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Vebell Print "Over the Top" for a US Stamp, plus O. German WW2 Cartoon [136921]

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Vebell Print  Over the Top  for a US Stamp, plus O. German WW2 Cartoon [136921]
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Ed Vebell print from color painting, "WWI, Over the Top". Infantry men going over sand bags under fire. Image size, 9 x 10" and 14.5 x 15" framed. Excellent condition. Comes with a pen and ink cartoon by O. Germain, probably one of Vebell's friends in the Army, some of whom were known cartoonists. Vebell used himself as the model for this painting, climbing the ladder. Vebel was a friend of our collector. Signed by Artist, lower right. The print has a space for a postage stamp in the upper left corner. According to the wording on the print, it was scheduled for a US postage stamp in 1961, but none was issued (not found in regular, commemorative, envelope stamp, post card, or air mail entries). Vebell signed a print of this painting which was slated for use as a US postage stamp. Vebell did commission work for the Post Office, and other works that were used on American stamps were a USPS series Scott #1489-1498 in 1973. Vebel (1921-2018) began his career as an illustrator for Sears Robuck and Montgomery Ward. Drafted into the Army, the Army felt his best use was as a front line illustrator, and he sketched his was through the war. His last assignment were the Nuremburg trials, important art used up to this day to illustrate this part of history. He was also an Olympian for the USA at Helsinki in 1952 in Fencing. He did not medal.