{"product_id":"original-dutch-wwii-pair-of-posters-sabotage-warning-american-marine-recruitment-rare","title":"Original Dutch WWII Pair of Posters - Sabotage Warning \u0026 American Marine Recruitment - Rare","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items. Only One Pair Available. This is a tremendous pair of Dutch WWII era posters with two distinct purposes. The first poster warns against using objects to block roads which could be considered sabotage, and is dated September 8th, 1944. The second poster dates after VE-Day but before VJ-Day, and urges Dutch citizens to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps, travel to America for training, and be sent to the Pacific front to help end the War with Japan. A great pair of posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first poster measures \u003cstrong\u003e16 x 21½\u003c\/strong\u003e”, and  is more of a notice, without any illustration, and translates to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWARNING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAGAINST THE PERFORMANCE OF SABOTAGE ACTS TO BLOCK TRAFFIC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn behalf of the Beauftragte of the Rilkskommissar in this Province, I draw attention to the following.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn a few occasions an attempt was made to make traffic easier or endanger it by throwing or placing objects on the road. Anyone who notices that shards of glass, nails or other objects are on the roadway must remove them as soon as possible and also notify the management of the road.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI continue to seriously urge the citizenry to cooperate in preventing or neutralizing as quickly as possible anything that could hinder traffic. Failure to do so can be considered sabotage and could have very serious consequences for local residents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMunicipal Works Department, Achter Clarenburg 12, tel. 11907.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mayor of Utrecht,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUTRECHT, September 8, 1944.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second poster measures \u003cstrong\u003e14 x 19½”\u003c\/strong\u003e, and features a U.S. Marine’s head with a caption that translates to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecome a MARINE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRAINING IN AMERICA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstruction in 50 Technical Subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFREE INDIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster is extremely rare, as it is an attempt by Americans to garner more enlistment from citizens of very recently liberated countries in Europe to help finish the fighting in the Pacific. Both posters are in fantastic shape but the American poster has a couple small rips and a tiny loss of color in the bottom left, but otherwise is fantastic. This is the first example of either of these posters that we have ever offered, making them extremely scarce examples! They come ready for further research and display!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41843403325509,"sku":"ONSV24DPD018","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV24DPD018__01.jpg?v=1726293645","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-dutch-wwii-pair-of-posters-sabotage-warning-american-marine-recruitment-rare","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}