Original Dutch WWII Pair of Posters – Sabotage Warning & American Marine Recruitment – Rare Original Items

Original Items. Only One Pair Available. This is a tremendous pair of Dutch WWII era posters with two distinct purposes. The first poster warns against using objects to block roads which could be considered sabotage, and is dated September 8th, 1944. The second poster dates after VE-Day but before VJ-Day, and urges Dutch citizens to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps, travel to America for training, and be sent to the Pacific front to help end the War with Japan. A great pair of posters.

The first poster measures 16 x 21½”, and  is more of a notice, without any illustration, and translates to

WARNING
AGAINST THE PERFORMANCE OF SABOTAGE ACTS TO BLOCK TRAFFIC
On behalf of the Beauftragte of the Rilkskommissar in this Province, I draw attention to the following.

On a few occasions an attempt was made to make traffic easier or endanger it by throwing or placing objects on the road. Anyone who notices that shards of glass, nails or other objects are on the roadway must remove them as soon as possible and also notify the management of the road.

I continue to seriously urge the citizenry to cooperate in preventing or neutralizing as quickly as possible anything that could hinder traffic. Failure to do so can be considered sabotage and could have very serious consequences for local residents.
Municipal Works Department, Achter Clarenburg 12, tel. 11907.
The Mayor of Utrecht,
UTRECHT, September 8, 1944.

The second poster measures 14 x 19½”, and features a U.S. Marine’s head with a caption that translates to

Become a MARINE!
TRAINING IN AMERICA
Instruction in 50 Technical Subjects
FREE INDIES

This poster is extremely rare, as it is an attempt by Americans to garner more enlistment from citizens of very recently liberated countries in Europe to help finish the fighting in the Pacific. Both posters are in fantastic shape but the American poster has a couple small rips and a tiny loss of color in the bottom left, but otherwise is fantastic. This is the first example of either of these posters that we have ever offered, making them extremely scarce examples! They come ready for further research and display!