Russia, Imperial. A 1916 First World War Bond Poster, By Sigsidmunds Vidbergs Archive Lower Saxony)

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Russia, Imperial. A 1916 First World War Bond Poster, By Sigsidmunds Vidbergs Archive Lower Saxony)An extremely well preserved First World War bond poster, constructed of paper stock and affixed to an original linen backer. It depicts a full colour printed image of Imperial Russian Army soldiers advancing over a hill and aiming rifles. Coloured black, the hill is overlaid by a pre Revolutionary Russian Cyrillic inscription of ? ? (ARE YOU HELPING A VALIANT ARMY TO FIGHT THE ENEMY? DID YOU TAKE PART IN THE LOAN?) and 5 % (5 % WAR LOANS). While