Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 24

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Military Photographs & Posters

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 559		Spanish American War Photographs. Two photo albums. One album is 7¼ x 11½ in. and is filled with 60 photographs of an army camp, c. 1898, probably in Florida and certainly in training for being shipped to Cuba to fight during the Spanish American War. Most of the photos are 2½ x 3¼ in. and show the men in various activities; a few show buildings, the ocean, a lighthouse, etc. Some silvering and toning, but a neat group. A second album, 12 x 10 in., contains some 60 turn-of-the-century photos, most of them 4 x 5 in., of various scenes in the West. They include four of a parade in San Francisco, honoring Dewey, as well as scenic photos of Colorado, Santa Barbara (California), Yellowstone National Park, etc. There are also twelve 6½ x 8½ in. color postcards of Yellowstone, and one envelope with a patriotic cachet of Dewey. A very interesting lot, with over 130 items. Good to Very Good. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 560		Nine Philadelphia Cartes de Visite: Seven of Soldiers In Uniform. Nine CDvs of seven men and two boys on a 14 x 11 inch album page with "Philadelphia April 1861" at the top. Five of the men are in uniform: Capt. John A. Koltes, Capt. Albert Schoenbein, 2nd Lieut. Barton Smith, Serg. Julius F. Sachse, and Serg. Miller. Corp. William Reuss and Charles Schaller are in civilian dress. One CDV has some hand coloring of the sash and drapery in the photo. There are also two CDvs of drummer boys in uniform; one of them is painfully young. Only one backstamp is visible: A. Kientzle, Philadelphia. All nine are glued to the album page. Very Good to Fine. An interesting Philadelphia Civil War lot. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 561		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 562		[c. 1918], L.N. Britton. U.S. Food Administration, Heywood, Strasser & Voigt Litho Co., N.Y. 21 x 29 in. "Eat More Corn, Oats and Rye Products…Eat Less Wheat, Meat, Sugar and Fats To Save For The Army And Our Allies." An elegant and beautiful table setting. (Rawls, P. 121). Condition: Professionally restored to A-. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 563		[1921], Delarue-Nouvellière. Crété. 29½ x 45 in. "Emprunt Pour La Reconstruction Des Églises Dévastées" (Loan for the Reconstruction of Destroyed Churches). (Paillard, No. 376). Condition: B. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 564		[1918], Falter. Chaix, Paris. 46½ x 31 in., linen backed. "Pour le suprême Effort. Emprunt National… " (For the ultimate effort. National Loan…). A French soldier wrings the neck of the Prussian eagle. (Paillard, No. 246, and Rawls, p. 97). Condition: A-. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 565		1916, Charles Fouqueray. Lapina, Paris. 41 x 44½ in., museum mounted with linen and japan tissue. "Le Cardinal Mercier protège la Belgique." (Cardinal Mercier protects Belgium). (Paillard, No. 38). Condition: A-. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 566		[1918], Albert Herter. 28 x 41 in. "YMCA His Home Over There / More than 2000 Such Homes for Our Boys / United War Work Campaign, November 11th-18th." Soldiers approach a YMCA, its beckoning warmth a contrast to the snow. A powerful and inviting image. (Rawls, p.164). Condition: B+. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 567		1917, Lucien Jonas. Lapina, Paris. 32 x 47 in., museum mounted with linen and japan tissue. "Palais du Trocadéro. 21 Janvier 1917…Grande matinée de bienfaisance au bénéfice des veuves et des orphelins…." (…A charity matinee performance to aid widows and orphans….) (Paillard, No. 113). Beautifully subdued and evocative. Condition: A-. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 568		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 569		1920, Lucien Jonas. Joseph-Charles, Paris. 46 x 31 in., museum mounted with linen and japan tissue. "Emprunt 5% 1920…" (5% Loan 1920…) An ailing but stalwart France receives the grateful offerings of other nations, Uncle Sam being prominent at the front with bags of money, as John Bull proclaims, "She has suffered most for the common cause…" Condition: A-. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 570		[1920], Lebasque. Maquet Gr., Paris. 31½ x 44½ in., museum mounted with linen and japan tissue. "L'emprunt de la Paix." (The Peace Loan). (Paillard, No. 339). Condition: A-. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 571		1916, Poulbot. Chauchoin, Paris. 35 x 47 x 35 in., museum mounted with linen and japan tissue. "Exposition de Tableaux de Maîtres Contemporains…Vente Au Profit De l'Oeuvre du Soldat Blessé ou Malade…" (Exhibit of paintings by contemporary masters…On behalf of the fund for wounded or ailing soldiers) (Paillard, No. 79). Condition: A-. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 572		[c. 1918], H. Raleigh. Forbes, Boston. 21 x 29 in., printed. "Blood or Bread. Others are giving their blood. You will shorten the war if you eat only what you need, and waste nothing." A distraught gunner holds his fallen comrade. An evocative image by the famed American illustrator. Condition: A-. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 573		1917, Georges Scott. Devambez, 31¾ x 47 in., museum mounted with linen and japan tissue. "Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire! Souscrivez a l'Emprunt National…" (For the Flag. For Victory. Subscribe to the National Loan…). (Paillard, No. 169). A stunning poster. One of the best produced by France during World War I. Condition: A-. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 574		[1918], Georges Scott. Devambez, Paris. 31½ x 45 in. "Pour que la France soit victorieuse. Souscrivez au 4e emprunt de la Défense Nationale." (For a victorious France. Subscribe to the 4th National Defense loan). The Gallic cock and the Prussian eagle face off. (Paillard, No. 229). Condition: A-/B+-. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 575		1941, Jean Carln. U.S. Government Printing Office, 40 x 30 in. "America's answer! PRODUCTION". A green-gloved hand holds a wrench. Print is blue and red. Condition: B+. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $426
Lot 576		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 577		[1943], Leslie Ragan. Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. 20 x 28". "UNITED. The United Nations Fight For Freedom." Very bright and colorful because of the many flags of the United Nations. Worth repairing. Condition: C. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 578		[1944], Jerome Rozen. U.S. Office of Defense Transportation. 28 x 40". "'Won't you give my boy a chance to get home?' Don't Travel - unless your trip will help win the war." Uncommon. Condition: B+. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 579		1944, Harold von Schmidt. 28½ x 40 in. A stern-faced soldier poses the question, "Have You Really Tried To Save Gas By Getting Into A Car Club?" Schmidt was a famous illustrator, primarily for magazines, who became a war correspondent for the U.S. Air Force in 1944. Condition: B-. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold