Old posters (1 Viewer)

[Leadmen]

I have a few old posters and wonder if anyone else looks for old military posters. Also, I framed Hocker posters for my area. J

 

[Rob]

Nice posters.^&coolI just love the Home front WW2 Posters, I have some of them but they are rolled up in tubes right now. But here are some of the more famous ones;


http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~pv/pv/courses/posters/posters.html

 

[Currahee Chris]

great way to add a feel to your mancave.

 

[theBaron]

Absolutely, I collect them, too. I have prints and posters of various sizes, some framed, most of them stored, till I can get them framed. I started collecting them, as resources for painting guides, but as I went beyond the old lithograph uniform studies and Lefferts prints, I picked up illustrations depicting ordnance, and then general military history. It's interesting to see how much material was produced, back in the day, for companies to distribute to their customers, eg, by banks or insurance companies.

@Rob--I used to store them rolled, too, but I've since made a big folio out of a piece of corrugated stock, so I could store them flat. It stores nicely behind the headboard of a bed

Prost!
Brad

 

[lancer]

I've two original WW1 posters, one a French War Loan poster done by Lt. Jean Droit of the 226th RI and one a US food drive poster by Harvey Dunn. I also have one original US poster from WW2 about remembering Pearl Harbor. All are framed and hung, although my daughter has the Dunn poster. -- Al

 

[Leadmen]

Old military postcards also have my interest. When Imrie / Risley had uniform cards with the castings is when I got interested in post cards. The cards are fairly easy to find of WWl and WWll. I like the old cards that are in color. They don't take up much room compared to posters. J

 

[4th Hussar]

British WW1 and WW2 posters are usually available from the Imperial War Museum. I have several

 

[Currahee Chris]

Old military postcards also have my interest. When Imrie / Risley had uniform cards with the castings is when I got interested in post cards. The cards are fairly easy to find of WWl and WWll. I like the old cards that are in color. They don't take up much room compared to posters. J

That's a great point John. There are tons of flea markets/antique stores here in Pa that sell those types of things. Have found several German WW1 postcards written from soldiers to family members. Definately owning a piece of history there.

 

[sammy719]

I love the older style posters, I don't collect them as a hobby but from time to time I pick one up here and there for my soldier room, I also like to frame them as well, really stands out, if I had more room I probabley would buy more, but the wife doesn't want any WWII posters in the family room she's so picky...Sammy

 

[Scott]

That's a great point John. There are tons of flea markets/antique stores here in Pa that sell those types of things. Have found several German WW1 postcards written from soldiers to family members. Definately owning a piece of history there.

See the Delcampe European auction site. In post card, under militaria, you can find everything military from humorous to religious, to just uniform plates in post card size.

http://delcampe.net/

 

[theBaron]

I've got a modest collection of postcards, too. I have cards from the set that used to be sold at Fort Ticonderoga, depicting Hessian regiments that served in North America; a series of postcards printed in Munich, depicting regimental and state flags from the German Empire; cards with a series of studies of 18th and 19th uniforms; and some photo cards from Germany with pictures of the various princes, units, etc. All of it is invaluable reference material.

I should probably scan it all someday and post it....

 

[Leadmen]

I've got a modest collection of postcards, too. I have cards from the set that used to be sold at Fort Ticonderoga, depicting Hessian regiments that served in North America; a series of postcards printed in Munich, depicting regimental and state flags from the German Empire; cards with a series of studies of 18th and 19th uniforms; and some photo cards from Germany with pictures of the various princes, units, etc. All of it is invaluable reference material.

I should probably scan it all someday and post it....

The Ticonderoga cards are my favorites. I have a old set of them. Great minds think alike.

 

[Napoleon1er]

I have my room covered with new and old military art. A couple earlier pieces-ones I got in France (Napoleonic battles), some postcards sent from front line troops (French and American) in WWI, some late 1800s Napoleonic maps, prints, and postcards, a WWI American book that describes the 'Great European War' as it was happening, and a bunch of modern stuff (mostly Napoleonic). Oh, and I have 2 Napoleon III Imperial Guard prints from the mid 1800s. Most of them I picked up for no more than $30, the greater part being much less. I too have seen the Fort Ti cards, but I don't really do that era, so I passed.
-Sandor:salute::

 

[trooper]

Old military postcards also have my interest. When Imrie / Risley had uniform cards with the castings is when I got interested in post cards. The cards are fairly easy to find of WWl and WWll. I like the old cards that are in color. They don't take up much room compared to posters. J

Recomend you check out DP&G at www.military-naval-history.co.uk who produces photographic copies of the majority of coloured postcards from the early 1900s. He has many sets by Harry Payne, Ibbotson, Holloway and MacNeill as well as a mass of black and white contemporary photographs. He also stocks a large collection of artillery handbooks and a complete range of dress regulations. Think you will find it interesting. Trooper

 

[theBaron]

The Ticonderoga cards are my favorites. I have a old set of them. Great minds think alike.

I've got it in mind to reproduce the scene with the Hessian grenadiers and their pets, with some Imrie-Risley kits. One had a bear cub, and I think another, a raccoon, something like that.

Prost!
Brad