Rare Propaganda Posters Up For Auction

Mar 16, 2010 by Jennifer Farley

I saw yesterday on the BBC web site that a collection of 150 propaganda posters are up for auction. They were taken to the auctioneers by a relative of a worker who saved them from being thrown out by a print firm.

Auctioneer Roy Butler said "They are all in mint condition and are a very rare find. I expect there will be a lot of interest from museums all around the country.

"I should think some of these posters may not have even been seen before so they are very special."

He also said he expected each lot of about 10 posters to sell for up to £250.

I know that these are not original paintings, but for something so historic that doesn’t sound like very much money to me, particularly when you see some thoroughly rubbish artwork for sale as posters. It will be interesting to see how much they go for in the end.

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