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Auction History Result 4t0216 SHIPS FOR VICTORY 14x20 WWII war poster 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt says we need more speed! Date Sold 8/1/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Folded World War II Poster (measures 14 1/4" x 20" [36 x 51 cm]) (Learn More) Ships for Victory, the 1942 U.S. World War II (WWII) Navy poster ("U.S. Maritime Commission"; "'Speed - More Speed' - Franklin D. Roosevelt") encouraging increased productivity, and featuring artwork of the Maritime Commission emblem showing a bald eagle holding an anchor! 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 previously auctioned a larger 29" x 40" version of this poster, but we have NEVER auctioned this smaller 11" x 14" version! Note that many people, including collectors of World War II posters, are not aware that a large percentage of them were made in a number of sizes. Sometimes there would be a very large size around 40" x 56", but it seems that this was reserved for very special posters. There were ones that measured around one-sheet size (sometimes 28" x 39" or so), and then there were ones that measured 20" x 28" or so. But even advanced collectors often don't know that there were also even smaller versions, one around window card size (14" x 20" or so), and one around 10" x 14"! These smaller sizes are far more rare than the larger ones (we imagine they were only sent to places that had very limited display spaces). We are currently auctioning 32 of the ones that measure around window card size and 24 of the ones that measure around 10" x 14". These were consigned by a very longtime collector who also consigned 23 of the larger sized ones, which we will be auctioning in our Thursday auctions. This is a wonderful opportunity to acquire some of these very rare smaller sized World War II posters! Finally, note that all but three of these posters were printed on thin paper and many were once folded. This means that all but the three (which are on a heavy stock) can be sent rolled with rolled posters, and the formerly folded ones could be re-folded and sent with flat items. This will be the choice of the new owner, and will depend on what other items they bought that these can be combined with. If you win one of these items, please note your preference on how you want them sent when you pay for them. Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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