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Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Careless Talk Snake WWII Albert Dorne
By Albert Dorne
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Less dangerous than careless talk Don't discuss Troop movements Ship sailings War equipment - featuring a great illustration of a r...
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American Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Movie Poster Air Force WWII Military Aviation Film Howard Hawks
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for the French release of a 1943 American World War Two aviation film about the crew of a bomber plane in Pearl Harbour who are sent to Manila to help with the defence of the Philippines following the Japanese attack - Air Force - directed by Howard Hawks...
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French Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster Are You With Us In National Service Duty War Effort
Located in London, GB
Original vintage British propaganda poster - Are you with us in National Service? Colourful image showing smiling men and women in uniform looking up to the viewer with their arms li...
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European Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage War Home Front Poster Fish Is A Fighting Food Rationing WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front poster - Fish is a fighting food We need more - featuring an image of a catch of fish being hauled in a bucket by fishermen working on a woo...
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American Vintage 1940s 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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Russian Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
The Glass Key / Glasnyckeln
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster for the 1942 Film Noir The Glass Key.
This film starred Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Brian Donlevy and was directed by Stuart Heisler.
This film was not ...
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Music Movie Poster La P'tite Femme Du Moulin Rouge Chaste Susan
By Vicente Cristellys
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for a musical comedy film La P'tite Femme du Moulin-Rouge featuring a great illustration by Vicente Cristellys (1898-1...
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French Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage War Poster Keep Guard On What You Say Soldier WWII Abram Games
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Keep a Guard on What You Say… Fantastic design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting the face of a soldier wearing a military army cap with a silhouette in white of a soldier holding a rifle gun and standing guard in front of his open mouth as a sentry box...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage WWII Recruitment Propaganda Poster Idea And An Ideal Air Force
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two military recruitment propaganda poster - Join The Regular Air Force - featuring a great design by the notable artist Tom Eckersley (1914-1997) of a you...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster Look First Prevent Accidents Bullets Graphic Design
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two safety poster - When handling arms Look first Prevent accidents Is there anything 'up the spout'? Is that magazine really empty? Great modernist design...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage KLM Travel Poster Winter Sport Skiing Sun Snow & Fun In Austria
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Austria / Autriche issued by KLM - Fly KLM The Skiers' Airline with John and Lois Jay - Sun, Snow and Fun in Austria. Great image of a snowy scene ...
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Austrian Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Poster WWII Defender Of Freedom RAF Bombers Italian Alps Planes
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster in Portuguese - A Gra Bretanha Defensora de Liberdade Os avioes pesados de bombardeamento da R.A.F. voam muitas vezes uma distancia t...
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British Vintage 1940s 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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Swiss Vintage 1940s 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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American Vintage 1940s 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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Swiss Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Film Poster Service Secret Mission Spy War Drama Movie Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for a 1942 World War Two drama film - Secret Mission an exciting adventure / Service Secret une aventure passionnante - about British spies and a French resistance fighter gathering information about the Nazi German forces, directed by Harold French and starring Hugh Williams, James Mason...
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French Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Philips Lighting Smiling Light Bulb Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Philips light bulbs featuring a fun design by Frank Nanninga (1920-1999) depicting a cartoon lightbulb with arms and legs, a smiling face and ...
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Spanish Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original British WWII Poster - Careless Talk May Cost His Life - Royal Air Force
Located in London, GB
Original vintage British World War Two poster - Careless talk may cost his life Don't talk about aerodromes or aircraft factories - featuring a black and white photo of a smiling Royal Air Force RAF pilot...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Skiing Poster Ski France Frankenreich Winter Sport Jean Leger
By Jean Leger
Located in London, GB
Original vintage skiing poster advertising Winter Sports in France / Wintersport in Frankreich - featuring a great design depicting a couple on skis enjoying the view of the snowy mo...
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French Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster British Railways Handle Party Outing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Let British Railways Handle Your Party Outing - featuring a great graphic design of colourful hands holding a cut out paper chain of peop...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster For Savings Certificates Royal Navy War Ship Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Put Your Trust In The Navy & Your Money In Savings Certificates - featuring a military illustration of sai...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original World War II Poster - Civil Defence Women Wanted for Evacuation Service
By Jack Mathew
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War II poster “Civil Defence, Women wanted for Evacuation Service,” offer your services to your local council or any branch ...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Military Health Poster Bad Tooth Slow Poison Abram Games
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two military health poster - A bad tooth is slow poison Visit your Dental Officer regularly - featuring a great design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting a black and white image of teeth with a blue glass poison bottle...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Brixen Bressanone Dolomiti Dolomites Tyrol Italy
By Filippo Romoli
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Bressanone m.560 Dolomiti Italy / Brixen in the Dolomites featuring a colourful design by Filippo Romoli (1901-1969) depicting a smilin...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Rare Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Dig for Victory WWII UK Home Front
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Dig for Victory - featuring the iconic black and white photograph of a worker's foot pushing down on a shovel digging into the...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Rare Original Russian Poster by Muratov, N. The Road of Life 1944
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a rare original Russian propaganda poster called The Road of Life by Muratov, N. 1944 print.
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Winter Sport Skiing Travel Poster Alpes And Jura PLM Railway
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport and skiing travel poster - Alpes & Jura Eight days of winter sports A whole year of health / Huit jours de sports d'hiver Toute une annee de sante - fea...
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French Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Sweden Skiing Travel Winter Sport Mountain Ski Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski travel poster for Sweden featuring a fun image of a smiling lady wearing a bright red, white and green dress with a head scarf and floral patterned gloves standi...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Winter Sports Poster Kandersteg Schweiz Suisse Switzerland Ski
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sports poster for the Swiss alpine resort of Kandersteg Schweiz Suisse Switzerland located in the Bernese Oberlan...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Winter Sport Travel Poster Kandahar Ski School Murren Brugger
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport travel poster for the Kandahar Ski School in Murren Kandahar with the slogan - Its sun terrace is waiting for you / Seine Sonnenterrasse wartet auf Sie - featuring an image of a smiling lady holding up her ski poles in greeting to the viewer from a snow topped balcony with a Swiss flag on the side and the coat of arms emblem on the front, the stylised lettering above and curved below on the blue background. Design and print by Brugger A.G. Meiringen. Artwork by the Swiss painter and printer Arnold Brugger (1888-1975) Atelier Brugger. The Swiss resort village of Murren is located in the Bernese Oberland mountain region; the Kandahar Ski Club was formed in 1924 by British alpine...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Share Sugar WWII Modernism US Rationing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Propaganda poster Share Sugar - It's war-scarce its war-necessary - Design features a box of sugar on a yellow background with bold black lettering. Is...
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American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Map Poster Marruecos Espanol Spanish Morocco Illustrated Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel map poster for Marruecos Espanol / Spanish Morocco featuring a great illustration of an outline of the Africa contin...
Category
Spanish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Artifacts Exhibition Otsu Shiga Japan Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising the Eighth Local Artefacts Exhibition in Otsu City (Shiga Prefecture Japan) featuring a leafy green tree in front of a traditional old style Japan...
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Japanese Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster Norway A Fighting Ally Viking Boat War Ships Planes
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster for Norway... - A Fighting Ally! featuring a colourful design depicting a sailor looking out to sea with a traditional Viking boat...
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Norwegian Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Glory To Chinese People Koretsky USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage USSR propaganda poster - Glory to the Great Chinese People Who Won Freedom Independence and Happiness / Слава Великому Китайскому Народу Завоевавшему Свободу, Незави...
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Russian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
1943 Loterie Nationale - Original French Vintage Lithographic Poster
Located in Hellerup, DK
Original vintage ''Loterie Nationale" poster from 1943 where profits from the lottery went to charity organisations, and thereby contributed to aid in disaster and war-torn areas.
T...
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French Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster Anti British State Values Domination Exploitation
Located in London, GB
Original vintage anti-British World War Two propaganda poster issued in Fascist Italy - I principi di vita e di Stato Dell'Inghilterra. Sete di dominio. ...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
U.S. Navy "Navy Day October 27th" Vintage Poster by Matt Murphey, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original U.S. Navy propaganda poster advertising "Navy Day." Below a large image of a U.S. battleship is block text reading "Navy Day, October 27th." The poster dates to 1940, shortly after the American entry into World War II. The poster highlights an impressive depiction of a column of U.S. battleships within a red border with small white anchors. The printed signature of U.S. Navy artist matte Murphey appears at the bottom right of the image, while the bottom edge of the poster bears the printing line: "NRB - 27919 - 8-5-40 - 18M." Each of the ships depicted in the image appear to feature cage masts, indicating that the artist was working from a reference image taken prior to the modernization of the U.S. battleship force in the late 1920s-early 1930s.
The first “Navy Day” was celebrated on October 27, 1922. October 27, 1922 was suggested by the Navy League to recognize Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday. Roosevelt had been an Assistant Secretary of the Navy...
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American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster To The Merchant Navy Thank You WWII Thumbs Up Artwork
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - To the Merchant Navy Thank You! - featuring two men wearing suits and hats and holding briefcases, one smoking a pipe, showing their thumbs up...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Poster Geroba Tabletten Cough Lozenges Health Graphic Design
By Edi Hauri
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising Geroba cough lozenges featuring a great graphic design illustration by Edi Hauri (1911-1988) depicting a yellow hand shape held up as a stop signa...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Fukuura Beach Japan Scenic Coast View Island Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting Fukuura beach in Japan featuring great scenic artwork depicting people enjoying sunbathing on a large sandy beach and swimming in the bay wit...
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Japanese Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Poster Taisez Vous Be Quiet Spies Remain Post WWII Occupation
Located in London, GB
Original vintage post-occupation World War Two French propaganda poster - Taisez Vous ... l'Allemand a fui, L'Espion Rester! / Be quiet ... The Germans may have left, but their spies remain! Colourful image featuring a German spy with his face highlighted in red against the green shaded background wearing a Nazi uniform...
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French Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Swissair Switzerland Flag Swiss Alps Mountain Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Swissair featuring a fantastic illustration of a propeller plane flying high over the Swiss Alps with a red and white cross Swiss flag...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Poster Join The Army Nurse Corps WWII Red Cross Recruitment USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster calling for nurses - You are needed now Join the Army Nurse Corps Apply at your Red Cross recruiting station - featuring an elegant photo by the notable American photographer Ruzzie Green (Kneeland L'Amoureux Green; 1892-1956) of a young lady in a smart US Army uniform with an Army Nurse Corps branch insignia badge on the lapels of her jacket set against a light blue background. Established in 1901, the United States Army Nurse Corps' successful recruitment campaign during WWII increased the number of nurses from a thousand at the beginning of the war to 65,000 in both the Army and Army Air Force...
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American Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster The Clouds Have Eyes War Spy Pilot Camouflage Plane
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - The Clouds Have Eyes - featuring a German Nazi pilot on a reconnaissance spy mission kneeling next to his plane on ...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Pictorial Map Poster Ceylon Tea And Other Industries Sri Lanka
Located in London, GB
Original vintage pictorial map poster for Ceylon Her Tea & Other Industries featuring artwork by the notable British cartographer, graphic design...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
"A Yank in the R.A.F." Vintage Movie Poster, Circa 1941
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This colorful lithographic poster depicts the popular 1941 film A Yank in the R.A.F., directed by Henry King and produced by Twentieth Century-Fox. The black-and-white film describes a story that takes place early during World War II, in which a young American man, Baker, joins the British Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) in a time when the United States was still enforcing the Neutrality Acts. The British R.A.F. advertised for assistance during 1940, and a total of 271 American citizens joined during the years of 1940 and 1942. These volunteer American soldiers became known as the Eagle Squadron.
Center in the composition, the title of the film is listed in bright yellow lettering. The details of the film’s actors, producers, screenplay author, and director are listed above and below the title. The film detailed various propagandistic notions of war, with Grable portrayed in the famous ‘pinup’ role. This poster was created to promote the film, and to promote underlying themes of American nationalism. "A Yank in the R.A.F" was the fourth most popular movie in the U.S. box office during the year of its release. While originally created as a light-hearted look at war, the film’s themes resonated with many Americans during its time. Support for the American military is emphasized by the icon “Let’s Go! U.S.A Keep ‘Em Flying...
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American Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster Airborne Forces British Army Troops
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster - The Airborne forces of the British Army consist of parachute troops and glider-borne troops of all arms of the service - featuring a modernist design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting a dramatic illustration of a soldier wearing military uniform and helmet holding a gun with silhouette images of parachute drops and glider planes above an aerial view of fields on the land below in the background, the application information text including rates of pay and conditions of service with the Pegasus Flash logo below - Officers and men in any Regiment or Corps (except RAC) who are medically fit may apply for transfer to a parachute or glider-borne unit of the Airborne Forces... Formed in 1940 the British Airborne Forces initially consisted of a parachute and a glider unit becoming the Parachute Regiment...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Poster El Vino Es La Mas Sana Wine The Healthiest Drink Pasteur
Located in London, GB
Original vintage alcohol drink advertising poster with a quote by the renowned French chemist, microbiologist and bacteriologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895): Wine is the Healthiest and Most Hygienic of Beverages / El Vino...
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Uruguayan Art Deco Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Poster Sports D'hiver En Suisse Winter Switzerland Swissair Art
By Henri Ott
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Winter sports in Switzerland? Of course, with Swissair / Sports d'hiver en Suisse? Bien entendu, avec la Swissair - featuring colourful artwork by Henri Ott (b.1919) depicting a scenic view of people on a horse drawn sleigh...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster When You Go Out Don't Crow Cockerel Abram Games Art
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - When You Go Out Don't Crow About ... The Things You Know About - featuring a great design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games ...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster World Fair 1940 New York Washington
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - World's Fair of 1940 New York For Peace and Freedom - featuring a colourful illustration of people walking by a display of flags with two children holding American flags and the statue of the founding father and first President of the United States George Washington (1732-1799) by the sculptor James Earle Fraser...
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American Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster ABA Swedish Airlines Olle Svensson
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for ABA Swedish Air Lines (1924-1950; now part of the SAS Group / Scandinavian Airlines System). Great design de...
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France World Map Postal Network Reseau Aerian
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Air France map poster - Air France Reseau Aerian Postal / Air France Postal Network - featuring a colourful planisphere design showing t...
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French Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage War Poster Sun Blisters Damp Rusts Ammunition Cover WWII Safety
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two safety propaganda poster - Sun Blisters Damp Rusts Ammunition Keep It Covered - featuring a dynamic design by the notable British poster artist Frank N...
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British Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Winter Sport Poster Dartmouth Ski Jumping USA Winter Sports
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport poster for the Dartmouth Winter Week End Ski Jumping 8-10 February 1946. Great design featuring a black and white photo of a ski...
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American Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage Poster Free Holland Welcomes The Soldiers Of The Allies WWII
By Pat Keely
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Free Holland Welcomes the Soldiers of the Allies / Welkom in het vrije Nederland! Dynamic design by the...
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Dutch Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster Men Working Together US Military Home Front Workers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Men Working Together! - featuring a US Army soldier and Navy sailor in military uniform standing behind a smil...
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American Vintage 1940s Posters
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Paper
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