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Auction History Result 2h295 THIS IS AMERICA: MERCHANT SEAMAN linen 1sh 1943 Liberty cargo ships mass produced in WWII! Date Sold 12/9/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) This is America: Merchant Seaman, the 1943 RKO World War II (WWII) Liberty Ship historical naval sailor documentary ("The exciting story of the Liberty tars who man our convoy lifelines"; "Another in the vital new series This is America"; "A new release every four weeks"). Note that Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, the design was adapted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Mass-produced on an unprecedented scale, the Liberty ship came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. Also, note that this is one of the "This is America" series of documentary short subjects that was distributed monthly by RKO between 1933 and 1951 (at least). If anyone knows more about this series, please e-mail us and we will post it here. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this one-sheet! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster had minor fold and border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well. Learn More about condition grades 
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