Potter and Potter Auctions: Vintage Posters: featuring the Collection of Michael Corsi, 22867, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 11, 2026 - June 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Keep 'Em Shooting! / Keep 'Em Flying! |
Circa 1943 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 202 | Rockwell Norman 1894-1978 | The Four Freedoms |
Washington | 1943 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 203 | Barclay McClelland 1891-1943 | Dish It Out with the Navy |
Washington, D.C. | 1942 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 204 | Barclay McClelland 1891-1943 | Let's Hit 'Em with everything we've got! / Don't Wait - Choose Navy |
1942 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 205 | 1944 French liberation posters |
La Haye-du-Puits | 1944 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 206 | Purvis Tom 1888-1959 | British Air Raid Precaution Posters |
Great Britain | Circa 1940 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 207 | Seven WWII Series E $50 and $100 War Bond Posters |
Washington | 1944/1945 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 208 | WEFT is a System for Aircraft Recognition |
Washington | 1942 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 87.50 | |
| 209 | Brindle Melbourne; Schreiber; Roese Herbert | 9 Books, including: Now is the Time |
1940s; 1942; 1943 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 156.25 | |
| 210 | This Man Is Your Friend / He Fights For Your Freedom |
Washington | 1942 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 211 | United We Stand |
Washington | 1941 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 100.00 | |
| 212 | Give Thanks to the Everyday Heroes of Britain's Merchant Navy |
London | ca. 1941 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 213 | Broder Steve 1906-1992 | The United Nations Fight For Freedom |
Washington | 1942 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 87.50 |
| 214 | 4 Books, including: Use It Up - Wear It Out - Make it Do! |
Washington | 1941-1943 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 215 | Broder Steven | The United Nations Fight for Freedom |
Washington | 1942 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 216 | Fischer Anton Otto | A Careless Word... / A Needless Loss |
Washington | 1943 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 |
| 217 | Fischer Anton Otto | A Careless Word.../ A Needless Sinking |
Washington | 1942 | USD 125.00 - 175.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 218 | Smith Lawrence B 1909-1995 | Don't Let that Shadow Touch Them |
Washington | 1942 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 219 | Saalberg Allen 1899-1987 | Remember December 7th |
1942 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 220 | Warren Ferdinand | Attack Attack Attack |
Washington | 1942 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 221 | Martin David Stone | Strong in the Strength of the Lord |
Washington | 1942 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 |
| 222 | Posted in the Interest of National Defense / Buy a Share in America |
1943 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 87.50 | ||
| 223 | Kauffer Ernest McKnight | 4 Books, including: More Production |
North Chicago | 1940s; 1942 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 224 | Brown-Ewing; Rawls | Directorate of Flying Safety Posters |
Washington | ca. 1941 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 225 | Twelve WWII Homefront Propaganda Posters |
1939-1945 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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