Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a WWII Era Merchant Marine Recruitment Poster. The poster features a grisled and tired sailor holding his seabag over his left shoulder with a real stern looking face. The main takeaway from this poster is the “call to arms” for returning sailors to sign up with the Merchant Marines to “Man The Victory Fleet''.

The United States Merchant Marine is an organization composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels. Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are managed by a combination of the government and private sectors, and engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United States. The Merchant Marine primarily transports domestic and international cargo and passengers during peacetime, and operate and maintain deep-sea merchant ships, tugboats, towboats, ferries, dredges, excursion vessels, charter boats and other waterborne craft on the oceans, the Great Lakes, rivers, canals, harbors, and other waterways. In times of war, the Merchant Marine can be an auxiliary to the United States Navy, and can be called upon to deliver military personnel and materiel for the military.

The overall condition of the poster is quite nice with the main header in bold red that reads “You Bet I’m Going Back To Sea”. All details are quite nice with very little fading present. The fold marks unfortunately are rather defined making them easily noticeable.

A great example that comes ready for display.