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🔥 HISTORIC WORLD WAR IIHOME FRONT MUSICAL ARCHIVE – SEVEN (7) PROGRAMMES FEATURING ORIGINAL PATRIOTICWAR BONDS ADVERTISEMENTS 🔥
Up for sale is a historically significant, highlycohesive collection of nine (9) vintage classical music concert programs andautographed ephemera dating from 1944 to the early 1950s. Sourced primarilyfrom the legendary Community Concert Association subscription circuit, thisestate archive carries an individual separate retail value of $285 to $487.
Seven (7) of the nine items in this collection are verified1944–1945 World War II wartime productions featuring original \"BUY WARBONDS AND STAMPS\" patriotic advertisements printed inside or on theircovers. This exceptional continuity elevates the lot from mere autographedpaper into a rare home-front time capsule, appealing directly to classicalmusicologists, autograph collectors, and WWII military history archivistsalike.
ITEM-BY-ITEM LOTINVENTORY & DESCRIPTION:
1. **Mildred Dilling (1944/1945 WWII Era) – [INCLUDES WARBONDS AD] **
Features abeautiful, crisp signature in permanent vintage ink directly on the frontcover. Dilling was known globally as the \"First Lady of the Harp\" andthe personal instructor to Harpo Marx. Excellent front-page display value. Program wasonce folded in two – no visible condition issues. \"Buy War Bonds and Stamps\" printed on the insidepages of the program.
2. **Ethel Bartlett & Rae Robertson (1944/1945 WWII Era)– [INCLUDES WAR BONDS AD] **
Complete, fullyintact duo-piano recital program featuring bold, dual signatures in permanentvintage ink. (Pioneers of the two-piano genre who famously premieredmasterworks for Benjamin Britten). \"Buy War Bonds and Stamps\" printed onthe inside pages of the program.
3. **The Bary Ensemble (1945 WWII Era) – [INCLUDES WAR BONDSAD] **
Scarce, completepost-WWII four-signature team roster signed in pencil on the back cover byGertrude Bary (piano), Lorna Wren (flute), Mary Becker (violin), and VirginiaPeterson (cello). Captures the acclaimed lineup of a pioneering all-femalechamber touring group. No visible condition issues. \"Buy War Bonds and Stamps\"printed on the inside pages of the program.
4. **Mona Paulee & Curtis Stearns (1944/1945 WWII Era) –[INCLUDES WAR BONDS AD] **
Cohesivedual-signed performance program featuring a unique pencil and ink signaturecombination by the Met Opera Auditions winner and her accompaniment director. Oncefolded in two – no other condition issues. \"Buy War Bonds and Stamps\"printed on the inside pages of the program.
5. **Lansing Hatfield & Collins Smith (1944/1945 WWIIEra) – [INCLUDES WAR BONDS AD] **
Intact programsigned beautifully in permanent ink directly on the front cover by the popularMet bass-baritone and Broadway actor. Highly desirable front-cover ink displaypiece. \"BuyWar Bonds and Stamps\" printed on the inside pages of the program.
6. **Walter Hauzig (1944/1945 WWII Era) – [INCLUDES WARBONDS AD] **
Authentic pencilsignature on the front page of a single, remaining detached leaf from a CCAbooklet. Features the historic \"Buy War Bonds and Stamps\" textprinted on the opposite side of the signature of the celebrated AustrianAmerican piano virtuoso. Ready for framing. \"Buy War Bonds and Stamps\"printed on the inside pages of the program.
7. **Moissaye Boguslawski (1944/1945 WWII Era) – [INCLUDESWAR BONDS AD] **
Front coversignature in pencil by the renowned Russian-American pianist and composer.Please note: This specific item remains safely attached to its original vintagebrown scrapbook backing paper along the top reverse corners—the front displaycover remains completely clean. Small stainfrom a staple visible on the front and a tiny tear on the bottom fold can bedetected. \"Buy War Bonds and Stamps\" printed on the insidepages of the program.
8. **Myrtle Leonard & Helen Bullock (April 19, 1953 Recital)**
Full recitalprogram from Plymouth Church featuring dual front cover signatures rendered indistinctive vintage red pencil by the Metropolitan Opera contralto and heraccompaniment pianist.
9. **Carroll Glenn (March 13, 1946 Recital) **
Intact post-WWIIprogram featuring a front cover pencil autograph from the celebrated Americanviolin virtuoso and Naumburg winner.
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CONDITION REPORT:
Items in this archive are in fair to good + vintagecondition, exhibiting natural paper aging, light toning, and minor handlingwear completely consistent with 70+ year old ephemera. Aside from the detachedWalter Hautzig leaf and the scrapbook backing paper on the Boguslawski piece,the booklets are fully intact. Every item has been kept flat in aclimate-controlled environment to protect the paper fibers and preserve theclarity of the autographs.
SHIPPING &HANDLING:
This entire collection will be packaged flat and securelysandwiched between thick sheets of heavy-duty corrugated cardboard to preventany bending, shifting, or smudging during transit. Shipping USPS Priority w/tracking.
