Aug 06, 2003 - Sale 1975

Sale 1975 - Lot 61

Price Realized: $ 805
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
BE A U.S. MARINE. Circa 1918.
413/4x28 inches.
Condition B+: repaired tears in margins, some affecting image; creases in margins and image.
A marine, fully outfitted in a khaki uniform, is standing defiantly with his gun drawn; against an American flag. The text incorporates two of the Marine Corps' creeds. One of two variants, the other bears the simple text "Be a U. S. Marine." Flagg p. 74 , Rawls p. 251 (var), Theofiles 52 (var), Borkan p. 34.