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To Have and to Hold War Bonds restored 1944 U.S. Treasury poster: a battle-worn soldier in a helmet gripping a huge rippling American flag against a dark sky
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War Bonds: To Have and to Hold! — Paper Print

Price range: $49.00 through $179.00

An official 1944 U.S. Treasury poster, restored: a battle-worn soldier in a steel helmet hauls a huge, rippling American flag across a dark sky. To have and to hold! War Bonds.

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Unframed or framed, printed to order in the USA.

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Made to order. All sales final. Replacements or refunds only for damaged, faulty or incorrect prints reported within 7 days. Returns policy

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  • Free Standard shipping to the US
  • Printed to order in the USA, paper or framed
  • Quality promise: damaged, faulty or incorrect prints replaced if reported within 7 days (details)
Paper & printing

Giclée print on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper: a smooth, natural-white fine-art stock with no glare, so the restored colours read true under any light.

Each print has a slim white border and is supplied unframed, ready for a standard frame or hanging clips.

Shipping & returns

Every print is made to order. Standard shipping to the US is free; Express is available at checkout. You will get tracking details by email when your print is on its way.

Because each print is custom-made, all sales are final and we do not accept change-of-mind returns. If your print arrives damaged, has a production fault or is the wrong item, tell us within 7 days of delivery with photos and we will send a free replacement.

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Which size should I choose?

11.7 × 16.5 in suits a desk, shelf or gallery wall. 20 × 28 in works above a desk, console or bed. 23.4 × 33.1 in is a statement piece above a sofa or in a hallway.

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Framing

Framed prints come in a solid wood, satin-finish frame in black, white or natural wood, glazed with shatterproof acrylic. The print is the same 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper as our unframed editions.

Framed artwork sizes are 12 × 17 in, 20 × 28 in and 23 × 33 in (the frame adds a little to each side). Every frame is made to order in the USA and arrives with a hook fitted, ready to hang.

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Each size is shown to scale on the same wall. Prints are unframed and made to order.

Description

The War Bonds poster

War Bonds, To Have and to Hold! was issued by the War Finance Division of the U.S. Treasury in 1944 as an official Treasury poster, number WFD-891, printed by the Government Printing Office. A soldier in a torn, sweat-stained shirt grips the pole of an enormous Stars and Stripes, his arm making a strong diagonal across a stormy sky.

The slogan borrows the words of the marriage vow, “to have and to hold”, and turns them into a pledge to the nation: what the soldier holds, the people at home must help him keep. The Treasury used the same line on another 1944 poster showing a young child.

The Brigham Young University Museum of Art credits the painting to Vic Guinnell.

Read the full history of the poster.

Restored edition

Restored from a photograph of an original print. The colour was cleaned and brought back, with folds, stains, tears and wear removed. The lettering and printed marks are kept from the original.

Sizes and options

  • Paper print: 11.7 × 16.5 in, 20 × 28 in or 23.4 × 33.1 in
  • Framed print: 12 × 17 in, 20 × 28 in or 23 × 33 in, in a black, white or natural wood frame, ready to hang

Printed to order in the USA on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper. Free Standard shipping to the US. Compare the print sizes.

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