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Sale 88
The Manuscripts, Collectibles and Space Auction
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Lot 76 |
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Vintage World War I "Abraham Lincoln Buy Liberty Bonds" Poster. World War I Liberty Bonds Poster. "Buy Liberty Bonds," 30" x 20½", linen backed, c. 1917. The poster has the appearance of a bronze plaque with orange lettering and features a bust-length, right profile image of President Lincoln, with a quote from his famous Gettysburg Address: "THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH" and a facsimile Lincoln signature Rolled, unfolded. Very fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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$185 |
Lot 77 |
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Vintage World War I Chicago "War Camp Community Service" Poster. Original WW I poster "War Camp Community Service 'Encircle The Camps With Hospitality' / Soldiers and Sailors Ever Welcome Where You See This Emblem", 32" x 22½", linen backed, War Recreation Board Of Illinois, 120 West Adams Street, Chicago, c. 1914-1918, by Lawrence Kennedy. A striking poster of the "War Camp Community Service" emblem, informing enlisted military they were welcome where the emblem was displayed. The origin of the National Recreation Foundation can be traced back to World War I. Prior to the war, the regular U.S. Army numbered 133,000. By Armistice Day, the United States had mobilized an army of over four million men and women. Supporting and entertaining these troops, knowing that this was the best way to insure their mental and physical preparedness, became a national issue. Rolled, unfolded. Very fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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Lot 78 |
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Vintage World War I "My Daddy Third Liberty Loan" Propaganda Poster. Original World War I poster "My Daddy Bought Me a Government Bond of the THIRD LIBERTY LOAN Did Yours?", 30" x 20", No. 11-A, The United States Printing & Lithograph Co., New York. Charming poster featuring a beautiful, rosey cheeked young girl, lovingly embracing her Liberty Bond. A Liberty Bond was a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the United States and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time. These posters appealed to the patriotic in every citizen, including the elderly and the young. And, in case that didn't work, the graphic images of children, women and of the enemy were common to get citizens on side to ration their money and spend it on the war. Rolled, unfolded, with only minor evidence of handling. Very fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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$172 |
Lot 79 |
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Vintage World War I "Save Your Child" War Saving Stamps Poster. Original WW I War Savings Stamps poster, "Save Your Child From Autocracy and Poverty Buy War Savings Stamps", 39" x 29½", linen backed, United States Treasury Department, United States Printing & Lithograph Co. of New York, S-3, c. 1917, by artist Herbert Andrew Paus. This beautiful poster depicts a nude, impoverished blonde child with a swollen belly, gripping the arm of the Statue of Liberty, with its flaming torch light beaming outwards. The United States Treasury Department issued its first war savings stamps in late 1917, in order to help pay for the costs incurred through involvement in World War I. The estimated cost of World War I for the United States was approximately $32 billion, and by the end of the war, the United States government had issued a total of $26.4 billion in debt. Although national campaigns had aimed to sell $2 billion in war savings stamps, they ultimately accounted for only 3-4 percent, of the total debt issued. Despite the low proportion of total debt purchased as war savings stamps, they did represent real additional savings. In addition, the War Stamp Savings program was considered a great success in that it taught citizens the importance of saving and thrift. Tape lifts at top and bottom margins, with minor paper loss easily restored. Rolled, unfolded. Very good +.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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Lot 80 |
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World War I Maps Showing Operations of the 37th Division. Lot of 8 maps, each 34 x 22 in., compiled by the Historical Committee, 37th Division, June 1929, showing the operations of the 37th Division in World War I. Locations of German troops are also indicated. The eight maps are: "France and Belgium," showing the route the 37th Division took in those countries and where they engaged in battles; "Bourmont Billeting Area, July 12th to July 21st, 1918"; "Baccarat-Sector, Aug. 4th to Sept. 15th, 1918"; "Avocourt-Sector, Sept. 22nd to Sept. 26th, 1918"; "Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26th to Oct. 1st, 1918"; "St. Mihiel Sector, Oct. 8th to Oct. 16th, 1918"; "Operations of 37th and 91st Divisions in Belgium Oct. 30 to Nov. 11, 1918"; "Saint Mihiel Operation 62nd Artillery Brigade, 37th Division Nov. 1st to Nov. 11th, 1918"; and "Travels of the 37th Division in Belgium Oct. 25, 1918 to Jan. 15, 1919." Light toning and a few edge splits, else fine.
Estimated Value $250-UP.
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