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156. Anon: Are You One of Lord Kitchener’s Own
Very rare recruiting poster features Lord Kitchener quoted stating “Let his heart a thousandfold take the field again!” Super portrait a Canadian version of James Montgomery Flagg's classic I Want You.
42x27 NML $4250.
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Prosperous businessman, presumptive owner of the large factories seen in the background, digs into his pocket to support the Canadian recruits pictured marching off to the right.
New to us. 39x25 NML $425.
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Poster depicts an honor flag fluttering in the breeze awarded by His Excellency the Governor General of Canada to districts who exceeded their quota of victory bond purchases. During World War I the Governor General of Canada represented the British Monarchy and British interests.
36x24 NML $325.
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Great design portrays eager beaver hard at work toppling a birch tree by the light of the silvery moon. Starting with the lucrative fur trade, the beaver, a symbol of industriousness, together with the ubiquitous maple leaf, became an iconic symbol of Canada.
Aulich 130. Hardie & Sabin 74. 24x18 NML $750.
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The hospital HMS Landovery Castle was torpedoed in June, 1918. All 14 Canadian nurses on board were killed. Soldier carrying dead nurse shakes his fist at Germans who fired on lifeboats as the Castle sunk. Three men were condemned to death in the post-war trail for crimes against humanity.
Very rare. 24x36 ML $950.
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A line from John McCrae's immortal poem In Flanders Fields provides the poster's title. With helmet cradled in his arm and rifle slung over his shoulder, a young Canadian soldier stands at his friend's grave. Brilliant carpet of red poppies highlights this touching scene. The poem is recited on Remembrance Day in Canada.
Aulich 129. 24x36 NML $1250.