Lot 1598
‡IMRE KAROLY SIMAY
SOUSCRIVEZ A L'EMPRUNT DE LA LIBERATION, 1918
Original poster, printed by Imprimerie Crete, Paris,
106 x 74cm.
* War loan posters were almost certainly the largest category of posters produced between 1914 and 1919. They appealed to civilians' desire to aid the war effort rather than any monetary value to be gained. They were produced by all major countries and usually issued in series. Subscribers were often given a copy of the actually poster, hence the large number that survive compared with other war posters. In France they were known as Emprunt National. In America they were referred to as Liberty Bonds, in Canada as Victory Loans, and in the United Kingdom as War Loans.
