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The 1940s were shaped almost entirely by the war and its aftermath. Governments on every side poured resources into graphic communication, producing some of the most direct and purposeful design of the century. When the war ended, that same energy shifted into commercial work, with advertisers and travel companies picking up where the propaganda offices left off. The pieces shown here are period originals from both halves of the decade.
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1940s

The 1940s were shaped almost entirely by the war and its aftermath. Governments on every side poured resources into graphic communication, producing some of the most direct and purposeful design of the century. When the war ended, that same energy shifted into commercial work, with advertisers and travel companies picking up where the propaganda offices left off. The pieces shown here are period originals from both halves of the decade.

10- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
War Report- Collier's Magazine c.1943 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1943

Garden Prize, California Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Garden Prize, California Crate Label c.1945 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 10.0" x 7.0"

Year: c.1945

CDM Dessin Industriel - Authentic Vintage Poster
CDM Dessin Industriel c.1945 $450.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 31.5" x 20.75"

Year: c.1945

International Fruit Oranges, Spanish Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
International Fruit Oranges, Spanish Crate Label c.1945 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 6.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1945

United We Are Strong, WW2 - Authentic Vintage Poster
United We Are Strong, WW2 c.1943 $1,450.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 55.5" x 40.0"

Year: c.1943

Saint Éloi, Craftsmen- Wood Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Saint Éloi, Craftsmen- Wood Engraving c.1940 $240.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.0" x 12.5"

Year: c.1940

9- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
First Date- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

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A stork carries four babies in blankets above a rooftop at night in this charming vintage cover artwork for 13- Collier's Magazine, dated May 24, 1941.
Midnight Express- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

A cartoon monkey in a military helmet parachutes with banana and canteen toward cacti. This vintage cover from Collier's Magazine (April 18, 1942) features the headline “ARGENTINA–AXIS GATEWAY.” Product: 21- Collier's Magazine.
Axis Airdrop- Collier's Magazine c.1942 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

Harriet Hubbard, Parisian Perfume - Original Vintage Ad:
Harriet Hubbard, Parisian Perfume c.1946 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 12.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1946

5- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Downhill Ski Diva- Collier's Magazine c.1940 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1940

26- Collier's Magazine: Vintage June 15, 1940 cover art featuring an elephant crafted from vegetables and toothpicks playing drums, beneath the headline "Palestine—Much Promised Land." Collectible magazine artwork.
Harvest Heavyweights- Collier's Magazine c.1940 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1940

Visitez Les Aquariums Mosans - Authentic Vintage Poster
Visitez Les Aquariums Mosans c.1948 $750.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 38.75" x 24.5"

Year: c.1948

A 1943 vintage Collier's Magazine cover shows two cartoon monkeys in Japanese pilot helmets on a life raft, paddling as their crashed plane sinks behind them.
Monkey Mayday- Collier's Magazine c.1943 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1943

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Chil' Debeer and his Orchestra - Authentic Vintage Poster
Chil' Debeer and his Orchestra c.1940 $600.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 34.0" x 24.0"

Year: c.1940

Kinagin - Authentic Vintage Poster
Kinagin  c.1941 $1,350.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 50.5" x 35.5"

Year: c.1941

Les Noces de Sable - Authentic Vintage Poster
Les Noces de Sable c.1948 $950.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 63.5" x 46.75"

Year: c.1948

Summer Splash- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Summer Splash- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.75"

Year: c.1941

Sevilla, Feria de Abril - Authentic Vintage Poster
Sevilla, Feria de Abril c.1940 $3,600.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 64.0" x 43.5"

Year: c.1940

6- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Opening Night- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

Fortress Europa- Fortune Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Fortress Europa- Fortune Magazine c.1943 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.25"

Year: c.1943

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The War Effort- Fortune Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
The War Effort- Fortune Magazine c.1941 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 14.0" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

It's in the Air, Swedish Release - Original Vintage Poster
It's in the Air, Swedish Release c.1942 $350.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.0" x 27.5"

Year: c.1942

A vintage print of the 20- Collier's Magazine cover from November 21, 1942, shows a chimpanzee giving a thumbs up to a parrot with a "Loose talk may cost lives" sign and a pumpkin below the illustrated artwork.
Loose Talk- Collier's Magazine c.1942 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

A woman in yellow and red holds a fan, smiling as fireworks and lanterns light up the sky. Crowds celebrate beneath an arch in this rare vintage Spanish poster for Las Fallas, Spain.
Las Fallas, Spain c.1947 $650.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 45.0" x 32.0"

Year: c.1947

A giraffe drinks from a glass bottle as a baby monkey in leaves sits in a cradle, finger to mouth. This vintage scene is the cover art for 22- Collier's Magazine, dated April 26, 1941.
Safari Sitter- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

Lucky Shot Oranges, Spanish Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Lucky Shot Oranges, Spanish Crate Label c.1945 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 8.5" x 8.5"

Year: c.1945

The 25- Collier's Magazine cover from October 19, 1940, shows two monkeys in a blue car: the driver wears a coat and hat holding an umbrella, while the anxious passenger clings beside him.
Sunday Drive- Collier's Magazine c.1940 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1940

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Vintage Telegrams, Belgium - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Vintage Telegrams, Belgium c.1944 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.0" x 7.75"

Year: c.1944

I Married an Angel- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
I Married an Angel- Trade Ad c.1942 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1942

Kinagin - Authentic Vintage Poster
Kinagin c.1941 $900.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 50.5" x 35.5"

Year: c.1941

This collectible 23- Collier's Magazine print features a large pink flamingo carrying four playful monkeys and the headline: “Can Berlin Take It?”.
Flamingo Express- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

Lewis Bros. Circus - Authentic Vintage Poster
Lewis Bros. Circus c.1940 $650.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.5" x 28.0"

Year: c.1940

A cartoon monkey on a red and white horn and a uniformed bear with a microphone use radio gear, as an aircraft illustration decorates this collectible "18- Collier's Magazine" cover from August 29, 1942.
The Air Patrol Boys- Collier's Magazine c.1942 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

Arctic Manhunt - Authentic Vintage Poster
Arctic Manhunt c.1949 $595.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1949

Sainte Jean Porte Latine, Printmaking- Wood Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Sainte Jean Porte Latine, Printmaking- Wood Engraving c.1940 $240.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 12.0"

Year: c.1940

A vintage print of "17- Collier's Magazine" features the March 20, 1943 cover art with two anthropomorphic monkeys—one knitting in a rocking chair and another playing on the floor with a baby monkey.
Baby Makes Three- Collier's Magazine c.1943 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1943

Snowy Ambush- Collier's Magazine Cover Art - Authentic Vintage Posters
Snowy Ambush- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

The Bamboo Blonde - Original Vintage Poster
The Bamboo Blonde c.1946 $160.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1946

Thermogene by Leonetto Cappiello - Authentic Vintage Poster
Thermogene by Leonetto Cappiello c.1940 $975.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 46.0" x 31.5"

Year: c.1940

A stylized figure in a suit brandishes a chair, striding forward on a deep pink background with vertical multicolored lines and lamp details, giving Trade Ad 1 a bold, vintage-inspired cartoon look.
Salute to the Marines- Trade Ad c.1943 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1943

Gemelos Oranges, Spanish Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Gemelos Oranges, Spanish Crate Label c.1945 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 9.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1945

Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 - Original Vintage Ad:
Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 c.1946 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 13.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1946

Secret Service in Darkest Africa - Original Vintage Poster
Secret Service in Darkest Africa c.1943 $875.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 79.0" x 41.0"

Year: c.1943

Hello Babe- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Hello Babe- Collier's Magazine c.1940 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.75" x 10.75"

Year: c.1940

1- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Bonds Before Bananas- Collier's Magazine c.1943 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.25"

Year: c.1943

Billy the Kid- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Billy the Kid- Trade Ad c.1941 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1941

Airspace Logistics- Fortune Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Airspace Logistics- Fortune Magazine c.1943 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.25"

Year: c.1943

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