Something got jumbled here. I did not say these ARE military posters, merely
that they are similar (in printing and paper stock) to military posters. Given
that they are a different size, and do not have the notation that is at the
bottom of every military poster (either "Litho in USA" or "Printed in USA") I
would say they are most likely not military posters (although, since they were
obviously done for classic films years after the fact, I guess it is possible).
I feel 100% certain that they are NOT from the original years of release. Given
that they are folded twice and would fit easily into a record, the idea
occurred to me that they might have been a giveaway stuck into classic
soundtrack albums, but I have nothing to support that. I had not heard Rich's
comment about these being made for library showings in the 1950s, but that
certainly seems quite possible.
This is just one more item to add to the Antiques Roadshow "blooper reel" of
mis-identified and wildly over-estimated items (there could be at least a 24
hour show of these gems!).
Bruce
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