Lot 248

ca. 1940-1970's Smokey The Bear Rare U.S. Posters

Estimate: $100 - $150

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The lot includes a large collection of eight original circa 1940-1980 U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Forest Service posters all featuring Smokey The Bear. These are all hard stock paper advertisements and have beautiful artwork of Smokey The Bear. 

Posters include with markings,
Smokey The Bear large bust marked, “U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service and Your State Forester / 72-CFFO-35 / (star) U.S. Government Printing Office: 1971 O-444-849”

Poster showing a charred Please Be Careful With Fire and Smokey The Bear sign stating, “Only you can prevent forest fires” marked on the bottom, “U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service 69-CFFP-2b / (star) GPO : 1968 O-321-405 Pennsylvania Dept. of Forests and Waters, Div. of Forest Protection.”

An idyllic image of Smokey The Bear with all his woodland friends, artwork done and signed in the print by Teresa Woodward and below bottom reads, "A true friend of Smokey's leaves matches alone he won't burn his fingers or the animals home". Marked on bottom, “73-CFFP-2b U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service and Your State Forester / (star) U.S. Government Printing Office : 1972 O-475-324”.

A dark image of a completely burned forest and home reading, “It Started as a simple trash fire” with Smokey The Bear in the corner with “Only you can precent forest fires” above. Marked on the bottom, “70-CFFP-4 Your State Forester and Forrest Service-U.S. Dept. of Agriculture / (star) U.S. Government Printing Office : 1969 O-365-156.”
Another idyllic image showing Smokey The Bear at the center surrounded by his woodland friends which reads, “Our family… / depends on your family. Only you can precent forest fires”. Marked, “U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service and Your State Forester / NFES #93001 Reprinting or resale prohibited by 16 USC 580.”
An image of birds along reading, “Forest fires burn more than trees.” With Smokey The Bear at the bottom left. Marked at the bottom, “Your State Forester and Forest Service-U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 71-CFFP-1b / (star) GPA : 1970 O-403-993.”
An early image showing a man swinging a fire axe with a flamed wolf lighting the forest on fire with the U.S. Industrial war machine in the background and reads "Take Down This Monster" in red lettering and the bottom right reads, "Forest Fires Delay Victory". The bottom tells you ways to prevent forest fires such as what to do when breaking camp, how to put out campfires the right way and more. Reprinted from The American Weekly, May 17, 1942. 
Lastly is Smokey The Bear with a sign reading “Nunca jueges con fosforos ni encendedores” marked on the bottom USDA U.S. Forrest Service Department of Agriculture / 16 USC 580 p-4.” 
Each is about 13-inch by 18.5-inch. 

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