Original Vintage Poster JOIN THE AIR SERVICE SERVE IN FRANCE WWI World War LINEN

Description

Condition: Very Good *
(linen backed
; minor edge and corner wear, chipping, and some small tears; expertly restored 5" vertical tear from the bottom edge in the brown area to the left of the soldiers and going up slightly into the blue sea; some repaired surface scuffs/scratches and minor discoloration in the red area above and to the left of the "A" in "AIR;" some darkening/discoloration in the upper right corner area
)
Dimensions: 25.1 x 37 in. / 63.8 x 94 cm.
; Circa: 1917
Original vintage
"JOIN THE AIR SERVICE AND SERVE IN FRANCE - DO IT NOW"
WWI poster, plate signed by its artist,
J. PAUL VERREES
, and
printed by
KETTERLINUS, PHILADELPHIA
circa 1917.
As indicated above, this poster is linen backed and in
Very
Good
condition. There is
minor edge and corner wear, chipping, and some small tears; expertly restored 5" vertical tear from the bottom edge in the brown area to the left of the soldiers and going up slightly into the blue sea; some repaired surface scuffs/scratches and minor discoloration in the red area above and to the left of the "A" in "AIR;" some darkening/discoloration in the upper right corner area
.
P
lease examine all pictures carefully.
The poster will be safely packed and shipped with insurance included.
Please contact me with any questions you have and thanks for looking!
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*
Condition Grading Explained
(All grades are pre-linen backing and restoration; flaws/defects are described above to the best of my ability)
Excellent
: Near mint condition with, if any, only the most minor detectable flaws.
Excellent / Very Good
:
Only the most minor of imperfections, including at most a few items on this non-exhaustive list: pinholes in four corners, tiny areas of staining/foxing, surface abrasions, smudge marks, very minor edge/corner wear/tears and paper loss, small area of light unobtrusive writing, subtle and minor creasing, paper lifting and chipping).
Very Good
: A nicely preserved poster that has more flaws than the higher grades; if the imperfections are within the image, they are not very distracting or may be in the blank borders where they will not show when displayed.
Very Good / Good
: Clear imperfections are evident and likely noticeable if located within the image but not very distracting.
Good
: Item with significant defects/imperfections; very noticeable if within the image and even more significant if in the borders.
Fair
: Major significant imperfections -
please do not bid/purchase the item unless you can accept its major imperfections.
Poor
: Extremely major significant imperfections - please do not bid/purchase the item unless you can accept its major imperfections.