Due to World War I, the U.S. government was in needed of money to pay for the soldiers, tanks, airplanes, and other wartime equipment and necessities. To fund their new astronomical expenses, the government sold war bonds. U.S. citizens would buy bonds, and then be paid back after the war was over. This BUY EARLY poster was one of a series of posters that advertised to Americans that it was their patriotic duty to buy war bonds.
The Victory Loan advertised on this original bold, red, eye catching poster with jumbo lettering was the 5th and last bond issued during WWI, in the Liberty Loan series. Retail merchants patriotically displayed signs such as these to encourage customers to purchase bonds before the Christmas rush. Real estate agents also used them to encourage customers to buy bonds before interest rates and prices rose.
The poster is currently in an ill-fitting, thin plastic poster holder that is missing one of the four clip sides. It needs to be framed properly.
This information comes from the Pritzker Military Museum:
"World War I began as a conflict between the Allies (France, the United Kingdom, and Russia) and the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary). The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie ignited the war in 1914. Italy joined the Allies in 1915, followed by the United States in 1917. A ceasefire was declared at 11 AM on 11 November 1918. The poster was a major tool for broad dissemination of information during the war. Countries on both sides of the conflict distributed posters widely to garner support, urge action, and boost morale. To obtain necessary funds for World War I, the United States Treasury resorted to borrowing through a series of bond issues. The first four issues were known as liberty loans; the fifth and last was called the victory loan. The fifth bond issue was released on 21 April 1919, and were called at the time 'the last of the series of five Liberty Loans.' However they were also called the 'Victory Liberty Loan,' and appear this way on posters of the period. The liberty and victory loan posters were issued by the United States Food Administration".
Notes: Please view the numerous, detailed photos for an accurate appraisal of this item's condition. There are numerous folds in the thin newsprint-like paper from the crank printing press creasing it way-back-when. The printed no ink is uneven and there are smears of it in the letters. The paper is thin and yellowed. The bottom left corner was clipped off. There are tears along the top edge from someone putting into the flimsy plastic poster holder incorrectly. The poster holder is missing one of the four black side clips--the one on the right side gone. There are only three.
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