Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is the only example of this propaganda poster we’ve ever seen, and on top of that, it has some tremendous period-alterations! The Third Liberty Loan, for which this poster was produced, was issued on the one year anniversary of America’s declaration of war. To encourage subscriptions, most states declared the opening day of the loan campaign a holiday. Anti-German rhetoric was common at the hundreds of rallies and parades held across the country in support of the new bond. One of the many distinctive features of the Third Liberty Loan campaign was the War Relics Train which traveled from city to city exhibiting captured German “relics from over there,” including bombs, cannons, and other objects of trench warfare. The exhibition, like many of the Third Liberty Loan posters, attempted to visualize the enemy for Americans separated geographically from the atrocities of the war.

The poster measures roughly 28 x 41” and is in rough shape overall with some heavy damage to the bottom right corner. This example was produced for the 3rd Liberty Loan, but the owner actually attached a small 4th Liberty Loan poster onto Uncle Sam’s boot, attaching it with Liberty Loan stamps. The stamps are now in rough shape with one no longer sticky and the other ripped, but the piece is still attached well. This example would look tremendous in a frame, as the small attached piece is curling at the ends.

The poster has some heavy tearing across as shown, but the central display is still in great shape with good color.

This is an extremely scarce poster, the first and likely the last we will ever see. Comes ready to be framed and displayed!