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Period: 1940s
Period: Early 1900s
Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Maurin Quina, Green Devil, Spirits, 1906
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Alcohol Poster for Maurin Quina dating from 1906 by Leonetto Cappiello. Artist: Leonetto Cappiello Title: Maurin Quina - Le Puy - France Date: 1906 Size: 44.9 x 60.6 in / 114 x 154 cm Printer : Imp. P. Vercasson & Cie., 43. rue de Lancry, Paris. Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Linen backing: Yes Condition: A (Normally designates a poster in very good condition. Colours are fresh and there is very little or no paper loss. Any imperfections are marginal and unnoticeable). Additional Details: Poster created by Leonetto Cappiello in 1906 for the Maurin Quina brand. Maurin Quina was created in 1884 in Puy en Velay by Auguste Maurin. It is a traditional French aperitif with flavors of black cherry and sweet almond. The poster represents a green...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Paper

Medical Chart Bone Structure
Located in Otley, GB
A superb vintage medical chart 1947 supplied by Adam Rouilly & Co Ltd London. Fantastic colours & illustrations of the bone structure. Comes as a...
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1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Canvas

The Red Shoes
Located in London, GB
a rare original Australian souvenir program cover for The Red Shoes 1948. This film was directed by the famous duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and is considered to be one o...
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1940s Australian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Saraband for Dead Lovers
Located in London, GB
This is a rare original British film poster for the 1948 Ealing Studios drama film Saraband for Dead Lovers. This film was starring directed by Basil Dearden and starred Stewart Gra...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Turn of the Twentieth Century's European Circus Poster, 1909, Chocolat Aviateur
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Foottit (often misspelled Footit) and Chocolat were a circus duo who made their debut in the late 1890's in Paris. The unlikely pair worked together as professional clowns in the 'No...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Paper, Wood

Original Vintage War Home Front Propaganda Poster Dig For Victory Child WWII UK
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Home Front propaganda poster - Dig for Victory - featuring an iconic illustration of a child wearing a white sun hat and holding a hoe and a shovel to ...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Antique Book Advertising Poster Through The Wall Cleveland Moffett
Located in London, GB
Original antique book advertising poster for a Parisian detective story Through the Wall by Cleveland Moffett published by D Appleton & Co featuring a great illustration of a moustac...
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Early 1900s American Antique Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage War Energy Gas Saving Propaganda Poster Watch Your Meters WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two energy saving propaganda poster featuring great artwork by the British graphic designer Reginald Mount (1906-1979) depicting two ladies looking at thei...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet Union Propaganda Poster Kazakhstan Anniversary KSSR USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - Do you fulfill your obligations in honour of the 25th anniversary of the Kazakh SSR? - featuring an army soldier in military uniform point...
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1940s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage French Film Poster, 'La Maternelle', by Peynet, 1949
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage French Film Poster, 'La Maternelle', by Peynet, 1949 This is a charming poster for the film, 'La Maternelle', (Kindergarten) by the French artist, Raymond Peynet. ...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Auto Advertising Poster Austin 110 Sheerline Six Cylinder Car
Located in London, GB
Original vintage car advertising poster for the new Austin 110 six cylinder styled in Sheerline featuring an illustration of a shiny red car in front of the winged A logo on a green ...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Vintage Framed Movie Poster of “ Les Enfants Du Paradis “ Circa 1945.
Located in Seattle, WA
This framed movie poster is of a French Film from 1945. Translates “ The children of paradise “ Within Silver toned. Professionally custom framing. Vintage Condition Consistent with ...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Wood

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Stramberk Czechoslovak State Railways
Located in London, GB
Original vintage train travel advertising poster for Stramberk Chemins de Fer de l'Etat Tchccoslovaque / Czechoslovak State Railways featuring a scenic illustration of a quaint villa...
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1940s Czech Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster National Savings Season Of The Year Flowers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - National Savings Through the Post Office Savings Bank, The Trustee Savings Bank and National Savings Certificates - featuring colourful artwork ...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet War Propaganda Poster Strengthen Combat Power USSR WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two propaganda poster - Крепите боевую мощь CCCP! / Strengthen the combat power of the USSR - featuring two illustrations divided by the bold title ...
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1940s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage War Home Front Recycling Poster Bones Make Explosives WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Home Front recycling poster - Bones Make Explosives Put Out All Bones For Salvage - featuring a great modernist graphic design by Reginald Mount (1906-...
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1940s British Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

"She's Ready, Too. Buy War Bonds" Vintage WWII Bonds Poster, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII War Bonds poster, printed in 1942. In the poster, a confident woman sets out with conviction to buy war bonds, her hand over her pocketbook. As the woman ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Great Britain Will Pursue Japan WWII Tank
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster featuring an illustration of a military tank driving at speed over a hill with a Union Jack flag of the United Kingdom flying against the blue s...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Great Britain Will Pursue Japan WWII Plane
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster featuring an illustration of an RAF Royal Air Force plane flying at speed above a Royal Navy warship in camouflage flying a White Ensign flag, t...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Rare Original Vintage WWII Soviet Propaganda Poster Homeland Stalin Tank USSR
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage World War Two Soviet propaganda poster - For the Homeland! For Stalin! / За Родину! За Сталина! - featuring a troop of soldiers carrying bayonet rifle guns char...
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1940s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage WWII Warning Propaganda Poster Careless Talk Tragedy Wartime
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two warning propaganda poster - Careless Talk Brings Tragedy In Wartime - featuring numbered and captioned illustrations of 1. a young soldier on the phone...
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1940s Canadian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet War Propaganda Poster Infinite Enemy Family Honour WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two propaganda poster - Our land has been touched by the infinite enemy We will smash the enemy's dark forces mercilessly ... Let's move on a terrib...
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1940s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

"Night at the Follies" 1947 Original Linen Backed Theatrical Poster Evelyn West
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
"Night at the Follies" 1947 an original vintage linen backed one-sheet theatrical film movie poster. Size is 30 X 44 with the linen added.  A Night at the Follies, the 1947 W. Merle Connell burlesque documentary ("Daring!"; "Gorgeous Girls Great comedians Glamorous dancers"; "You've heard about it! You've read about it! Now see Big Time Burlesque Just as presented at the world famous follies theatre in Los Angeles"; "Something new in entertainment!"; "Evelyn West...
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1940s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Dolomites Holiday Italy Franz Lenhart
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster in French - Pour vos vacances Sud Tirol Italie Dolomites / For your holidays South Tyrol Italy Dolomites - mountain range located in north ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Posters

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Paper

The Red Shoes
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement Kinematograph weekly July 15th 1948 The film directed by the famous duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and is considered to be one of the...
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1940s English Vintage Posters

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Paper

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Cognac Pellisson, 1907
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for Cognac Pellisson by Leonetto Cappiello dating from 1907. This is the larger version of the two posters printed by Leonett...
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Posters

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Paper

"Work on a farm... this Summer. Join the U.S. Crop Corps" Vintage WWII Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original WWII U.S. Crop Corps recruitment poster. Designed by Douglas, this poster was issued by the Office of War Information in Washington DC, in 1943. In the compo...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Posters

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Paper

"1775- 167th Anniversary - 1942. Always Advance with the U.S. Marines" Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage 1942 United States Marine Corps poster, celebrating the organization's 167th Anniversary. The poster features a dynamic illu...
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1940s North American Vintage Posters

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Paper

"U.S. Marines. Reserved for you!" Vintage WWII Marine Corps Recruitment Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, designed by Joe Richards. The poster, a color lithograph, was issued on November 28, 1941, less than 10 days before the a...
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1940s North American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster Hippodrome Boulevard De Clichy Paris Orazi
By Manuel Orazi
Located in London, GB
Original antique Art Nouveau poster advertising the Hippodrome Boulevard de Clichy featuring dramatic artwork by the French graphic designer Manuel...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Middle East Travel Poster Lebanese Way Lebanon Mountain Air
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Middle East travel poster for Lebanon - To The Cool Mountain Air The Lebanese Way - featuring scenic artwork of a path winding through th...
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1940s Lebanese Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Canadian World War Two Propaganda Poster WWII Lets Go Canada
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Canadian World War Two propaganda poster - Let's Go... Canada! - issued by the director of public information under the authority of Hon J.T Thorson Minister of Nati...
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1940s Canadian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet WWII Propaganda Poster Long Live Powerful Navy USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two propaganda poster - Long Live the Powerful Navy of the USSR / Да Здравствует Мощный Военно-морской Флот Ссср! - featuring a naval image of a fle...
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1940s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Greece Grece Aegean Coast Mediterranean Sea
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Greece Aegean Sea Coastline / Grece Littoral de la mer egee - featuring a colourful seaside view depicting a wooden rowi...
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1940s Greek Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Winter Sport Travel Poster Jungfraujoch Jungfrau Railway Husky
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport and skiing travel poster - Bernese Oberland Switzerland Jungfraujoch Jungfrau Railway - great artwork titled Polar Dogs featuring huskies harnessed to a sled with a lady and man sitting on the sledge preparing to ride it, a man standing behind them and another man holding skis beside them, a Swiss flag...
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1940s Swiss Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Philippine Airlines PAL USA The Orient Europe
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - USA The Orient Europe by DC-6 sleeper PAL Philippine Airlines Speed Comfort Dependability - featuring a great desi...
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1940s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Attack On All Fronts WWII Canada Hubert Rogers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Attack On All Fronts - featuring a dynamic design by Hubert Rogers (1898-1982) depicting three people leaning forward side by side in a diagon...
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1940s Canadian Vintage Posters

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Paper

WPA Poster “Mobilizing Michigan for Farm and Factory” by Maurice Merlin
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Incredibly rare, original WPA poster designed by Maurice Merlin, a prominent Detroit artist documenting the struggles of urban Michigan. Poster mounted to ...
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1940s Vintage Posters

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Paint, Paper

Ladri di Biciclette / Bicycle Thieves
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for 1948 landmark Neo-Realism film Ladri di Biciclette / Bicycle Thieves. This film was directed by Vittorio De Sica and starred Lamberto Maggiorani, En...
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1940s Italian Vintage Posters

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Paper

1946 Grenoble - Centenaire de La Salette Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning poster from 1946 creating in celebration of the Centenaire de La Salette or Centennary of Our Lady of La Salette in Grenoble. The Marian apparition was reported by two young...
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1940s French Vintage Posters

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Linen, Paper

1940 Mont-Dore Auvergne Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
With stunning artwork from Jean Even, this poster was created in 1940 to advertise the Le Monte-Dore area in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes in central France. The gorgeous design depicts a ma...
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1940s French Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Greece Mount Athos Grece Simonopetra Monastery
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Mont Athos Grece / Mount Athos Greece featuring a scenic view of the historic 13th century Simonopetra Monastery (Monast...
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1940s Greek Vintage Posters

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Paper

The Philadelphia Story
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. This piece is conservation framed with in a Tulip wood...
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1940s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Antique Poster Lady Driver Classic Car Art Nouveau Automobile Artwork
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster featuring an Art Nouveau style depiction of a lady with blue eyes wearing a coat and driving gloves holding a car wheel, her headscarf on her hat fluttering in the wind as she looks towards the viewer, driving behind the wheel of a classic automobile...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Principality Of Liechtenstein Johannes Troyer Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for the Principality of Liechtenstein / Furstentum Liechtenstein featuring artwork by Johannes Troyer (1902-1969) of a smiling lady wearing a large hat...
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1940s Swiss Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Antique Bicycle Advertising Poster Peugeot Cycles Valentigney Doubs
Located in London, GB
Original antique bicycle advertising poster for Peugeot Cycles featuring a great illustration of a smiling elegant lady in a fashionable dress, flo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Posters

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Paper

Spellbound
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1945 Thriller was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. Dr. Edwardes (played by Gr...
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1940s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage RAF Royal Air Force Recruitment Poster Air Force Training Corps
By Jonathan Foss
Located in London, GB
Original vintage RAF Royal Air Force recruitment poster for the Air Training Corps - Air Training Today and Tomorrow - featuring artwork by Jonath...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet WWII Propaganda Poster Valenki Well Dressed Fighter USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two propaganda poster - Comrade! Remember that a well-prepared and warmly dressed fighter will strike the enemy even str...
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1940s Russian Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Winter Sport Travel Poster Berner Oberland Switzerland Bear
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport travel poster for Berner Oberland Suisse on y fait du ski jusqu'a fin Avril / Bernese Oberland Switzerland skiing until the end of April featuring fun artwork...
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1940s Swiss Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Propaganda Poster Navy Upholds Victory Torch WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - The Navy Upholds the Victory Torch You can uphold the Navy by depositing your savings in the Glasgow Savings Bank A trustee savings...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage American WWII Recruitment Poster For Your Country's Sake Today
Located in London, GB
Original vintage American World War Two recruitment poster - For your country's sake today For your own sake tomorrow Go to the nearest recruiting station of the armed service of you...
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1940s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Skiing Sport Poster Dartmouth Winter Carnival 1942 Ski USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage skiing sport poster for the Dartmouth Winter Carnival held on 6-7 February 1942 featuring a design by Dom Lupo depicting the bold title text...
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1940s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

The Maltese Falcon
Located in London, GB
A rare original US lobby card number for the 1941 Film Noir The Maltese Falcon. The film Starred Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and was was directed John Huston. The piece ...
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1940s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Brighton Rock
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1947 Crome thriller Brighton Rock. This film was directed by John Boulting and starred Richard Attenborough, Hermonie Baddeley, William Hartnell....
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Antique Advertising Poster AW Faber Castell Stationery Supplies Athlete
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for Castell A.W. Faber stationery supplies featuring a young athlete throwing a green AW Faber pencil as a javelin with another javelin thrower an...
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Early 1900s German Antique Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Sleep To Gather Strength WWII Churchill
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster featuring an image of an ARP Warden resting his head on his hand while napping against a brick wall below a notice - ... It all depends on me an...
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1940s British Vintage Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Matson Lines Cruise Hawaii Honolulu Surfer Beach
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Matson Lines Hawaii - featuring a colourful image of a smiling surfer in red and white swimming shorts riding the wave...
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1940s American Vintage Posters

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Paper

Antique and Vintage Posters

Add a welcome personal touch to your space and tie your distinctive interior scheme together by introducing antique and vintage posters to any and every room of your home.

In the late 19th century, following the advent of text-heavy posters printed from woodblocks for use in taverns and shop windows, hand-drawn poster art had become commonplace in regions such as France, England and the United States. Well-known illustrators were commissioned to produce decorative posters to advertise political campaigns, theatrical events, books, household goods and other items. Early poster artists used a printmaking technique called lithography, which sees drawings or paintings created on a stone (or metal) surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche (an oily wash). The image is eventually affixed to the surface by means of a chemical reaction, and ink adheres to certain sections of the surface while non–image areas are made to repel the ink.

If you wanted a color lithograph in the early days, the number of stones prepared had to match the number of colors you commissioned for the poster. French painter Jules Chéret, widely known as the father of the modern poster, designed some of history's most popular lithographic posters that featured color. Today, Chéret’s art is highly collectible, along with original works by Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha, whose posters advertising theatrical productions helped define Art Nouveau.

Over time, poster artists transitioned to more advanced techniques. Using silkscreens, woodblocks and photolithography, painters and illustrators printed larger quantities at a faster rate.

If you’ve finally tracked down that vintage movie poster, mid-century modern promotional travel poster or other work and you’re looking to find out if it is valuable, distinguishing between an original poster and a reproduction can be complicated. A professional appraiser can work with you on factors such as rarity, assessing the physical condition of your poster and authenticating your piece. For now, take care of your new acquisition because conserving posters is essential in helping them retain their value. A practical conservation method is to have the work mounted on archival, acid-free paper and thin artist’s canvas, then enclosing it in a sturdy frame. (And here is a primer on how to hang wall art, be it arranged gallery-style or otherwise.)

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