Dec 17, 2019 - Sale 2527

Sale 2527 - Lot 223

Price Realized: $ 1,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(WORLD WAR II.) Army Orientation Course, War Department. Group of 6 "Newsmap" issues. 6 large folding informational poster maps. Approximately 34x47 inches each sheet size; several small tears at fold intersections but generally very good. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943

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Printed recto/verso with stunning graphics, this group includes several wartime-themed cartoon strips by featured artists: "Li'l Abner" by Al Capp; a Merrie Melodies-inspired "Mournful Melody, or, a Dud Dood it Again. And Watch Out for Booby Traps!" cautionary tale about unexploded mortars; and a wonderful Dr. Seuss "This is Ann... She Drinks Blood!" malaria awareness broadside.