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Auction History Result 7a0427 BONDS FOR BABIES linen 20x28 WWII war poster 1944 Mickey Mouse & Disney cartoons, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/4/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked World War II Poster (measures 20" x 28" [51 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Bonds for Babies, the 1944 U.S. World War II (WWII) War Bonds poster ("For a happy future"; "To give the babies we love a better chance in a better world") encouraging people to purchase bonds for their children. The Walt Disney company created "War Bonds" which, although they were not true bonds themselves, were given by banks and war finance committees to those who bought actual U.S. Treasury War Bonds. Note that this poster features an image of an infant and a war bond with artwork of Walt Disney cartoon characters, which included: the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, Pinocchio, Mickey Mouse, and more! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this cool war bonds poster, which shows a full-color certificate that buyers received that included much cool full-color Disney art around the edges! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had fairly minor fold wear. It had some creases and tears in the bottom right. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The restorer backed the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above. Also, the poster was removed from the stretcher too quickly, and there are ripples around the edges, mostly in the excess linen Learn More about condition grades 
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