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About Vintage Sports Posters

When Parisian artists elevated the poster to a high art in the 1890s, some of the first subjects they rendered for mass distribution were sporting events. Bicycle racing, rowing, and auto racing became standard fare for poster advertising. Later, resort promoters used recreational sports to advertise their destinations, so many travel posters featured skiing and sailing. In the U.S., boxing and wrestling posters - not to mention baseball and football - are also popular with collectors.


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Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Poster Designer David Lance Goines

I don’t collect posters. I don’t collect anything. I started making posters one at a time by hand in high school ju… [more]

Guest Column: Collecting Vintage Magic Posters

What are vintage magic posters? Posters of magicians printed by the stone lithography method qualify as vintage… [more]

An Interview With Vintage Movie Poster Collector Sam Sarowitz

Our first book was called "The Independent Movie Poster Book" and that was published by Harry Abrams. The focus was… [more]



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London Transport Museum Posters

London Transport Museum Posters

A must-see collection of 5,000 vivid, colorful British posters from the early 1900s onward. Browse by artist (over … [read review or visit site]

Circusmuseum.nl

Circusmuseum.nl

Step right up and check out almost 8,000 beautiful circus posters, photos and prints. Assembled by longtime Dutch c… [read review or visit site]

Fillmore and Avalon Collection

Fillmore and Avalon Collection

Wish you'd visited San Francisco in the late 1960s? Get a quick hit with this comprehensive collection of psychadel… [read review or visit site]

MagicGallery.com

MagicGallery.com

This collection of hundreds of posters, cards and portaits from the 'golden age of magic' (1890-1930) is organized … [read review or visit site]

USSR Posters

USSR Posters

Ben Perry's Flickr photoset showcasing almost 1500 Soviet propaganda, advertising, theatre and movie posters from 1… [read review or visit site]

New York Public Library

New York Public Library

The New York Public Library's impressive Digital Gallery offers free access to over 500,000 historical images inclu… [read review or visit site]

The American Memory Project

The American Memory Project

This amazing Library of Congress site includes about a hundred photo and document collections (see complete list) o… [read review or visit site]


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New Orleans Saints Drew Brees Blue Dog Poster Rodrigue$1,225 Ends Sunday 7 bids 14 watchers
Autographed Sports Illustrated Mickey Mantle Poster Buy it Now$405.00 Ends Saturday 6 bids 10 watchers
Halo 3 Poster Signed By Bungie Team$400.00 Ends in 9 hours 5 bids 4 watchers
Mickey Mantle & Joe Dimaggio Signed Poster Psa/dna Loa$102.53 Ends in 9 hours 10 bids 17 watchers
Ted Williams Auto Hit List Poster Coa Green Diamond Spt$102.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids 3 watchers
Original 1969 Nhra Springnationals Poster$102.50 Ends Saturday 4 bids 23 watchers
Le Mans June 1960 Ferrari Rodriguez Car Racing Poster$80.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 4 watchers
Original 1977 Nhra Championship Drag Racing Poster$60.99 Ends Saturday 7 bids 11 watchers
1946 Boston Red Sox Yearbook Program + Poster Sox Win!$51.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 14 watchers
2010 Syracuse Orange Team Signed Baketball Poster! $49.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Nurburgring 1960 1,000 Km Mercedes Car Racing Poster$49.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Nhra Winged Express - "mousie" Marcellus Poster Signed$46.50 Ends Sunday 13 bids 11 watchers
Peyton Manning Tom Brady Drew Brees Signed Poster Coa$41.00 Ends in 8 hours 10 bids 19 watchers
Vancouver 2010 Olympics Autographed Ski Jump Poster Buy it Now$41.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 4 watchers
Original 1978 Nhra Championship Drag Racing Poster$41.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids 9 watchers
1969 Topps Team Poster Pilots Team Signed W/ 21 Sigs$40.40 Ends Sunday 4 bids 11 watchers
Louisville Cardinals Basketball 1975 Poster Signed$39.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 6 watchers
1997 Masters Commemorative Augusta National Poster$37.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 7 watchers
1927 Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Baseball Poster Barn Sign$36.05 Ends Saturday 9 bids 31 watchers
2001 New York Liberty Team Signed Poster$35.00 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
1998 Masters Commemorative Augusta National Poster$35.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 3 watchers
1999 Masters Commemorative Augusta National Poster$35.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 4 watchers
2002 Masters Commemorative Augusta National Poster$35.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 5 watchers
2003 Masters Commemorative Augusta National Poster$35.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 3 watchers
2004 Masters Commemorative Augusta National Poster$35.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 3 watchers
1969 Topps Team Posters #9 Seattle Pilots - Rare!$34.33 Ends Sunday 5 bids 6 watchers
Opc Wha 1973 74 Complete Set Of 20 Posters$31.76 Ends Saturday 4 bids 16 watchers
Michael Jordan Art Of The Dunk Poster Nike Poster #5228$30.00 Ends in 11 hours 7 bids 7 watchers
Anaheim Ducks Vintage Hat Poster Mighty Ducks + Pins$29.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher
2009-10 Penn State Women Team Signed Volleyball Poster$29.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 5 watchers
1968 Topps Posters Complete Set (16) - Psa Graded $28.89 Ends Sunday 5 bids 8 watchers
2004 Boston Red Sox Auto Poster 22 Sigs Jsa Loa$26.00 Ends in 9 hours 4 bids 18 watchers
Original Autograph Gene Fullmar Signed Papers & Poster$25.00 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Louisville Cardinals Basketball 1980 Poster Signed$25.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 10 watchers
Dallas Cowboys "doomsday Defense" 20x30 Poster$25.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Louisville Cardinals Basketball 1986 Poster Signed$24.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 6 watchers
Original 1970 Shreveport Dragway Poster$24.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 5 watchers
Pete Rose Reds 1978 Vintage Sports Illustrated Poster$24.51 Ends Saturday 4 bids 3 watchers
Chase Utley Fathead Poster$22.50 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Americana Marilyn Monroe Swatch #/500 Movie Posters $22.00 Ends Saturday 6 bids 9 watchers
Walter Payton Chicago Bears Sports Illustrated Poster$21.50 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
1967 Topps Pin Ups Proof Poster. Al Kaline Tigers$20.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 10 watchers
Nike Manny Pacquiao Promo Poster 24in/36in Mint $19.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 13 watchers

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