Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 27

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Military Posters & Memorabilia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4548		A Pair of "Remember the Maine" 8-1/2" Plates, by Bennett Pottery. United States, c.1898. Plates with same blue and red painted borders, and transfer design of a banner-like illustration of the Maine, with "U.S.S. Battleship Maine, Destroyed in Havana Harbor, Feb. 15, 1898." This resting above a tilted U.S. Shield, flanked by palm fronds, stacked arms, and a wreath over crossed swords. Above, an eagle, on shield, faces a smoking offering in a classical tripod. The bird holds a banner, emblazoned with: "Remember the Maine." The design similarly colored on both plates, but one with more subdued colors. Reverse with wreath and crown markings of the Bennett Pottery Company, and below, "Patent Applied For." Both plates intact and choice, with usual light craquelure to the glaze. Lot of 2. An example of this same plate can be seen in the Smithsonian in the Marcus Benjamin Collection, catalog no. 379,456. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4549		[1918], Anonymous. Produced by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York. 40 x 30 in., museum backed with linen and japan tissue. "W.S.S. For Sale Here. Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps…." Americans of many ethnic backgrounds wait in line to buy savings stamps from Uncle Sam. One of a few stone lithographs produced during the war. Condition: A-. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $265
Lot 4550		Christy "The Motor-Corps of America". 1918 Size: 29¼ x 42½ in., matted to 32 x 45 in. On linen. Printer: not indicated. Minor, uniform fading and some toning to paper; horizontal crease; one small (¾") spot of discoloration on white field; pinholes at all corners and center bottom show some rust residue; two repaired tears and four small chips out of top edge; handful of tiny chips at edges; wrinkles and smoothed creasing at edges and scattered throughout. Overall, fair to good condition. A simple design, with effective graphics, this scarce poster offers a glimpse at the increasing role of women in America's war effort -- no longer relegated strictly to nursing, knitting or gardening, American women (particularly young women) stepped up take the place of men who were needed in factories and on the front. Appealing to these women, the Motor Corps (under the auspices of the Red Cross) provided transport for wounded soldiers and the "Christy Girl" portrayed here holds a stretcher to represent that duty. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661
Lot 4551		Christy "The Spirit of America". Ca. 1918. Size: 20 x 29¾ in. Printer: Forbes, Boston. Minor discoloration at top edge, 3½ in. tear with small radiating tears near bottom right corner, small water spot near printer's mark, soft creasing and tiny nicks at top and upper right margins. Brilliant colors, good to very good conditon. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Theofiles 242. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4552		[1918], Abel Faivre. Devambez, Paris. 45 x 32. "L'Emprunt de la Libération" (The Liberation Loan). The German Kaiser is overcome by the colorful flags of the Allies. (Paillard, No. 245). Condition: B-. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4553		Fisher, Red Cross Appeal. 1918. Size: 28 x 23 in. Soft wrinkles and nicks at top edge, bottom margin toned and with significant paper loss (all in margin), faint dampstaining in image, minor foxing and toning, one 11in. tear at bottom of image. With the exception of the long tear, the majority of the faults would be easily matted out. Overall, good to very good condition. Fisher's beautiful Red Cross nurse issues an irresistible plea through her body language. The determined soldiers behind her, with their tattered Stars and Stripes are obviously under the protection of this angelic figure. This poster was printed more commonly with a caption and we are delighted to offer this version. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $161
Lot 4554		Flagg "Jap…You're Next! We'll Finish the Job!" 1945. Size: 29 x 39½ in., matted and framed to 33 x 45 in. Printer: Recruiting Publicity Bureau, U.S. Army, "I.S.D. No. 198" printed at lower left corner. One vertical and three horizontal folds, a few minor wrinkles at edges, otherwise strong color and in near fine condition. Obviously produced after the Nazi defeat, with the U.S. turning all of its energies to the Pacific Theater. A determined Uncle Sam is shown rolling up his sleeves for the next challenge -- the attitude the Army needed to foster in its weary troops. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 4555		Flagg "Want Action? Join the U.S. Marine Corps!" Ca. 1942. Size: 30 x 40 in., matted and framed to 32 x 42 in. Printer: Alpha Lithograph Co., "2318 12-13-41 10m-438 R.B." printed at lower left corner. Soil/adhesive residue at left and top edges, foxing and toning, discoloration from adhesive or moisture at right edge, 2" tear at top edge, small chip out of right side, minor creasing radiating from edges, crease across Marine's chest. Most of the problems are on the margins and could be easily matted out. Overall good condition. The handsome Marine reaches out to recruits from his position on a beach; the toothy grin and jaunty angle of his helmet show that he is in no immediate danger, but his Springfield is at the ready and the destroyers and planes behind him make it clear that action is imminent. The vigorous appeal of this poster, with its all-American Marine and directive "Apply to Nearest Recruiting Station", must have made it a popular item. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4556		Flagg "You Can Lick Low Prices" (ca. 1943) Size: 20 x 27", on acid-free mat and framed to 23 x 30½". Distributed by the Office of War Information for the Office of Economic Stabilization. Minor, uniform fading; three horizontal and one vertical crease; one faint diagonal crease at lower right corner; otherwise very good to fine. Flagg uses his paternal Uncle Sam to tell the public that they "hold the 7 keys to hold down prices", giving detailed instruction rather than relying on a brief, powerful message -- this was one of the differences in style between the propaganda of World War I and World War II. Along with traditional military recruiting posters (which did tend towards the straightforward style of the past), the Office of War Information (established 1942) geared their propaganda to the immediate needs of the home front, in particular protecting national secrets and preserving the economy, by using "information campaigns" with radio, newspaper and magazine advertising supplementing the traditional use of posters. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $92
Lot 4557		Foringer "Make Our American Red Cross…The Greatest Mother in the World". 1919. Size: 19½ x 30 in. One 2½ in. line of discoloration across top of poster, one 2 in. tear up from bottom edge, minor chips in edge. Strong image, beautiful colors, very good condition. Foringer's "Greatest Mother" image uses shades of both the Madonna and Child and the Pietà iconography to draw the viewer in and create the greatest impact. A very successful advertising motif, the "Greatest Mother" turned up in several Red Cross posters during both World Wars. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4558		Journée de l'orphelinal des Armées 20 Juin 1915. Large World War I poster, 47 x 63 inches, museum mounted with linen and japan tissue. Published by Imp. Pichot, Paris. A mournful picture of a mother and her two orphaned children. Small areas of paper loss at left border--could be matted and framed out. Condition: B. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4559		Leyendecker "Get in the Game With Uncle Sam". Ca 1917 Size: 19 x 25 in., matted and ready for framing. On linen. Printer: Publicity Committee, Citizens Preparedness Association, from a Collier's and Sons image copyrighted 1917. Minor, uniform fading; four repaired tears; paper is slightly toned. This rare poster is in very good condition. An uncommon poster, with a marriage of two great American images -- Baseball and Uncle Sam. A determined Uncle Sam has rolled up his sleeves and stepped up to the plate, ready to hit one out of the park for the home team -- what could be more American? "Get in the Game with Uncle Sam" appealed to the patriotism of the general population and was applicable to recruitment, conservation, loan campaigns and general morale -- making it a very effective tool. We have not found this poster available from other sources and are delighted to offer such a wonderful specimen. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4560		1917, Georges Redon. Devambez, Paris. 31¼ x 46 in., museum mounted with linen and japan tissue. "Pour que vos enfants ne connaissent plus les horreurs de la guerre, souscrivez à l'Emprunt National. Société Générale." (So that your children no longer know the horrors of war, subscribe to the National Loan…) (Paillard, No. 160). Condition: A-. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 4561		"Remember Dec. 7th!" Red, white, and blue poster from the Office of War Information, Washington, D.C., 40 x 27 in. A battle-torn flag waves resolutely from a flagpole. Above the flag is a quote from Abraham Lincon's Gettysburgh Address: "…we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain…." Condition: A-. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4562		"Remember the Maine" Patriotic Scarf. United States, c. 1898. Another printed silk or satin scarf, in a more homespun style, but still a commercially made work. Celebrating victory in the Philippines, the scarf displays portraits of President McKinley, Admiral Dewey, and Dewey's commander of his flagship, Captain Charles V. Gridley. Surrounding the three are a the usual decorative accoutrements: banners and bunting, shields, flags, anchor and cannons, etc. The inscriptions read: "The 'Maine' Well Remembered," and "Manila Captured, August 13th, 1898." Scarf with additional contemporary border with tinted zones in rose and indigo. Condition very fine to excellent, with slight yellowing, a couple of rust spots, and one small tape stain. Textile professionally mounted in matted frame. Visible size: 18" x 18". Rare! This is the first of its type that we've seen. Captain Gridley was the commander of the USFS Olympia, the flagship of Dewey's Asiatic Squadron, at the Battle of Manila Bay. At the beginning of the battle, Dewey uttered the sentence that became one of the most famous statements in American naval history, which at the same time also immortalized the Olympia's ailing captain: "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley." Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4563		World War I Bugle Boy. 40 x 30 in, published by the "Mayor's Committee on National Defence," and printed by American Lithographic Co., New York. The image of a World War I bugler was "Adapted from the sculpture by Edoardo Cammilli"; he blows against the back-drop of an American flag. Linen backed. Condition: A-. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4564		Lot of Two Posters. 1). Cesare "Bonds -- Which?" circa 1917. Size: 14 x 22 in. Originally published in The New York Evening Post. Toning with minor discoloration at top margin, one area of ink at right margin, pinholes at four corners. Good condition. 2). "V" small banner-type poster. Size: 18 x 5 in. Possibly trimmed from a larger poster, bright blue "V" on red 4½" square. White field is soiled with one area of discoloration, surface soil and soft creasing. The first poster is Cesare's strong image of Uncle Sam with shackles labeled "Prussia" in one hand and a Liberty Bond in the other. The stark colors and image used in this piece (it was probably an insert into the newspaper, with extra copies availible for purchase) make it an emblem of the attitude expressed by the purchasers of Liberty Bonds. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details	Realized $29
Lot 4565		Gemini 3 - 7 Covers. Comprehensive assemblage of approximately 80 launch and recovery ship covers from the GT-4/5/6/7 missions. Included are primary recovery ships with Navy cachets (note FT-4 U.S.S. Wasp is a Captain's cover), and a good run of most secondary ships with Navy cachets. Also, a couple of Beck-printed cachets, and a small representation of tracking station covers. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 4566		Little Joe "Biopack" Photo. Official NASA 8 x 10 inch glossy photo showing the biopack that housed Sam the monkey being fitted into the nose-cone of this early manned program rocket. A rare item. Accompanied by a photo of the Little Joe take-off with Sam aboard. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details	Realized $29
Lot 4567		MDAC Flight Test Patches. Lot of twelve different, mostly 4 inch (one 8 inch) patches for various McDonnell Douglas test flights, including DC-9, DC-10, Flying MAC, and testing division patches. Very colorful. Scarce as a set. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Unsold
Lot 4568		Patches For Missile Weapons Systems. Lot of nine different 3-4 inch patches by USN, MDAC or manufacturer's issue for the Tomahawk and ground-launched cruise missiles. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Unsold
Lot 4569		Photos, Drawings, and Brochures. A lot of 15 photographs of missiles, plus information on several missile systems, including Spartan, Titan, Minuteman, Polaris, Atlas, Dragon, etc. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Unsold
Lot 4570		Unpublished Publicity Photographs. Lot of four different NASA 10 x 8 inch glossy photos, including a close-up of Ed White during EVA, and Typhoon Carla near Japan, and lava flows north of Madina, Saudi Arabia. Rare. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 4571		Wally Schirra Covers. Lot of 30 covers, including two launch (machine and hand cancel), two prime recovery ship U.S.S. Kearsarge with ship's cachets, and 26 different secondary recovery ships and tracking stations. A scarce assemblage. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold