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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.

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

Brindis Oranges, Spanish Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Brindis Oranges, Spanish Crate Label c.1940 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 10.75" x 9.5"

Year: c.1940

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

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

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

I'll Bet You Can't- Magic Book - Authentic Vintage Magazine/Book
I'll Bet You Can't- Magic Book c.1946 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Magazine/Book

Size: 8.25" x 5.25"

Year: c.1946

Scandinavian Express - Netherlands Railways - Authentic Vintage Poster
Scandinavian Express - Netherlands Railways c.1947 $525.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 40.0" x 29.5"

Year: c.1947

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Les Frères Jacques - Authentic Vintage Poster
Les Frères Jacques c.1949 $350.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 30.5" x 22.0"

Year: c.1949

Tennis Anyone?- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Tennis Anyone?- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.75"

Year: c.1941

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

Celosa Oranges, Spanish Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Celosa Oranges, Spanish Crate Label c.1945 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 8.5" x 10.25"

Year: c.1945

Orion Radio, Advertising Brochure - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Orion Radio, Advertising Brochure c.1942 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

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

19- Collier's Magazine vintage print (July 25, 1942) shows caricatured Axis leaders as monkeys—one in Nazi attire pulling a cart, the other in Japanese uniform riding. Both have exaggerated features. Unique collectible print.
Nazi Retreat- Collier's Magazine c.1942 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

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Whistling in Dixie, Red Skeleton- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Whistling in Dixie, Red Skelton- Trade Ad c.1942 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1942

Doe Brand Carrots, California Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Doe Brand Carrots, California Crate Label c.1945 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 10.0" x 7.0"

Year: c.1945

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

Cycling Velodrome, USSR - Original Vintage Poster
Cycling Velodrome, USSR c.1948 $750.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 33.0" x 25.0"

Year: c.1948

Salome's Lovers, Belgian Release - Original Vintage Poster
Salome's Lovers, Belgian Release c.1945 $140.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 21.25" x 14.0"

Year: c.1945

D'Orsay's Parisian Perfume - Original Vintage Ad:
D'Orsay's Parisian Perfume c.1946 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 12.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1946

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

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Saint-Leu-d'Esserent- Chemin de Fer du Nord - Authentic Vintage Poster
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent- Chemin de Fer du Nord c.1940 $750.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.25" x 25.0"

Year: c.1940

Esperanza Oranges, California Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Esperanza Oranges, California Crate Label c.1945 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 9.75" x 10.75"

Year: c.1945

Presenting Lily Mars, Judy Garland- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Presenting Lily Mars, Judy Garland- Trade Ad c.1943 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1943

In Trade Ad 3, a cartoon man in a tuxedo and top hat sits at an ironing board smirking, leg crossed. Black-and-white photos of smiling women on the green wall, plus red suspenders nearby, add vintage collectible charm to the scene.
I Dood It, Red Skelton- Trade Ad c.1943 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1943

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

Matson Line Menu by Frank McIntosh - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Matson Line Menu by Frank McIntosh c.1947 $325.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.0" x 8.75"

Year: c.1947

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

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Honky Tonk, Clarke Gables- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Honky Tonk, Clarke Gables- Trade Ad c.1941 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1941

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

Al Sur De Panama - Authentic Vintage Poster
Al Sur De Panama c.1941 $575.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.25" x 29.25"

Year: c.1941

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

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

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 7.25" x 9.25"

Year: c.1945

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

Andy Hardy's Double Life- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Andy Hardy's Double Life- Trade Ad c.1942 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1942

3- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
A Salty Shave- Collier's Magazine c.1943 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1943

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

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

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

Twelve O' Clock High, Belgian Release - Original Vintage Poster
Twelve O' Clock High, Belgian Release c.1949 $240.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 18.75" x 14.25"

Year: c.1949

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

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

Rio Rita, Abbot & Costello- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Rio Rita, Abbot & Costello- Trade Ad c.1942 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1942

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

Girl Crazy, Judy Garland- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Girl Crazy, Judy Garland- Trade Ad c.1943 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1943

Man of Destiny- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Man of Destiny- Collier's Magazine c.1940 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.75" x 10.5"

Year: c.1940

Double Brand Oranges, California Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
Double Brand Oranges, California Crate Label c.1940 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 10.0" x 10.75"

Year: c.1940

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