Vintage travel posters enjoy a unique position in the world of art and in the hearts of art aficionados and connoisseurs. These posters are rare and difficult to find and often depict some moments of great significance to a nation’s history captured during the course of travels of the artist. It offers an unusual glimpse into the time, lifestyles, fashions, art and craft of the bygone era candidly. A vintage poster tells exciting stories about different unforgettable events and people of the past. It depicts the culture of the yesteryears charmingly. These posters form an invaluable legacy from our past. These vintage posters cover almost all the areas of life related to travel such as food and beverage posters, entertainment posters, travel posters, war posters, sport posters, historical event posters, political posters, and so on.
Such a poster is often illustrative. It could be a work of art expertly reproduced on a large paper sheet. An original masterpiece or a celebrated photograph can be reproduced as a poster. Vintage posters became famous towards end of 1800 as collector items. There were many art buffs who rightly estimated the future worth of these posters. Mostly, the posters available are more than 50 years old. They are extremely valuable and are much in demand. These are collectors’ items and cost a fortune. They occupy a place of pride at any art exhibition.
Selection and storage of vintage poster:
A collector should very carefully choose vintage posters only for his collection. It should be properly preserved and great efforts should be made to protect it from dust, bright glares, water etcetera. Preservation of vintage posters depends upon the fact that whether it is to be displayed or stored. If it has to be displayed then it should be framed in a frame made of metal and plexiglas or within UV resistant glass. If it has not to be displayed then it can easily be stored securely in flat, acid-free sleeves or rolled up in acid-free tubes. There must be space for molding to prevent glass and poster sticking together. If posters are very rare they must be backed with linen.
Vintage travel Posters – the perfect embodiment of time
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