Memorial Day WWII and War Bond Posters
coinkat
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Avenge December 7th
This was one of the early WW II posters with the first printing in 1942 and the artist, Bernard Perlin, created and left a lasting impression to mobilize the War effort. I was lucky enough to find a 28" x 22" recently... with the folds as is the one pictured here. There is something special about owning a piece of history that shows evidence that it was put to its intended use and ultimately saved to be appreciated by others.
This poster is from the 5th loan series which dates to 1944- This one comes in various sizes. The graphics are quite intense. The size I was able to locate is about 20"x14"
The last one I will like is from the 3rd Loan series of 1943- The one I found is 27"x20" which seems to be non-standard size. The graphics capture it all.
Thanks to those that have served our country in all capacities .
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...and what was done with bond proceeds; in this photo, aircraft assembly.
Most people recognize this one
My understanding is that most of those WWII posters were put on display for a period of five weeks and replaced with something new. I wonder how many are either faked versions of real posters or are fantasy posters that were never actually used in WWII?
That is reasonable question... My understanding is that most, if not all of the originals war bondsposters, contain a printing date and will exhibit folds. The 1944 one has
Official US Treasury Poster US Government printing office 1944 followed by a number O 582631 and in the far right corner WED 911. I have no doubts as to authenticity of any of the ones I own. I do believe there are reproductions that are likely being sold online.
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The War Bond posters are a very appealing area of collecting. Many superb designs exist from WWI and WWII. I currently have two that are famed and hanging on my walls and this is one that I sold several years ago. (I have no idea why this has loaded up sideways.)
Great looking poster
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Nice history!
There are modern reproductions of almost every WW-I, WW-II and other posters. As with coins, appropriate knowledge will help collectors buy authentic items.
I have an original WW-I Coal Board poster that was never used. It is incredibly delicate, because it was beautifully printed on cheap paper and intended for use in Post Offices for a couple of weeks, then scraped off and replaced. A reproduction costs about $15 and lacks the fine detail, tonal range and smoothness of an original, but is on better paper. The original is worth about $5,000.
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My Favorite WW2 Recruiting Poster:
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
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Great post.
its still good to see the posters all. thank you bunches
Here's a coin-related 1918 poster from Austria-Hungary.
"Zeichnet 8 Kriegsanleihe." [Subscribe to the 8th War Loan.]
This 1916 French poster is unusual - it's about hoarding coins and not a war loan.
“Laissez Circuler la Monnaie D'argent et de Billon – Utile a Notre Commerce” (Let your silver and minor coins circulate in commerce.)
@coinkat...That 'Avenge' poster is fantastic, thanks for showing us....
@RogerB...Interesting picture of the ladies working.... My Mom was a 'Rosie the Riveter' at Grumman ....
Cheers, RickO
The photo of the three women working inside what I believe is a B-17 with the early non-staggered waist gun windows is great. I would guess the photo is from 1942 or 1943. Did the photo have a caption?
Here is the photo data I have on file. The women are not identified.
Library of Congress Control Number
2017878924
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the “Flying Fortress,” the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men, and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions.
Douglas Aircraft Company, by Alfred T. Palmer, photographer. October 1942.
Reproduction Number
LC-DIG-fsac-1a35356 (digital file from original transparency) LC-DIG-ppmsca-03058 (digital file from photo in Publishing Office) LC-USW361-128 (color film copy slide).
Here's a direct link: https://www.loc.gov/item/2017878924/
The initial picture says it all
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Good old thread.
Thanks Hemispherical
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
This is one of those signs that is hard to appreciate unless you were there
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
The only WWII poster I own isn't for War Bonds:
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
Never have I seen that one before... wow.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Great post, thank you all for sharing !!!
On a serious note...is this poster that common? Is this one of those cases where size matters? Seriously...some of these posters where printed in various sizes as was the one that was the initial subject of the post
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The "She May Look Clean" poster is around - I bought this one ten years ago and discovered later that it had been consigned by a close friend.
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
Sorry to be a complete pain, but what are the dimensions of your poster?
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I'd have to measure it - it's probably an 18x24?
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
I don't have any from the USA, but do have some hanging in my office from the USSR. This particular example is the most famous "The Motherland Calls" poster.
Terrific poster- impressive graphics
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I Love WW2 art, although this is recent, it depicts a P-47 that was lost on last day of the war in Europe that was sent out to fly over some POW Camps in the vicinity to boost morale of POW's, however the Pilot skimmed to low over a lake and lost the plane, he survived but the P-47 sat at the bottom of the lake for 60 years, it was recovered and went through a extensive restoration, anyhow its a good read if you look up the Story of Dottie Mae The P-47
Steve
TTT for the WW II vet that is having a birthday...
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My original comment (2018) on the airplane interior photo does not appear accurate. Looking more closely at the photo it appears that the waist gun windows are staggered. That, combined with the unpainted interior would suggest the aircraft is actually a later model B-17G.
I was able to add one to my collection since this was posted... The graphic army scene with planes above...ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK BUY WAR BONDS from 1942
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Just one other comment... The war effort was the greatest United effort ever undertaken by our country. And today we can take a moment to look back in an effort to look ahead knowing that we can get through this
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Thx for resurrecting this thread. I missed some of it the first time around.
It also gives me the chance to post pictures of a couple Soviet anti-German posters I have.
My Russian is a little rusty.
if anyone has any ideas about what they say, please share them. ( @SaorAlba ?)
The first one shows a battered German soldier and his bandages presumably list various battles where the Soviets inflicted heavy casualties.
The second poster is a three panel cartoon. If I understand the illustrations correctly, the first panel shows Hitler ordering his staff (Goering and Himmler ?) to go out and round up an army for him.
The second panel shows the ragtag group of thugs and misfits that were available.
The third panel shows Hitler blasting his general for his failure to produce an effective fighting force.
(These are just my guesses).
Love the first poster with reference to Ukrainian bread, Donbass coal and Kavkaz oil! The second references Hitler and Ribbentrop, no Goering unfortunately.
Thx for the info on subject matter.
So it was Soviet bread, coal, and oil that would beat the Huns.
Ribbentrop - makes sense. Goering was a more portly fellow.
Remember the 8th of May is VE Day. My father celebrated it in Belgium as part of the 344th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force.
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thought this was worth a second look
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I've owned a number of patriotic posters over the years. They are incredible artifacts from those troubled times.
