eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 7k042 UNITED NATIONS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM linen war poster '42 cool art of Lady Liberty & 26 flags! Date Sold 11/30/2010Sold 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) The United Nations Fight For Freedom, the 1942 U.S. World War II (WWII) poster featuring S. Broder artwork of the Statue of Liberty and many international flags, including the United States, Great Britain, Soviet Russia, China, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, and Yugoslavia. Note that two different versions of this poster were created in 1942. One has a light background with a large full-length Lady Liberty with 26 flags, and the other has a dark background with a head and arm of Lady Liberty down the left side with 30 flags. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that two different versions of this poster were created in 1942. One has a light background with a large full-length Lady Liberty behind the flags (and there are 26 flags on this version), and the other has a dark background with a head and arm of Lady Liberty down the left side (and there are 30 flags on this version). It seems likely that four more countries joined the U.N. after the first poster was created, and that was why they made a second version. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Condition: good to very good. The poster had darkened in the light background areas, and there were creases, smudges, tears, and pinholes around the edges of the poster. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades
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