Lot 536
Flagg "Want Action? Join the U.S. Marine Corps!" Ca. 1942. Size: 30 x 40", matted and framed to 32 x 42". Printer: Alpha Lithograph Co., "2318 12-13-41 10m-438 R.B." printed at lower left corner. Soil/adhesive residue at left and top edges, foxing and toning, discoloration from adhesive or moisture at right edge, 2" tear at top edge, small chip out of right side, minor creasing radiating from edges, crease across Marine's chest. Most of the problems are on the margins and could be easily matted out. Overall, good condition.
The handsome Marine reaches out to recruits from his position on a beach; the toothy grin and jaunty angle of his helmet show that he is in no immediate danger, but his Springfield is at the ready and the destroyers and planes behind him make it clear that action is imminent. The vigorous appeal of this poster, with its all-american Marine and directive "Apply to Nearest Recruiting Station", must have made it a popular item.
Estimated Value $350 - 450.
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