Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 68

The June 30th Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

World War 1

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 155		Foch, Ferdinand (1851-1929) French general; fought in Franco-Prussian War (1870-71); in World War I, as Allied Supreme Commander on the Western Front, he received credit for masterminding the victory over Germany; headed Armistice negotiations and played an important role at the Paris Peace Conference. His prediction that the Treaty of Versailles was "an armistice for 20 years" proved to be prophetic. Postcard Photo Signed ("F. Foch"), 6 x 3½ in., n.p., n.d. A fine waist-up photo by H. Manuel. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 156		The Great War in 1916, a Neutral's Indictment; / Sixty Cartoons By Louis Raemaekers. The Fine Art Society, Ltd., London, 1917. With an appreciation by H. Perry Robinson, and descriptive notes by E. Garnett and M. B. Huish. Three quarter buckram with white-beige marbled boards blindstamped with the white signature of Louis Raemaekers. Limited edition of 1,050, elephant folio (18 x 14 in.), xvii, [3] p. including col. mounted front., 1 mounted illus. 58 mounted pl. Fair condition. Chipping to blue calf leather labels on spine; covers with dampstain at lower left lightly affecting up to but not including the title page; gilt lettering and design on label and gilt border on covers, small lower edge tear on paper only (not plates) up to page with plate 3. Heavy gray paper used throughout. Large plates mounted on heavy paper. All sixty plates are present and in good condition. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 157		The Great War. A Neutral's Indictment. One Hundred Cartoons by Louis Raemaekers. London: The Fine Art Society, Ltd., 1916. Appreciation by H. Perry Robinson. Descriptive notes by E. Garnett. Edition Deluxe of 1,050. Three quarter buckram, with white-beige marbled boards blindstamped with the white signature of Louis Raemaekers. Limited edition of 1,050 elephant folio (18 x 14 in.), 3 p. l., ix-xxx, [2] p. illus. (including. mounted port.) 100 mounted pl. (part col., including. front.) Chipping to red calf leather labels on spine; covers with dampstain at lower left lightly affecting up to but not including the title page; gilt lettering and design on label and gilt border on covers. Heavy gray paper used throughout. Large plates mounted on heavy paper. All one hundred plates are present and in good condition. Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956) was a Dutch painter and cartoonist for the Amsterdam Telegraaf during World War I. Noted for his anti-German stance, his graphic cartoons depicted the rule of the German military in Belgium and portrayed the Germans as barbarians and Kaiser Wilhelm II as an ally of Satan. The extent of Raemaekers' influence was such that the Germans offered a 12,000 guilder reward for him, dead or alive and forced the Dutch government to place him on trial for endangering Dutch neutrality; he was acquitted by a jury. Because of the bounty on his head, Raemaekers went to England and his work was published there in The Times. Exhibitions of his work were held all over Europe and the United States. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 158		New York Service Medals. Ribbon bar with seven miniature medals received for military service and typically worn on a dinner jacket or tuxedo. Medals include two Mexican Border service medal (1916-17); a World War I Victory medal, three other New York service medals, and one unidentified. Lot also includes a single and a double ribbon. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Estate of Elihu Church (1881-1963). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $168
Lot 159		[World War I] French Poster by Steinlen: "En Belgique les Belges ont faim". Paris: Lapina, [1915], 49½ x 34 in. Linen backed. "In Belgium the Belgians are hungry…." Touting an artistic lottery to raise money to feed the people of Belgium. Looking wan, a group of hungry Belgians hold food pails. Minor professional fold repair. Swiss-born artist Steinlen Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923) was politically opposed to the war and made posters against it. Here he shows his sympathy for the starving populace of Belgium. When the German Army got bogged down in trench warfare in Belgium, it seized Belgian food supplies to feed its troops. This and the Allied blockade of Germany and German-occupied countries, which prevented Belgian from importing food, had the populace on the verge of starvation. Thus, France's effort to feed her neighbor. Note: The CRB (Committee for Relief in Belgium), headed by Herbert Hoover, fed 11 million people in Belgium and northern France over a four-year period--a gargantuan effort. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $185
Lot 160		[World War I] "Gee!! I Wish I Were A Man I'd Join the Navy" by Howard Chandler Christy. Original World War I poster, 1917, 40 x 26¼ in. Linen backed. The sassy miss in a sailor's uniform embodies the "Christy Girl." She urges, "Be A Man And Do It United States Navy Recruiting Station 1003 Main Street, Hartford." Actually, the lass pictured here DID join the Navy: the story goes that Bernice Smith, the model for this poster, had announced her desire to join the Navy in exactly the terms stated on the poster. Christy overheard her and promptly painted her in sailor's blues. Ten days after she was painted, Smith enlisted in the Navy, serving as a yeoman for three years. By the time of World War I, Christy (1873-1952) was one of the most famous artists and illustrators in the world. His work appeared in many books and in all the major magazines of the day - Harpers, Scribner's, Century, McClures, etc. The posters that he created for the war effort, especially for the Red Cross and Navy, are some of the most popular war posters. Theofiles 46. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 161		[World War I] "I Want You For The Navy" by Howard Chandler Christy. 1917, 40½ x 25½ in. Printer: Forbes, Boston. Linen backed. At the bottom is: "Promotion For Anyone Enlisting, Apply Any Recruiting Station Or Postmaster." The "Christy Girl" jauntily posed in this poster, Helen O'Neill, was a civilian employee of the Navy who enlisted as soon as women were permitted. When women reservists were allowed in the Marine Corps, O'Neill transferred and became Deputy Director of the Women Marines, eventually retiring as a lieutenant colonel. A beautiful poster. Theofiles Plate C3. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $840
Lot 162		[World War I] "If You Want To Fight! Join The Marines" by Howard Chandler Christy. Original World War I poster, 1915, 40 x 30 in. Linen backed. The poster shows a half-length portrait of a woman in military uniform, and a trench warfare scene with troops carrying the U.S. flag and the flag of the Marines. Theofiles 66. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $923