Lot #384 - Four WWII Counter Top Recruitment Displays: 'How she'll prize your letters from overseas'
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector: Session 1 - Australian & International Art, Tribal Arts, War Posters
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Sale Date:13 Mar 2022 ~ 10am (AEDT)
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Lot #:384
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Lot Description:Four WWII Counter Top Recruitment Displays: 'How she'll prize your letters from overseas'
one of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title "Join the AIF" This poster is subtitled 'How she'll prize your letters...' and features a woman's hand holding a photograph of her soldier boyfriend on a camel. The letter is one of a bundle of other letters tied with ribbon. The image is in black and white set against a bright yellow background in the top two thirds of the poster with the main title and rising sun emblem printed in white beneath. The photograph featured was taken by D Parer in 1940 of Pte J.James taking a camel ride. (AWM001125) (Offset Lithograph on Card); 'Make her proud to say... "My Son overseas" one of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title "Join the AIF". This poster subtitled ' Make her proud to say..." My son overseas" links patriotic loyalty with familial loyalty. The image is of stylised graphic of a bundle of letters
37 x 24cm (each) (overall) (4) -
Estimate:A$120 - 180
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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