21st Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
2182
A British First World War Enlistment Poster "German Cruelty to British Prisoners", lithographed in red and brown on a cream field "...Lord Kitchener says:- The Germans have stripped and insulted British Prisoners and have shot some in cold blood. The Germans act with the same barbarous savagery as the Sudan Dervishes. The Prime Minister says:- We shall not forget this horrible record of calculated cruelty and crime and we shall exact reparation against the guilty Germans. JUSTICE CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT YOUR HELP. TAKE UP THE SWORD OF JUSTICE. ENLIST TODAY", published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Office, 74cm by 50cm
Estimated at £150 - £180
Small tear to left and right margins.
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 21st Sep, 2022
The Militaria & Ethnographica offers over 450 lots.
Highlights include a rare 1943 US edition of the French 1939 Michelin Guide used during the D-Day landings, a Second World War RAF, RAAF and ROC Group of Nine Medals to Wing Commander William Anderson Beaumont, who survived four days and nights without food in the jungle and the uniform of POW Major General Philip Thomas Tower including his khaki greatcoat which became his escape outfit. Also included is a pair of 18th Century Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols by Twigg & Bass, London, circa 1780-83, a French 1830 Revolution Model Shako to d'Officer de Chasseur de La Garde Nationale and a Birmingham City Police Rose Top Helmet and an Isle of Man Police Force Ball Top Helmet.
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