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Today is Earth Day Celebrate and protect our natural environment by taking part in Earth Day. Earth Day began in 1970 and has since grown into a global event recognized by over 192 countries. Show your love for the planet we…
Today is Earth Day Celebrate and protect our natural environment by taking part in Earth Day. Earth Day began in 1970 and has since grown into a global event recognized by over 192 countries. Show your love for the planet we…
Poster Auction Today Our 56th vintage poster sale starts at 10 AM today. The 444 poster lots include travel, advertising, film, and propaganda posters with many rare treasures. The time to register is now. Go to https://auctions.posterconnection.com/catalog.aspx? View at https://tinyurl.com/5ahhbpu2…
A rare gem by Leonetto Cappiello We are counting down the last 48 hours to our April 2024 vintage poster auction. This rare Leonetto Cappiello automobile poster is one of 10 works offered by the French artist. H. Brasier was…
History: Earthquake destroys San Francisco in 1906 The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9. High-intensity shaking was felt from Eureka on the…
Travel Posters Galore at Auction on April 20: There are only four days left until we conduct our spring 2024 vintage poster sale. In addition to some high-end goodies from the French Art Deco period and several rare silent film…
Leopoldo Metlicovitz Here is another wonderful poster from our April 20 sale: a rare, 4-Panel Italian poster for the 1913 film Triumph or Peril with artwork by Leopoldo Metlicovitz. In this early crime thriller, a Countess, portrayed by Berta Nelson,…
History: Lincoln is shot in 1865 On this day in 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot. The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, wanted to revive the Confederate cause, mere days after their surrender to the Union Army, bringing the American…
History: 1st nonstop flight from Europe to North America in 1928 German pilot Hermann Köhl, Irish aviator James Fitzmaurice and Baron Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld, the expedition’s financier, completed the first Europe to North America transatlantic flight, taking off…
History: Euro Disneyland opens in 1992 On this day in 1992, the happiest place on earth opened its doors on the European continent in Marne-la-Vallée, near Paris, France. Attracting some 10 million visitors each year, Disneyland Paris (as it is…
History: Cigarette Tax in USA In 1921, Iowa becomes the first state to impose a cigarette tax in the United States; in 1969, North Carolina was the last state to enact a cigarette excise tax. Here is another wonderful poster…