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Heritage Auctions: Remembrance Day War & Government Posters Showcase Auction

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Auction Name	Remembrance Day War & Government Posters Showcase Auction	Total Sales (USD)	70,903.50
Auction Date	November 11, 2024 - November 11, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#42174	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	188
Sold Lots	187	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	99.47%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	1	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
9137	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941). Fine/Very Fine. Recruitment Poster (9" X 12.5") James Montgomery Flagg Artwork.	1941	Not Available	USD 6,875.00
9129	World War II Propaganda (Ministry of Information, 1939). Full-Bleed British Crown (15" X 20") "Keep Calm and Carry On."	1939	Not Available	USD 5,750.00
9130	World War II Propaganda (National Savings Committee, ca. 1943). Folded, Very Fine. British Propaganda Poster (20" X 29.75") "Wings for Victory/ More Savings - More Wings," Frank Wootton Artwork.	ca. 1943	Not Available	USD 3,250.00
9140	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942). Folded, Fine/Very Fine. OWI Poster No. 24(28.5" X 40") "A Careless Word...A Needless Sinking," Anton Otto Fischer Artwork.	1942	Not Available	USD 2,500.00
9084	World War I Propaganda (U.S.M.C, ca. 1918). Fine/Very Fine. Recruiting Poster (28" X 19"). "Teufel Hunden, German Nickname for U.S. Marines," Charles Buckels Falls Artwork.	ca. 1918	Not Available	USD 2,000.00
9136	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940). Very Fine on Linen. Recruitment Poster (28" X 38.5") "The U.S. Marines Want You."	1940	Not Available	USD 1,875.00
9094	World War I Propaganda (W.F. Powers Co., 1919). Rolled, Fine/Very Fine. Liberty Loan Poster (29.25" X 39") "They Kept the Sea Lanes Open," Leon Alaric Shafer Artwork.	1919	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
9108	World War I Propaganda (Committee on Public Information, 1917). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Official United States War Films Poster (28" X 40"). Harry Stoner Artwork.	1917	Not Available	USD 1,312.50
9169	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943). Folded, Very Fine. OWI Poster (20" X 28") "Bits of Careless Talk," Stevan Dohanos Artwork.	1943	Not Available	USD 1,250.00
9076	World War I Propaganda (U.S. Navy, 1917). Rolled, Good/Very Good. Recruiting Poster (24" X 39.5") "I Want You For the Navy," Howard Chandler Christy Artwork.	1917	Not Available	USD 1,062.50
9075	World War I Propaganda (U.S. Navy, 1917). Rolled, Fine-. Recruitment Poster (28.5" X 42") "Join the Navy, the Service for Fighting Men," Richard Fayerweather Babcock Artwork.	1917	Not Available	USD 1,001.25
9127	World War II Propaganda (Hand Painted Artwork, 1940s). Very Fine on Linen. Poster (27.75" X 36.25"). Adolf Hitler and His Dogs (Mussolini and Hirohito).	1940s	Not Available	USD 1,000.00
9172	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943). Very Fine on Linen. OWI Poster No. 26 (22" X 28"). "Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty," Bernard Perlin Artwork.	1943	Not Available	USD 937.50
9186	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945). Very Fine on Linen. Seventh War Loan Poster (20.5" X 27.75") "Jap...You're Next!" James Montgomery Flagg Artwork.	1945	Not Available	USD 937.50
9131	World War II Propaganda (Seagram Distillers Corp., 1943). Very Fine on Linen. Tavern Poster (21.25" X 27.75") "Free Speech Doesn't Mean Careless Talk!" Essargee Artwork.	1943	Not Available	USD 843.75
9002	World War I Propaganda (American Committee for Relief in the Near East, 1918). Folded, Fine+. Humanitarian Aid Poster (30" X 40") "They Shall Not Perish," Douglas Volk Artwork.	1918	Not Available	USD 812.50
9051	World War I Propaganda (Strobridge Litho. Co., 1919). Fine/Very Fine. Liberty Loan Poster (19.5" X 29.5") "Invest."	1919	Not Available	USD 812.50
9132	World War II Propaganda (Spain, ca. 1943). Fine/Very Fine. Spanish Ration Coupons (8.25" X 11.5") "Division Azul, Rusia 1943."	ca. 1943	Not Available	USD 812.50
9166	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943). Folded, Fine+. OWI Poster No. 76 (28.5" X 40") "This is the Enemy," Barbara J. Marks Artwork.	1943	Not Available	USD 812.50
9068	World War I Propaganda (U.S. Marine Corps, 1917). Fine+. Recruiting Poster (30" X 40") "Tell That to the Marines!" James Montgomery Flagg Artwork.	1917	Not Available	USD 781.25
9145	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942). Folded, Very Fine-. OWI Poster No. 14 (22" X 28") "Remember Dec. 7th!" Allen Russell Saalburg Artwork.	1942	Not Available	USD 750.00
9155	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942). Rolled, Very Fine-. OWI Poster No. 18 (14" X 21.75") "Someone Talked!" Frederick Siebel Artwork.	1942	Not Available	USD 750.00
9185	World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945). Folded, Very Fine. 7th War Loan Poster (26" X 37") "Now..All Together," C.C. Beall Artwork.	1945	Not Available	USD 687.50
9070	World War I Propaganda (U.S. Marines, 1915). Rolled, Fine/Very Fine. Recruiting Poster (30" X 40"). "If You Want to Fight! Join the Marines," Howard Chandler Christy Artwork.	1915	Not Available	USD 600.00
9072	World War I Propaganda (U.S. Marines, 1918). Folded, Fine. Recruitment Poster (28" X 39.75"). "Be A U.S. Marine!" James Montgomery Flagg Artwork.	1918	Not Available	USD 600.00

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD