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	OUR QUALITY & RARITY CODES: QUALITY CODE: (Note: Older paintings or original artwork of any kind may be rated somewhat differently based on the codes below, due to the normal aging properties of the different mediums used (ex: normal paint cracking with older paintings, toning of paper, foxing on older pieces, etc...). ·   Excellent+ Museum Quality, with no damage or visible imperfections. · Excellent Almost perfect given the age w/minimal imperfections,minimal blemishes. · VeryGood Above average w/minor imperfections given the age, or minor blemishes. · Good Average imperfections given the age, or moderate imperfections or wear. · Fair Below average with more imperfections given the age, or with more wear. · BelowGrade With clear imperfections and/or possibly in need of minor restoration. · BelowGrade- With clear imperfections and/or possibly in need of serious restoration. RARITY CODE: ·   Rare++ Unique, one of a kind, or an original on the open market. · Rare+ Very uncommon and/or very difficult to find on the open market. · Rare Uncommon and/or moderately difficult to find on the open market. · Popular Frequently encountered, common and easy to find on the open market. All Measurements Are In Inches; Height Precedes Width. Note: All items are sold "AS IS/AS DESCRIBED", to the best of our knowledge, research and ability.
	ITEM DESCRIPTION: Here is a Beautiful & Very Rare Vintage Mid Century Original 1943 WWII U.S. Propaganda Halftone Lithograph Poster (Not a modern reproduction) from the famous ‘Four Freedoms’ Series of Posters titled, “Ours…to fight for, Freedom From Want”, after the original painting by the world famous listed painter & illustrator ‘Norman Rockwell’ (American, 1894-1978 ), whose printed signature appears lower left in the image area and was featured on the March 6, 1943 cover of Saturday Evening Post. We currently have one other rare WWII War Bonds Poster by Norman Rockwell available “Save Freedom Of Worship, Each According To The Dictates Of His Own Conscience: Buy War Bonds”, so please have a look! Print, Publisher & Printing Info: The title appears printed in the top outer margin area, as well as in the bottom margin. This Poster has the typical U.S. Government folds (tri-fold in halves [8 squares]), and their information appears printed lower middle in the bottom outer margin (near edge), ‘OWI Poster No. 45. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943-O-511886’, and the text, ‘Painting from Saturday Evening Post’, which appears printed lower right just under the image in the outer margin area respectively. “It is one of a series of four posters using Rockwell's paintings, inspired by the Four Freedoms described in Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union Address: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The US entered the war in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Office of War Information (OWI) was set up in June 1942 to control the message and imagery of government information about the war. Rockwell created a sketches about the Four Freedoms to help the war effort, but no one in Washington was interested. The paintings were published by the Saturday Evening Post beginning February 26, 1943 and then reprinted, with permission, by the OWI. The OWI launched a nationwide tour with the paintings, raising $130 million dollars in war bond sales. They also offered the posters for sale in three different sizes [28” x 20”, 40” x 28” & 56” x 40”] and four million sets of the posters were printed.” (From: collections.ushmm). The Printer was the United States Government Printing Office. “Rockwell spent six months painting the Four Freedoms, which were published in a series of Saturday Evening Post issues in 1943, accompanied by short essays from four distinguished writers.” (From: saturdayeveningpost). The ‘Freedom’ title was written on the back lower left in ballpoint pen, but does not show through to the front. The Poster is on a light-medium weight cream-colored wove paper stock. Size & Condition: The size with small margins is 28” x 20”, Image size is 21-3/16” x 16-9/16”. The Poster is in Excellent Rare+ condition for its vintage age with no real or discernible color fade. These types of propaganda pieces were intended to be used as simple inexpensive posters and put up in civic buildings, train stations, etc., or outside in the elements on billboards, walls, and around cities, and were not made to last, let alone be saved and/or framed up. To find ones in good, let alone excellent condition are fairly rare on the open market and are actively sought after by collectors. Our Poster is as good as any collector could hope to find in its original never-framed condition and will be sold “AS IS” in its “As Found/As Described” condition and no restoration with archival repair-tape (filmoplast) was done to the poster—which we will leave up to the winning bidder to do if they so choose, or want to have the piece linen-lined. This vintage poster has never been framed which is always more desirable to collectors since it has never been exposed to older non-archival materials, matburn or lightfade, but it was tacked to a wall at some point in its past and there are a handful of tiny tack-holes along the top outer margin edge (with two along image edge [one is barely in image]) in the left & right areas, as well as only two along the bottom margin near the edge middle-left & right respectively—with the exception of the two along the image edge, the others are completely negligible since the outer white areas can easily be matted & framed out. Extremely minimal wear along the poster’s original fold-lines which are 98+% intact with only a handful of tiny pinholes at the ‘center’ three intersection points of the folds, but aren’t too noticeable at all, as well as very minimal ink-cracking & fold-wear at center fold intersection and here & there along a few other crease-lines. Other very minimal slight crescent-creases here & there on the sheet which aren’t too noticeable either, as well as some minimal creasing here & there along the outer edges and corners—also negligible and easily matted & framed out. Ultra minimal outer edge wear at the top center crease-line with barely a 1/8” tiny tear—and as mentioned before, are negligible since the outer edge areas can easily be matted & framed out. No other tears at the outer crease-line edges. Extremely minimal (barely any) very tiny & faint foxing specks scattered here & there on the sheet which are hardly noticeable and not even really worth mentioning. Slight normal toning of the stock from age. Extremely minimal surface wear with a handful of very tiny surface nicks in the lower text ‘M’ in word ‘Freedom’ (left), which is basically negligible and certainly doesn’t detract from the piece at all. This beautiful & rare vintage WWII propaganda ‘war bonds’ poster will make a wonderful addition to any WWII/U.S. military history or art collection, and will be shipped flat & hardpacked (not folded) for safe transport and to prevent any further wear on the piece.
	PAYING FOR YOUR ITEM: DOMESTIC PAYMENTS: are made via PayPal (Preferred) and WE REQUIRE FULL PAYMENT WITHIN 4 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE, otherwise an 'Unpaid Item Dispute' will be opened & filed automatically by eBay. After that time period, we reserve the right to sell the artwork to another buyer or back-bidder and you will also be blocked from any of our future auctions. Note: UPS covers up to the 1st $100.00. Please see 'Our Shipping Policy' below *As a result of the newer sales tax laws, we must collect sales tax on all items (including S&H) that ship to: New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and all others on the eBay list. INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS (IMPORTANT!!!): Payment is via PayPal ONLY, in $USD (United States Dollars) and no other form of payment will be accepted (NO W. Union, NO International M.O.'s (NO $ Orders), NO Cashiers Checks, NO Outside PayPal Bank Transfers). The 'Buyer' is completely responsible for any 'Currency Exchange' Fees. WE REQUIRE FULL PAYMENT WITHIN 4 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE, otherwise an 'Unpaid Item Dispute' will be opened & filed automatically by eBay. After that time period, we reserve the right to sell the artwork to another buyer or back-bidder and you will also be blocked from any of our future auctions.
	OUR SHIPPING POLICY: WE SHIP TO: The U.S. & WORLDWIDE (Domestic & International Bidders Please Read Below): IMPORTANT NOTES: We ship all of our Antique & Vintage Items Safely & Securely Hardpacked & Secured in between Oversized Cardboard, AND/OR shipped in Heavy-Duty Tubes with Archival Paper or Glassine with Bubble-Wrap added for Protection. Our customers have greatly appreciated their well-packed & well-protected artwork as our feedback clearly shows. -We have unfortunately been on the receiving end of poorly-packed artwork and we wouldn't wish that on our worst enemies. ***To save our customers MORE $$$, ALL Shipping Rates (Domestic & Overseas) 'DO NOT' include Handling/Packing Fees and are extremely close to the 'Actual Shipping Costs' based on eBay's (estimated) Shipping Calculator that we use exclusively on all of our auction listings. "eBay's SHIPPING CALCULATOR": We exclusively use eBay's "SHIPPING CALCULATOR", which is built right into the auction page itself and is accessible at the top of the page via the 'See all details' or via the 'Shipping and payments' tab next to the 'Description' tab at the top of the page. You simply type in your Zip Code or choose your Country from the Drop-Down list provided & it displays the shipping amount for you. HAWAII & ALASKA, would be shipped by either USPS Priority Mail or UPS 2nd-Day Air. *DOMESTIC BIDDERS PLEASE READ: -For U.S. (lower 48 States): We normally ship via USPS (United States Postal Service) or UPS-Ground as an alternate choice. We recommend UPS since they cover up to the 1st $100.00. We will provide a tracking number and will email it to you when the item(s) have shipped. SHIPPING RATES: In the continental United States are based on the estimated size of the item (with extra spacing for Hardpack and/or Heavy-Duty Tube & Bubble-Wrap for protection) & estimated final weight. HAWAII & ALASKA: Would be shipped via USPS Priority Mail or UPS 2-Day Air based on estimated size with extra spacing for hardpack and/or shipped in a heavy-duty tube, bubble wrap and estimated final weight. **INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE READ (IMPORTANT!!!): -For CANADA & WORLDWIDE: We normally ship via USPS International (United States Postal Service), within their size restrictions. Please see USPS for further information regarding your country and its respective 'Rate Charts', complete information & 'Conditions for Mailing'. We would fill out the appropriate Customs Forms and provide the 'Winning Bidder' with the 'Customs Number' via email as soon as the item has shipped (Items can be tracked via the USPS website.). PLEASE NOTE: Any Customs Clearance or Import Duty Fees and/or Taxes (normally collected upon delivery and/or pickup), are the 'Winning Bidder's' sole responsibility, and are not included in the item price or the shipping charges. *Please check with your country's Customs Office/House prior to bidding/buying to determine what those additional fees will be*. We normally ship within 2 business days of cleared payment, but PLEASE NOTE: Please allow extra delivery time for your item(s) to clear all Customs Houses (U.S. and Abroad-typical delivery time about 14 business days +/-). We also would need a VALID INTERNATIONAL ADDRESS to 'Ship To'. ***IMPORTANT NOTE*** Customs charges/fees & duty taxes are based on the final value amount of the item(s) that we are required by U.S. law to declare on Customs Forms before shipping the item. Under U.S. law we are unable to mark a smaller amount or to declare the item a gift, sample, or anything other than merchandise prints/paintings etc, so PLEASE DO NOT ASK. We are a respectable business & must transact our auctions honestly & by the law. We would be liable and would get in trouble if there were any complications. The value marked on the Customs form will be the final auction price for any or all prints/paintings & will not include shipping. Most items will be shipped rolled in a Heavy-Duty Tube to save on shipping costs. Some may be shipped flat/hardpacked at our discretion. NOTES FOR ALL BIDDERS: COMBINED SHIPPING: We offer Combined Shipping, for multiple winning auctions if the items can be put into the same package. Note: Some Combined Rates may be higher due to Combined Weight changes or Oversized (OS1) dimensions, for items such as: Framed items, multiple paintings on canvas, oversized items etc. Please wait until we email you an appropriate invoice reflecting the discount for any multiple item auction wins before you pay via PayPal, or you can email us for an invoice after auction end. We normally ship items within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment. Please Note: Our gallery is closed Sundays & Mondays. We make every effort to pack artwork securely and carefully as per the items’ specifications. Due to the Antique/Vintage nature of MOST of our items, at our discretion we ship items flat or in heavy-duty tubes and they are securely & safely packed with each item wrapped in packing paper or archival glassine, then secured in between oversized cardboard or rolled in a heavy duty tube, then bubble-wrap is added, as per the item's specifications. Smaller items (like postcards & small prints) will also be securely & safely packed with each item wrapped in packing paper or archival glassine, then secured in between oversized cardboard, then shipped in a bubble-lined envelope. *UPS DOES NOT SHIP TO P.O. BOXES* Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc. is NOT responsible for shipping service transit times, provided by USPS & UPS, which normally exclude weekends and holidays (with the exception of Saturday mail deliveries for USPS), and may vary with package origin and destination, particularly during peak periods such as; Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day etc. Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc. is NOT responsible for Customs Clearing & Delivery Times. Delivery &/OR Pickup times for your package may vary from country to country, so please be patient.
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