Saturday Evening Post 1961 (6) / 1962 (9) Full Issues Sleeved - Lot M

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LARGE COLLECTION OF SATURDAY EVENING POST MAGAZINES FROM 1910 - 1970 - OFFERED IN JOB LOTS OF 4 / 6 / 9 / 10 / 15 ISSUES - IDEAL READING FOR THE WINTER DAYS - LOT M. VERY HIGH NORMAL RETAIL VALUE RE CONDITION WISE The Saturday Evening Post was first published in 1821 in the same printing shop at 53 Market Street in Philadelphia, the original site where Benjamin Franklin - founded The Pennsylvania Gazette had been published in the 18th Century. While the Gazette ceased publication in 1800, ten years after Franklins death, the Post links its history to the original magazine. The Post grew to become the most widely circulated weekly magazine in America. The magazine gained prominent status under the leadership of its long time editor George Horace Lorimer (1899 - 1937). The reader for 5 cents frequently received a magazine containing 80 - 100 pages - full of wonderful lavish hand drawn illustrations, short and serialised stories by well known writers, contributory articles by the rich and famous people of the time. Also featured where current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humour, letter column, poetry ( with contributions submitted by readers ) and panel cartoons. Famous artists and illustrators commissioned by the Post were J C Leyendecker / Naysa McMein / Joseph Kernan / John Falter / Amos Sewell and of course Norman Rockwell. Rockwell's works have a broad popular appeal in the US even today for their reflection of the countries culture portraying everyday

• Publisher: American Media Inc
• Year: 1961
• Condition: Good

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