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218. Anon: Fly with the U.S. Navy 1941
.Poster printed just before the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor features the very latest Grumman fighter aircraft, an F4F3. Fighters sitting on the tarmac by a seashore, not a carrier deck, indicates a training facility, possibly Pensacola.
The F4F-3 had four machine-guns.
16x14 NML $650.
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Sailor is shown adjusting a landing gear as PBY Catalina flying boat lifts off. The Cat was the most widely used flying boat of the war. It was used for anti-submarine patrols, as convoy escorts and was particularly useful for search and rescue missions. PBY Coronados sit on the tarmac in the background.
17x21 NML $650.
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Young officer scans the sky as fighters roar overhead and the deck crew blasts away. The artist, a Lt. Commander in the Naval Reserve, was recalled to duty when he was almost 50 to record scenes of naval heroics first hand. He was KIA off the Solomon Islands.
42x28 NML $685.
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Petty Officer uses hand signals to communicate with pilots on a carrier deck as a fighter pilot climbs into his cockpit. High above, a V formation of fighters gains altitude. Artist was later KIA. The coated paper seen here was a luxury only used for recruiting posters.
Hard to find in really good condition. 42x28 NML $1250.
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Just after the bridge is notified that Japanese vessels have been sighted, a Navy fighter revs up on a carrier’s flight deck. The year this poster was printed victorious U.S. naval aviators reversed the tide of the war in the South Pacific, inflicting irreparable damage to Japan's offensive strength at strategic Midway.
Nelson 84. 42x28 NML $585.
World War II: Navy |
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Pre-war recruiting poster shows a battlewagon steaming ahead surrounded by a halo of stars. Battleships were the pride of the fleet.
Prewar posters printed in relatively small editions of only 10,000. 40x28 NML $285.
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Sailor impaled on the flag after being stabbed int he back with a samurai sword - a not too subtle allegory of the Japanese ‘treachery’ after the unprovoked Pearl Harbor attack.Poster perfectly illustrates the shock of the attack, a shock unmatched until 9/11. Zeman cover.
Very rare, never issued with printing. 28x22 NML $1500.
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Barclay pictures a sailor in summer whites leaning into the strenuous task of swabbing 14" deck gun. Poster was issued just 6 months before Pearl Harbor was attacked. Forced into a two front war when Hitler declared war on the United States the day after Pearl Harbor the navy was better prepared than the army.
Rare. 42x28 NML $850.
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Recruiting message refers to the December 7th Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the “day of infamy.” Showing the determination that it will take to win the war after the disaster, a dedicated sailor is ready for anything. Old Glory and Lincoln quote underline his commitment.
40x28 NML $650.
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Great naval classic pictures a carrier; its deck loaded with fighters, cutting a wide swath through the waves with an escort following close behind. Grumman Avenger torpedo bombers provide additional top cover in a powerful reminder of U.S. naval strength and determination.
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World War II: Naval Incentive |
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By 1943 the Allies were on the offensive everywhere, but the outcome of the war was still unclear. Admirals King, CinC, US Fleet, Ingersoll, CinC, Atlantic Fleet, and Nimitz, CinC Pacific Fleet urge more production.
40x28 NML $345.
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View from the bridge shows Admiral Bull Halsey. Commander of the U.S. Third Fleet, wearing his flight jacket with binocs at the ready. Halsey is surrounded by scenes of heavy action: a carrier lifting off from a carrier deck, deck guns and anti-aircraft guns are shown blazing away.
Scarce. 40x30 NM $950.
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Poster from the ‘don’t slow up the ship series’ was designed for display in shipyards to encourage workmen to produce even more ships. Festive scene by popular artist, shows a ship, festooned with colorful flags, about to be sent down the ways.
Scarce. Small print run of 10,000. 40x30 NML $985.