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5p0996 FIRST TO FIGHT U.S. MARINES linen 28x42 WWI war poster 1917 monster benefit to recruit, rare!

Date Sold 12/19/2023

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An Original Vintage Linenbacked World War I Poster (measures 28" x 42" [71 x 107 cm]) (Learn More)

First To Fight U.S. Marines, the 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) Home Front military recruitment poster ("Help us recruit. Monster benefit under the auspices of the Patriotic League of the United States. Marine Corps Recruiting Service. Hippodrome, Sunday May 20. All the big stars will appear. Seats now") announcing an event which took place at the Hippodrome in New York City. George M. Cohan, Marie Dressler and many more performed.
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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster was never folded. It had a 10" tear in the right of the top border going through part of the "GH". Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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