Propaganda Poster 12 April Cosmonaut Space Day USSR. Original vintage Soviet space propaganda poster for the annual Cosmonauts Day celebration of the first man in space (on 12 April 1961), the pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin; 1934-1968), featuring a colourful illustration of a smiling cosmonaut / astronaut in shades of red wearing a spacesuit in front of stars and planets in shades of blue and purple, the title text on a red flag above - 12 ?????? ???? ????????????. Cosmonautics Day has been celebrated annually in the Soviet Union and Russia since 1962 and internationally since 2011 as the International Day of Human Space Flight. Excellent condition. Country of issue: Russia, designer: V. Feklyaev, size (cm): 55x43, year of printing: 1984.
Sport Poster Radio Gymnastics Exercise China Communist Children. Original vintage Chinese sport health propaganda poster - Let's Do Radio Exercises - featuring an illustration depicting children exercising in the sunshine showing the young girls and boys lifting up their arms, the bold blue lettering below and pinyin text on the side. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: China, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 77x53, year of printing: 1979.
Travel Poster Chaudesaigues Carlsbad Thermal Spa France Waters . Original antique health travel poster for The French Carlsbad Thermal Waters of Chaudesaigues (Cantal) / Le Carlsbad Francais Eaux Thermales de Chaudesaigues (Cantal). Great artwork showing people around a bonfire smiling and throwing their crutches onto the flames with the smoke rising in front of a town in the scenic countryside leading to mountains on the horizon, the caption below reading - At the End of the Season healed Bathers burn their Crutches. The two smaller illustrations on the sides depict views of the trees and rocks at the Le Remontalou stream and the Viaduc de Garabit viaduct bridge over the river in the valley, the title text in bold stylised lettering above and information below - The waters of Chaudesaigues are a sovereign remedy against rheumatic affections, bronchitis, scrofula, dislocations, fractures, war wounds and especially against organic diseases of the heart. During the Season five doctors reside in Chaudesaigues. The hotel of the establishment has been completely restored. Price of board including full treatment 1st Class: 8 Francs per day 2nd Class: 5Fr.50 per day Direct carriage from Paris to Saint-Flour leaving Paris PLM station Establishment in Chaudesaigues (Cantal) Telegraphic Office. The spa town of Chaudes-Aigues is located in the Massif Central mountain area of the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France; the natural hot spring water has been used since Roman times. Opened in 1885 the arched Garabit Viaduct railway bridge was built by Gustave Eiffel and Maurice Koechlin over the Truyere River. Printed by Chaix (Ateliers Cheret), Paris. Large size. Fair condition, large restored paper losses, large restored tears, staining, ink stamp on the top right corner, misaligned printing, backed on linen. Country of issue: France, designer: L. Lefevre, size (cm): 125x88, year of printing: 1891.
Travel Poster Scotland Bagpiper SAS Otto Nielsen. Original vintage travel advertising poster by Otto Nielsen (1916-2000): Scotland by SAS / Scandinavian Airlines System. Colourful painterly image featuring a man dressed in a traditional Scottish kilt and clothing, playing music on his bagpipes with a plane flying by a castle on the top of a hill in the background. Good condition, restored pinholes and minor loss on bottom right corner, backed on linen. Country of issue: Denmark, designer: Otto Nielsen, size (cm): 101x61.5, year of printing: 1950s.
Travel Poster California America Wine Land Napa Valley Sonoma. Original vintage drink advertising travel poster for California Wine Land of America featuring a map with the areas and districts marked on banners and colourful illustrations including vineyards and winemakers, wine barrels and bottles, notable locations and landmarks, people playing music and riding horses, snow topped mountains, trees, a movie film camera, a sailing boat and ships at sea with a crab, fish and seagulls, the title above in bold stylised lettering with a decorative sun compass point above text on the side below and more on a wine press reading - California's vineyard areas, shown in green, stretch for 700 miles from snowy Mount Shasta almost to Mexico, covering from 450,000 acres. In these rich winelands almost every known variety of wine grape finds its ideal habitat, blessed by a sunny climate that permits perfect ripening - hence the saying, Every year is a vintage year in California. There are dry dinner wines from north coastal regions, and sweeter appetizer and dessert wines from warm valleys inland and to the south. However, fine wines of all types, including Champagnes and other sparkling wines, are grown in each of the nine main wine districts shown. / Since 1769, when Father Junipero Serra and the Franciscan padres first planted wine grapes of Mission San Diego California has been noted as a land especially favored for wine growing. The next century saw vineyards spread rapidly, with European winemakers, attracted by the Gold Rush, contributing their age-old art and traditions. Great sailing ships soon carried the pleasure and fame of California wines around Cape Horn to the far ports of the north. Today the Golden State produces over 80 percent of all wines consumed in America, and the wines of California are honored by connoisseurs throughout the world. Artwork by the Mexican painter Amado Gonzalez (1913-2007). Issued by the Wine Advisory Board, San Francisco. Very good condition, creasing. Country of issue: USA, designer: Amado Gonzalez, size (cm): 102x73, year of printing: 1960s.
Sport Poster Horse Racing Jockeys. Original vintage sport poster featuring a close finish in a horse race depicting two jockeys racing their horses to the finish line, the winning jockey in yellow riding a light brown horse in the foreground and the other wearing black and white stripes coming in a tight second place. Importe d'Autriche / imported from Austria. Stamps on the left side from 1937. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, pinholes, staining at margins, minor paper loss, revenue stamps. Country of issue: Austria, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 49x63, year of printing: 1937.
Travel Poster World Clock Copenhagen Jens Olsen Midcentury Modern. Original vintage travel poster featuring a great illustration by the Danish artist Aage Rasmussen (1889-1983) depicting the astronomical world clock and perpetual calendar designed by the Danish locksmith, clockmaker and astromechanic Jens Olsen (1872-1945), displayed in the Copenhagen City Hall Denmark - Jens Olsens Verdensur Kobenhavns Radhus - depicting a crescent moon above the earth surrounded by Roman numerals of a clock face with numbers around a shining sun behind the globe and the city hall building below, a gold part of the middle section above the title text against the blue background. Printed by Andreasen Lachmann, Copenhagen Denmark. Very good condition, repaired tear on the bottom edge. Country of issue: Denmark, designer: Aage Rasmussen, size (cm): 100x62, year of printing: 1957.
Travel Poster El Al Israel Airlines Copenhagen Reisinger. Original vintage travel poster issued by El Al Israel Airlines for Copenhagen Denmark featuring a great graphic design by the notable Israeli artist Dan Reisinger (1934-2019) depicting the bold white lettering of El Al with a pink mermaid as the first L - representing The Little Mermaid bronze statue (1913) by Edvard Eriksen based on the popular fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen - and a stylised plane flying towards the destination of Copenhagen below. Founded in 1948, El Al Airlines is the national flag carrier of Israel. Very good condition, pinholes, minor creasing. Country of issue: Israel, designer: Dan Reisinger, size (cm): 69x49, year of printing: 1970s.
Travel Poster Ski Winter Sport Seasons Set Switzerland Eidenbenz Midcentury. Set of four original vintage posters featuring Switzerland in every season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. Each poster depicts a picturesque seasonal scene featuring lakes, mountains, trees, flowers, boats, butterflies and birds, snow, sunshine and people enjoying the great outdoors, from sailing to skiing, with a large Swiss flag waving down from the top corner. Artwork by Hermann Eidenbenz (1902-1993). Printed by the Swiss Tourist Board. Horizontal. Excellent condition. Country of issue: Switzerland, designer: Eidenbenz, size (cm): 50x64, year of printing: 1948.
War Poster Red Cross Roll Call Service Of All Mankind. Original antique World War One medical recruitment poster - Annual roll call At the Service of All Mankind - featuring a volunteer nurse with her uniform flowing behind her like angel wings, standing above a map of America with a Red Cross in the centre, a person riding a horse on one side and a wounded soldier on crutches with a lady and child on the other side, the map shape above a disaster scene showing flooding with a damaged bridge and homes in ruins below. The American Red Cross ARC was formed in 1881 as non-profit humanitarian organization founded by the American Civil War nurse Clara Barton (Clarissa Harlowe Barton; 1821-1912). Printed by Edwards and Deutsch Litho and Co Chicago. Good condition, restored tears, small restored paper loss in margin, staining, foxing, backed on linen. Country of issue: USA, designer: Lawrence Wilbur, size (cm): 72x53, year of printing: 1917.