1940s Posters

Original Japanese movie poster for Classic 1939 Gangster film starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Priscilla Lane. Directed by Raoul Walsh. The film did not get a release in Ja...

Original vintage advertising poster - National Savings Through the Post Office Savings Bank, The Trustee Savings Bank and National Savings Certificates - featuring colourful artwork ...

Original vintage World War Two poster depicting a battle scene showing Baltic pilots destroying enemy warships at sea with an illustration of planes flying through smoke in the sky a...

Original black and white studio photographic still used to advertise Warner Brother's leading lady, Barbara Stanwyck in the 1940s.  

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Back Them Up! Britain's new Airborne Army goes into action in Europe - featuring a dynamic battle scene depicting British soldiers in uniform wearing their maroon berets (the Red Berets of the Parachute Regiment created in 1942; nicknamed the Rote Teufel / Red Devils by the German troops) jumping out of a glider plane with their guns firing...

Original vintage ski travel poster for Winter Sports in Carinthia Austria featuring artwork by Hubert Lechner (1903-1990) of a smiling skier wearing a hat and holding a ski pole, loo...

Original German film poster for the 1949 Crime, Thriller staring Robert Newton and Sally Grey. The stuning artwork used on this poster is unique to...

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...

Original vintage sport themed travel poster - Come to Britain for Golf - Artwork by the notable British painter Rowland Hilder (1905-1933) featuring four men playing golf alongside a...

Original Italian Movie poster for the Classic 1948 gangster film directed by John Ford and with the amazing cast including, Bogart, Robinson and Bacall. The poster has two stamps on...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Your Help Will Bring Victory - featuring artwork by Alfred John Nunney (1897-1966) depicting dock workers unloading goods from a la...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster entitled R.A.F day raiders over Berlin's official quarter The Downfall of the Dictators is Assured featuring dynamic artwork of British de Havilland Mosquito planes dropping bombs over Berlin in Germany with the Royal Air Force RAF roundel visible on the aircraft and Nazi flags...

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Airspan Travel Limited Corsica Awaits You... featuring an image of a plane flying above a map of Corsica island with a smiling lady in a red headscarf and Ajaccio marked on the map set...

Original vintage World War Two military propaganda poster - A British Blenheim Bomber of the Coastal Command Aids a British Destroyer in Smashing a German Submarine - featuring a col...

Original vintage British Railways poster - The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Scotland - featuring a peaceful scenic view by Charles Oppenheimer (1875-1961) of the Solway Riviera coastal...

Original vintage World War Two home front production poster - Do It Right Make It Bite - featuring a dynamic image by the American illustrator and watercolour painter Cecil Calvert B...

Set of six original vintage World War Two food propaganda posters - From The Open Ground and From Store - featuring different vegetables for every season of the year with the months ...

Original vintage winter sport poster - Ski in Old Quebec Chateau Frontenac - featuring stunning artwork depicting a smiling lady with blonde hair wearing a patterned pink jumper with small images of snow covered chalets and trees, mountains and skiers on it, standing on top of a snowy slope holding a ski pole and looking up to the blue sky in the background, the title in stylised white lettering above and in black below. The historic Chateau Frontenac hotel opened in 1893 in Old Quebec Canada (now the luxury hotel Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac); this iconic building is located in the old walled city by the St Lawrence River...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Darn holes at once Odd wool will do for hidden darns Little holes soon grow into big ones if left undarned a stitch in time saves c...

Original vintage World War Two poster: Civil Defence, Women wanted for Evacuation Service, offer your services to your local council or any branch of Women's Voluntary Services. Imag...

Original vintage World War Two poster - SSAFA Soldiers' Sailors' & Airmen's Families Association - The Fighting Man's link with his home. For Forces' Families Flag Day, September 3rd...

Original vintage propaganda poster to encourage savings - Economy / Your job in the Battle of the Atlantic / Waste in peace time costs money Waste in war costs lives Economy can save both - featuring a dynamic design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting a black and white arrow pointing down with the word Economy on a sea water illustration background at the top and a submarine shape diving down with the Battle of Atlantic text across it, a periscope view in the centre showing a ship being sunk with flames and smoke against a blue and white background, the rest of the text on a stylised banner below. The Battle of the Atlantic between German Nazi U-Boats and Kriegsmarine ships against the Allied navy and merchant shipping forces including the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy...

Original vintage World War Two safety poster - Horse play with weapons may end like this... - featuring a dynamic design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham ...

Beautiful piece from 1940 for Barbisio Hats featuring stunning artwork. This charming poster with artwork from St. Mingozzi depicts a small white dog walking up to a Barbisio hat and...

Original vintage RAF Royal Air Force recruitment poster for the Air Training Corps - Air Training Today and Tomorrow - featuring artwork by Jonath...

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...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Soviet War Poster Rush British arms to Russian hands - featuring a cartoon style caricature illustration by Nikolai Radlov (1889-19...

Original vintage World War Two military safety propaganda poster - Rough Handling Ruins Ammunition Handle It With Care - featuring a dynamic des...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster distributed by the Office of War Information to encourage employment on the home front featuring an illustr...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Die RAF Uber Dem Atlantik / The RAF over the Atlantic - featuring dynamic aerial warfare artwork by the Swiss artist Emil Alfred Ne...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - British Aeroplanes Guard African Skies - featuring a colourful design depicting a Royal Air Force RAF Spitfire plane flying low ove...

Wonderful graphic roll up chart on wooden dowel rods. Hand-painted on black canvas with original hand-written weather log for the month of February in chalk. Gridded areas designated...

Original vintage travel poster for Arosa in the Swiss Alps featuring colorful artwork by Hans Aeschbach (1911-1999) depicting a hiker lying on the grass under a bright blue sky with ...

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...

Original vintage travel poster for the Hotel Candanchu in Canfranc at an altitude of 1600m captioned Verano / Summer featuring a great illustration of the Aragon Valley with a view o...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster in Portuguese - A Gra Bretanha Defensora de Liberdade Avios Britanicos "Beaufighters" bombardieam no Norte de Africa as colunas de Ro...

Original vintage World War Two poster - The Attack Begins in the Factory - featuring a dramatic naval image of a Royal Navy submarine captain in a conning tower holding a pair binocu...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster issued by Katholiek Thuisfront / Catholic Homeland Front featuring two silhouette illustrations of tanks by palm trees and a navy shi...

Escort Girl (1941) Original One Sheet (27 X 41 Inches) Bad Girl. A pair of nightclub owners run a string of escort bureaus where men pay for the "companionship" of young women. The ...

Original vintage advertising poster for the Danish Ekstra Bladet newspaper featuring a fun illustration of four smiling men in uniform jackets and hats with papers reading - Elstra B...

Original vintage World War Two poster - The Attack Begins in the Factory - depicting soldiers working together to pull heavy artillery guns up a hill with ropes and pulleys in the ju...

Original vintage travel advertising poster issued by BEA - Lineas Aereas Britanicas - featuring a stunning design showing a plane flying from Madrid in Spain to Londres / London in E...

Early 20th century Butlins lithograph advertising poster A charming, fun, and rare example of a 1940s lithograph advertising poster for Butlins fair. Produced by Willsons, Printers of Leicester. The advert is written in the form of a £5 reward for a lost grey parrot...

Presented is a vintage WWII War Bonds poster by Boris Chaliapin. Printed in 1944 by the U.S. Government Printing Office, the poster features General Dwight D. Eisenhower at the cente...

Original vintage summer travel poster for Beatenberg Niederhorn Switzerland Berner Oberland Suisse. Great artwork by Martin Peikert (1901-1975) depicti...

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...

Original vintage World War Two home front fundraising poster - On the Arctic Front Merchant Navy Comforts Service - featuring an naval illustration of sailors in thick coats and hats...

Original vintage travel poster for Ceylon Land of Song and Dance featuring a colourful orange shaded image of a traditional dancer in full costume and decorative headdress dancing in front of a domed Buddhist temple stupa and tree with people playing the drums and music on the side and crowds of people and children watching...

Original vintage Belgian World War Two poster - Belgium Resists - issued by The Belgian War Relief Society Inc of the United States of America Member Agenc...

'Regards Sur L'Afrique' Original Vintage Poster by Jacques Bonneaud, 1944 This poster is an original poster from 1944, there are slight signs of age such a fold marks which is consi...

Original vintage Soviet World War Two propaganda poster - Start The Guerilla War In The Fascist Territory! Destroy communications, bridges, roads, fuel, warehouses and enemy gangs! /...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - The Gloucesters, a famous regiment from Great Britain, raided Letpadan and drove the Japanese from the town, inflicting heavy casua...

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 ...

Stunning poster created in 1946 to promote Cunard and their cruises "Queen Elizabeth" and "Queen Mary" which operated from Cherbourg in France to New York...

Original vintage World War Two poster by the notable British cartoonist and illustrator Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird; 1887-1965), from the popular iconic Careless Talk...

The Life of a Forgotten Magicians We are proud to offer a unique collection of one of London’s most unquestionably entertaining magicians known as Bernard and Ms Radar. A fascinating collection of 1940s-1960s items relating to the telepathic magic act 'Bernard and Miss Radar', a mind reading husband and wife duo, who extensively toured British theatres performing their telepathy based act and who were apparently the recipients of the 'World Convention of Magicians Award', which they received at the Magic Circle Convention in London in 1955. The collection comprises the basis for their act; 2 large handmade jigsaw puzzles, a “Radar” hat, top hat and other associated items with which they performed. There is also a large quantity (over 1000) of publicity photographs, theatre contracts, Magic Circle programmes, scrapbooks and other ephemera relating to their career, plus approximately fifteen original 1940s and 1950s theatre and other posters and several hand bills and flyers, all including Bernard and Miss Radar on the billing, along with other variety acts of the period. Some of the theatre posters included are; The Hippodrome, Eastbourne, Arcadia Theatre, Skegness, Commodore, Ryde, The Knightstone, Weston-Super-Mare and The Palace Theatre, Reading, which now all been framed to preserve them for display. Dimensions in inches: (Poster sizes) H 32” x W 22” x D 2” Origin: England Condition: Aged through wear and tear is present across all the item, some fading across the posters however they are not torn or damp. Some of the hand painted items also show aged wear and light discolouration. Please take note that these items are over 70 years old and would have been used as part of this magician’s act, therefore its safe to say these items all show age, however, are very well preserved. Please review all the photos and propose questions were unsure of the condition to avoid any disappointment. Over 1000 artifacts - most not pictured due to volume of items. Postage cost is high due to the weight (30kg) and volume of items in this lot, 10 posts mounted, 1 full box of archived material, top hat box...

Presented is a vintage U.S. Army Air Forces recruitment poster from WWII. The poster was published in August of 1943 by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau....

Original vintage World War Two poster - Britain is Pledged to Smash Japan - featuring an image of a tank charging over a muddy hill and flying the Union Jack flag against the blue sk...