1940s Posters

Original vintage travel advertising poster featuring a pictorial map of Oxford with the title on a blue ribbon - Oxford 'So venerable, so serene, whisper...

Original vintage educational poster by the notable British cartoonist and illustrator Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird; 1887-1965) promoting the respect and care of animals featuring a fun illustration of a large angry bird looking at a startled person in a bird's nest on a tree with his hat flying up, the bold advice on the side - When you find a bird's nest, don't touch, don't stay long, don't go often. How would you like it yourself? - and information below - Notes and posters regarding Britain's wildlife and domestic animals and birds are available from UFAW (Universities Federation for Animal Welfare), 230 High Street, Potters Bar...

Presented is a vintage WWII propaganda poster. The poster urges “Women of the Allies.. Fight for Freedom” in bold blue block text. The poster is illustrated with four black and white...

SANTA FE RAILROAD - SOUTHWESTERN DUDE RANCHES Authentic original vintage railroad travel poster Artist: Hernando Villa Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 18 x 24.2 in. / 46 x 61.5 cm. Circa...

This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1940. The poster depicts a no-nonsense Marine drill instructor, pointing directly at the viewer, in front of a ...

DON'T BE A JOB HOPPER - STICK TO YOUR JOB! Rare authentic original antique vintage WWII poster Artist: Walt Disney Condition: B Dimensions: 20.1 x 27.8 in. / 51 x 70.6 cm. Circa: 19...

Original vintage World War Two period poster issued by the Imperial Aeronautic Association of Japan / Dai Nippon Hiko Kyokai in collaboration with the Aviation Bureau and the Informa...

Original vintage movie poster for the Oscar award winning cinematic masterpiece Citizen Kane directed by and starring the influential American actor and filmmaker Orson Welles (1915-1985) featuring a striking portrait of Orson Welles as the newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane with a bold red letter K over his face in the style of a news edit with the title in bold red and white above the tagline in black and white along the centre - Some called him a hero...others called him a heel - and quote by Time magazine on the red line below - Most sensational product of the U.S. Movie Industry - with the list of the distinguished cast of The Mercury Actors. Founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman the independent Mercury Theatre (1937-1946) in New York produced plays and motion pictures as well as radio programmes; the actors listed are Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, George Coulouris, Paul Stewart...

Original vintage Dutch World War Two anti-communist propaganda poster - Bolshevism Is Murder / Bolsjewisme Is Moord! - showing a scared lady screaming with her hands held up to her f...

Original vintage post-World War Two propaganda poster - Poison Propagande De Guerre / Poison War Propaganda - featuring a dramatic illustration of a skull on a black background with ...

Original vintage pictorial map poster for Ceylon Her Tea & Other Industries featuring artwork by the notable British cartographer, graphic design...

Original vintage World War Two workplace safety poster - Point Out The Dangers Help New Workers To Work Safely - featuring a great graphic design by the notable British artists Tom E...

Original vintage skiing travel poster advertising Winter Sports in France / Sports D'Hiver En France issued by French National Railways / SNCF featuring a great illustration of a ste...

Original vintage poster featuring an illustration by the notable American pin-up artist George Brown Petty IV (1894-1975) depicting a lady in a sheer body suit holding a sketch of a ...

Original vintage fascist Italian World War Two poster - Fratricidio! / Fratricide - featuring an Italian soldier wearing a torn and bloodied uniform and ...

Printed in stunning stone lithography, this extremely rare Argentinian one-sheet poster for quintessential film noir 'Gilda' features similar show-stopping artwork to the coveted US ...

Original British Front of house still for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937. This piece would have been used to advertise the film inside the cinema foyer. This piece was created...

GREECE - ISLAND OF HYDRA Authentic original vintage Greek travel poster Artist: J. Moglyns Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 23.2 x 32 in. / 59 x 81.3 c...

Original photographic production still used for a re-release of the film in the late 1930's or early 1940's King Kong is perfect blend of adventure, science fiction and horror, King ...

Presented is an original WWII Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Recruitment Poster, illustrated by the artists Albro F. Downe and Michael Ramus. The poster was printed by the Recruiting P...

Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster issued by the Royal Air Force - Progress with the RAF Join The Regular Air Force - featuring dynamic midcentury artwork by the notab...

AIR FRANCE - NEAR EAST - FAR EAST Rare authentic original vintage airline travel poster Artist: Lucien Boucher Condition: B+ Dimensions: 24.4 x 39.25 in. / 62 x 99.7 cm. Circa: 1947 ...

Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster celebrating the 800th anniversary of Moscow 1147-1947: Long Live Our Moscow - Our Glory, Our Pride! Great design featuring colorful images o...

Original vintage Air France map poster - Air France Reseau Aerian Postal / Air France Postal Network - featuring a colourful planisphere design showing t...

Original vintage World War Two French liberation poster featuring a large blue, white and red flag flying on the side of the Eiffel Tower with the Blason de Paris / coat of arms of P...

Original vintage iconic drink advertising poster for Guinness Irish stout beer - Have a Guinness when you're tired - featuring a classic image of a pint glass...

Original vintage military recruitment poster - Take YOUR place in the ranks Make your work tools fighting tools. The army needs many skilled craftsmen now for the Signal Corps, the O...

Original Rita Hayworth portrait photo. This is a silver gelatin, double weight satin photograph from 1940s. This piece would be shipped flat in strong card.

Original French film poster from the classic 1946 fantasy film. Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve's novel, La Belle et la Bête, was published in France in 1740. In 1946 Jean Coc...

Original vintage planisphere travel route map poster promoting Air France the global air network of the French national airline carrier. Design by Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) featurin...

WW2 Factory Safety Poster Circa 1940s - Original litho poster - Designed by Bruce Angrave - Framed in a black wooden frame with glass - English ~ 1940s - 52cm wide x 78.5cm tall B...

Original vintage World War Two poster - Keep 'Em Rolling! - featuring speeding US Navy patrol torpedo PT boats at sea across the stripes of the American flag with workers wearing wel...

Extremely rare large size original vintage World War Two poster - Freedom Is In Peril Defend It With All Your Might - issued as part of the same propaganda campaign as the Keep Calm ...

Original vintage workplace safety poster issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents ROSPA - Roll Them Up ...

Original colour studio promotional photograph for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. This piece is conservation framed with in a Tuli...

Original vintage World War Two poster - Freedom Shall Prevail! - featuring an illustration of soldiers from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Southern Rhodesia, Newfoundland, ...

Original vintage travel advertising poster - Air France Nova et Vetera Sur la Vieille Terre Des Chemins Nouveaux / New and Old On the Old Earth New Paths - featuring a colourful illu...

Original US lobby card number 8 (withdrawn) for The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946. This American film noir is based James M. Cain novel of the same name. The film was directed by ...

Original vintage World War Two poster - American Relief for France Incorporated A member of Agency of the National War Fund - featuring a dynamic image of Marianne, the national pers...

Original vintage World War Two poster featuring a dynamic design by Eric Aldwinckle (1901-1980) of a hand clenching a hammer against a red, white and blue shaded background with the ...

LET'S GIVE HIM ENOUGH AND ON TIME Rare authentic original antique vintage WWII poster Artist: Norman Rockwell Condition: A- * Dimensions: 40 x 28.3 in. / 101.6 x 72 cm. Circa: 1942 L...

Original vintage winter sport alpine ski resort poster featuring a skier in red and blue skiing at speed down a snowy piste past a red and yellow flag of Spain flying over spectators...

Original vintage travel map poster for the Belgian Congo / Belgisch Kongo featuring a pictorial map of the area bordering Equatorial Africa, French Sudan, ...

Original vintage advertising poster - Address Your Letters Correctly and Clearly and Completely - featuring a bold design by the notable British graphic artist Tom Eckersley (1914-19...

Original vintage travel poster promoting Ceylon featuring a great illustration showing a lady in a traditional sari dress leaning against a palm tree on a sandy beach with people on ...

Original Japanese film poster for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. The art work on this poster is unique to the films first release ...

Original Belgian movie poster for David Lean's film adaptation of Charles Dickens famous novel. The artwork on this poster is unique to the film B...

Original vintage World War Two home front propaganda poster warning against careless talk - Dont Tell Aunty & Uncle or Cousin Jane and Certainly not - featuring the text in bold red ...

Original vintage travel poster published by the Italian Tourism Board ENIT for Capri l'isola del Sole / Island of the Sun featuring a colourful view by Giuseppe Riccobaldi (1887-1976) of the cliffs and faraglioni rock...

Original vintage World War Two poster advertising La Voix Du Maquis / The Voice of Maquis bi-monthly magazine issued by the National Federation of Maquis featuring a bold Art Deco style illustration of a soldier wearing a beret hat with a logo on it and his mouth open in speech set against the blue, white and red colours of the French flag with the text below the image - Dit Tout Pense Jeune / Says it all Think young On sale at all depositories on the second and fourth Saturday of each month Prices 3 francs. Formed in c.1943, the Maquis French Resistance...

Original vintage British Railways travel advertising poster for Newquay on the Cornish Coast featuring a fantastic image of a smiling lady surfer wearing a red swimming cap riding a ...

Original US film poster for the 1944 Film Noir To Have and Have Not. This film starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and was directed by Howard Hawks. This piece is conservation ...

Original vintage recruitment poster featuring artwork of funnels and a crane moving a wooden crate labelled Made in Japan against a green background...

Original vintage World War Two poster Silence - The Enemy is Watching for your confidences / Silence, l'Ennemi guette vos confidences - Design by Paul Colin (1892-1985) features two ...

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Moscow Zoo featuring a great illustration of yellow crested macaroni penguins reflected on water against a blue background, one standin...

Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - Treasure the Honour of the Family! - featuring the quote below artwork showing an elderly man pointing to three photographs on a wall of m...

Original photographic production still for 1941 musical romance film Ziegfeld Girl. This film starred James Stewart, Judy Garland and Hedy Lamarr. This f...

Original vintage World War Two era propaganda poster - Pour 200 grammes de cuivre 1 Litre de Vin immediatement et gratuitement Secretariat d'etat a la production industrielle mobilisation des metaux non ferreux / For 200 grams of copper 1 Litre of wine immediately and free of charge State Secretariat for Industrial Production Mobilisation of non-ferrous metals - featuring a great design by Rene Ravo...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Czechoslovaks Carry On - featuring a dynamic image of a soldier holding a rifle gun in front of soldiers and flags against the deep...

This is a rare original Russian propaganda poster of what looks like an eagle being shot down. 1945 print