Aug 01, 2012 - Sale 2284

Sale 2284 - Lot 62

Price Realized: $ 500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
DR. SEUSS (THEODOR GEISEL, 1904-1991) STARVE THE SQUANDER BUG / BUY WAR BONDS. Circa 1943.
13 1/2x11 inches, 34 1/2x28 cm. U. S. Government Printing Office, [Washington, D.C.]
Condition B+: horizontal fold; abrasions and restoration in image.
Long before he began his illustrious career as a children's book illustrator, Dr. Seuss both created political cartoons for newspapers in New York City and propaganda work for the government. The "Squander Bug" appeared on several different posters, exhorting citizens to "Buy War Bonds."