Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of a 608-lot poster sale held on May 16. Prices noted include the companys 20-percent buyers premium. Mid-20th-century travel industry and war propaganda were major categories. The top lot was Harry R. Hopps (18691937) Destroy This Mad Brute / Enlist. Estimated at $10,000-$15,000, it delivered $15,000. This framed example from 1917 measured 41-by-27 inches. It was illustrated with a bloodied German brute wearing a helmet reading militarism, and he was stepping onto an American shore holding a Lady Liberty captive. A.M. Cassandres (190168) Normandie / Transatlantique / French Line was estimated at $7,000-$10,000 and realized $13,750. It was published in Paris by Alliance Graphique in 1935. This handsome, framed poster featured an upward view of the massive ocean liner with a flock of seagulls for perspective. James Montgomery Flaggs (18771960) I Want You / For U.S. Army / Nearest Recruiting Station was estimated at $5,000-$7,000 and sold for $8,125. This framed WWI recruitment poster was printed in 1917 and had a measurement of 39.5-by-29.5 inches. The famous poster depicts Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer and had a blank space below this copy intended for the address of the nearest recruiting station. Boris Artzybasheffs (18991965) Bermuda by Clipper / Pan American World Airways was estimated at $4,000-$6,000 and traded hands at $5,760. It was illustrated with a shapely mermaid, lilies, a Pan Am jet, and an outline of the Bermuda territory. This linen-backed 1949 travel poster was designed by the Russian-born American artist who was known for his signature, surreal style. Thomas Morans (1837-1926) Yellowstone Park / Northern Pacific was estimated at $1,200-$2,400 and brought $4,320. This linen-backed rail travel poster was published in 1924 in St. Paul, Minn., by Brown & Bigelow. It was illustrated with a view of the Parks Grand Canyon and had emblems of the Northern Pacific Railway in its lower corners. Yellowstone National Park was on Northern Pacifics main line; the railroad was the first to reach the park in 1883. This sale brought together posters from across different collecting categories, with highlights that served as the backbone for a successful auction, summed up Joe Slabaugh, director of cataloging at Potter & Potter Auctions. To learn more, visit www.potterauctions.com.