color and sensuous lines (as in his famous "Chat Noir") but he was also able to express the tragedy and depredations of war in a spare, eloquent manner. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Please note the original Steinlen drawing for sale in our Fine Arts section. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 1826		Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre "Journée des Régions Libérées". 1919. 35 x 47" framed to 34 x 50". On linen. Lithograph. Printer: Lapina, Paris. Folds with minor chipping, a few repaired tears at edges, paper is evenly toned. Good condition. A bold and desolate image with a plea for help for those returning to the "Régions Libérées" -- the "Liberated Regions" -- hope in the face of the devastated landscape. Museum mounted under UV-3 plastic with barrier boards and Chartex, muslin or linen backing. Estimated Value $600 - 750. Please note the original Steinlen drawing for sale in our Fine Arts section. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1827		Triedler, "For Every Fighter A Woman Worker YWCA". 1918. Strong colors. Creasing with minor nicks and tears along both edges, about 1½" wide strip vertically each side with some tape repairs verso -- these edges would be easily matted out. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Theofiles 217. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1828		Lot of Six Flyers. Lot of six flyers in varying conditions: five full color supplements to varying publications and one "My Soldier" flyer labeled "Take This Home and Put It In the Window." Three flyers have significant ink bleed from something they were on and one is missing the top right corner. Two of the pieces have been laminated. Conditions range from poor to good. Worth inquiry/inspection. Call for color copies. A small version of Christy's "Americans All!" and "They Call Them Devil-Houds But They Are Simply Hounding the Devil" have been laminated and the colors remain brilliant. Three flyers show images of Lady Liberty, the most intact showing Liberty in front of Flanders Fields. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1829		Lot of Two "Invest" Posters. Lot of two. 1). Anon. "Invest" circa 1917. Size: 56 x 21". Printer: The U.S. Printing and Lithograph Company, "V-339" printed at bottom left corner. Folds with some separation, adhesive residue and tape scattered throughout poster, paper loss at bottom edge, in center of "S", at top left, minor assorted tears, 8 x 2" area of discoloration in dark blue of poster. Brilliant colors, unfortunate damage. Long, banner-look poster features the image of a soldier and a sailor at either end of the word "Invest!", they lean casually atop the letters. This is an uncommon poster and, despite the poor condition, would be a nice addition to a collection. 2). Anon. "Invest" circa 1918. Size: 19½ x 29½". Printer: Strobridge Litho, Cincinnati, "3-C" printed at bottom left. One 2" tear at left edge, one abrasion at bottom, crease resulting in 12" printing flaw. Brilliant color, very good condition. Two great posters. We have not seen the large poster before and, in spite of its damage (some of which is reparable), it is a striking image and very desirable. The bold "V" image on the second poster is very direct and striking. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $63
Lot 1830		Lot of two War Savings Stamps posters. Two small format posters. 1). Green "My Soldier". circa 1918. Size: 14 x 21". One horizontal, three vertical creases; 3" tear from bottom edge; minor discoloration at top edge, minor surface soil. Fair to good condition. 2). McGill "Stamp! Stamp! Stamp!…" circa 1918. Size: 13½ x 18½". 1" tear from bottom edge. Bright color, very good to fine condition. Echoing the lines of a popular song ("Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!") is an appealing poster in wonderful condition. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $178
Lot 1831		Poster Miscellaney. Lot of four posters. 1). "Montclair Will See It Through!" Size: 31½ x 22". Printed by Lutz & Sheinkman, New York. Large red oval with white lettering. Soft creasing with a few tears throughout; minor paper loss by "i"; ragged edges with some chips. Poor to fair condition. 2). "Continuity Chart of the First Corps. Cadets" circa 1926. Size: 15 x 24". Detailed poster about the history of the Army Corps of Engineers. Surface soil, 5 x 2" area of scattered dark discoloration at left edge. Fair condition. 3). "Flags of Freedom" circa 1917. Size: 19 x 14". Minor surface soil, three water stains extend from bottom edge 2" into image. Poor condition. 4). "V" Cloth letter from a Victory banner. Size: 16" at longest and 16" at widest part. Minor foxing and red bleed scattered. Good condition. An interesting assortment for the collector or dealer. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 1832		Two European Relief Posters. Two post-war posters making relief appeals. 1). Red Cross "All They Ask Is Your Old Clothes" circa 1918. Size: 21 x 27". Two areas of paper loss at right edge, one 1" long and one ½" long; some soft creasing at edges; nicks to left edge; three small areas of discoloration in text. Good condition. 2). Bettsbains "Lest We Perish" 1918. Size: 20 x 27". Dampstaining and old water spots throughout; paper loss at upper right margin with old tape; minor chipping to other margins; some toning. Poor to fair condition. Two powerful images stress the pain of readjustment and relief in Europe. Our first poster uses the Red Cross' image of outstretched hands over an image of a war-torn city to bring home the message. The second poster, with Bettsbains' haunting image, is almost enhanced by the waterstains -- they add to the desolate feeling of the piece. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $161
Lot 1833		Carlu, Jean "America's Answer! Production". 1942. 41 x 30", framed to 45 x 34" Printer: Government Printing Office for the Division of Information, Office for Emergency Management. Framed. Mailing folds, very minor wrinkling at bottom edge, else fine. A strong image, one of the best posters of the era. Carlu did two famed posters during World War II -- this is the more sought after by collectors. Museum mounted under UV-3 plastic with barrier boards and Chartex, muslin or linen backing. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1834		Flagg, "Want Action? Join the U.S. Marine Corps". C. 1942. Size: 30 x 40". Minor (very faint) toning and discoloration along top margin and top ½" of image; faint 2" wide strip of toning/soil horizontally across poster (most visible in light margin); adhesive residue verso. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $368
Lot 1835		Rockwell, "Freedom From Fear" and "Freedom From Want". Lot of two. 1943. Size: 20 x 28". Inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt's first State of the Union speech in 1941, Rockwell created four images illustrating Roosevelt's words: "…We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way--everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want -- everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear -- anywhere in the world…" Although the government initially rejected Rockwell's works, the pictures were so popular once printed in The Saturday Evening Post that they were adopted by the Office of War Information for bond drives and remain four of the most powerful images of the War-era homefront. Beautiful color on both. 1.) "Freedom From Fear". Folded with very minor edge separation at some of the folds, also tiny, scattered areas of color loss on folds; one 1" tear at left margin. Verso shows an area of adhesive residue with a couple of layers of paper loss, resulting in some very thin areas in the top left quadrant of the recto of the poster, including one tiny hole in the wall above the children's heads. Overall, good to very good condition. 2.) "Freedom From Want" Folded, minor color loss scattered along center horizontal crease; minor toning to margins. Verso shows an area of adhesive residue with a couple of layers of paper loss, not as severe as the poster above -- the recto is not affected. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 1836		Rockwell, "Freedom of Speech". 1943. Size: 30 x 40". Beautiful color. Minor toning; folded with very faint, scattered color loss along creases and very small areas of separation repaired verso with tape; diagonal creases along bottom corners; two 1½" vertical tears at top margin repaired verso with tape. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1837		Rockwell, "Freedom of Speech" and "Freedom of Worship". Lot of two. Size: 20 x 28". Beautiful color on both. 1.) "Freedom of Speech". Minor toning; folded with very faint, scattered color loss along creases; a handful of minor, horizontal creases extend from the right margin into the image and appear to be printing defects; adhesive residue verso has resulted in some staining coming through the four corners, but it does not significantly detract from the appearance of the piece except at the bottom right corner. Overall, good to very good condition. 2.) "Freedom of Worship". Minor toning; folded with very faint, scattered color loss along center horizontal crease. Verso shows an area of adhesive residue with a couple of layers of paper loss, not severe -- the recto is not affected. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 1838		Schreiber "Back The Attack Buy War Bonds". 1943. Folds, minor edge separation at intersections and top and bottom edge; very minor, superficial chipping scattered at top edge. Excellent color. Overall, very good condition. The official poster for the 3rd War Loan, this striking piece of propaganda stresses the U.S. in an offensive, rather than defensive, position -- encouraging the American consumer to support the military and, obliquely, promising an aggressive push against the Axis. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1839		Shahn, Ben, "This is Nazi Brutality". 1942. Size: 28 x 37". Printer: Office of War Information. Folds, adhesive residue verso. Very good, almost fine condition. With one of the most striking posters of World War II, Shahn presented the utter destruction of Lidice, Poland, in stark terms that were sure to drive home the message of Nazi brutality in the occupied countries. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 1840		Shahn, Ben, "We French Workers Warn You…" 1942. 27 ½ x 39 ¼". One sheet. Printer: Government Printing Office for War Production Board. Poster A-25. Folds, two minor chips. Very good, almost fine, condition. "We French workers warn you…defeat means slavery, starvation, death". Ben Shahn's vivid imagery and brutal text remind an American audience far from the immediate horrors of war exactly what Nazi occupation entails. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 1841		Soviet Awards. Lot of two framed pieces. 1. Grouping of seven medals awarded to Naum Fedorovich Milner, manager of a Leningrad factory complex, mounted and framed to 25 x 14". In order of receipt the medals are: Red Banner of Labor (1934 early screwback), Medal for the Defense of Leningrad (1943), Order of the Red Banner of Labor (ribbon suspension), Medal for Valiant Labor During the Great Patriotic War (1945), the Order of Lenin (the USSR's highest honor), two All Union Exhibition of National Economy Achievement Medals (1967 and 1968) and the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad commemorative medal. All awards are identified, professionally mounted and framed, along with Milner's ID book, his "Orders Book" and The Citation for the Defense of Leningrad Medal (signed by Bubnov, an NKVD official and Secretary of the Executive Committee). 2. The second framed piece (32 x 15") holds eight matted citation cards including the Medal for Valiant Labor and Medal Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad (with the medals' serial numbers) certificates and four Economy Achievement Medal Citations. The medals were mounted and framed by Spinks of London and featured on the cover of, and in an article in, the April 1985 issue of "The Medal Collector". Although Soviet medals can now be legally obtained, this exceptional collection, accumulated by one individual over a lifetime rather than assembled piecemeal, is a rare grouping in superior presentation. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold