July Military Auction
Lot 25968:
Description
This is an original World War II domestic propaganda poster, circa 1944, issued by the Office of Price Administration to promote government price controls and combat inflation. The poster is illustrated by Leon Helguera and features his signature, L.H. Helguera, in the plate at the bottom right of the central image. The graphic composition depicts Uncle Sam pointing toward a yellow line graph representing the cost of living during This War (World War II), which is shown to be significantly lower than the red line graph for the Last War (World War I). A small circular emblem at the bottom right features a woman’s portrait, symbolizing the role of American housewives in monitoring household expenses. The text at the top left reads COST OF LIVING IN TWO WARS. Labels for the graph lines are LAST WAR in red and THIS WAR in yellow. The lower section includes bold text stating Keep up the good work Keep down living costs and PAY NO MORE THAN CEILING PRICES in red. The poster is printed via offset lithography on paper stock.
Dimensions: 27 3/4 inches (H) by 35 1/4 inches (W). We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB344
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