The history of posters begins in the 15th century with woodcut broadsides, which were crude, text-heavy announcements selling everything from religious indulgences to political decrees. But the modern poster as we know it, emerged in the late 19th century, propelled by the Industrial Revolution and the blossoming field of lithography. This new technology allowed for mass production of vibrant, colourful images, perfect for capturing the attention of urban crowds.

Paris of the 1920s became the artistic hub for these posters. Jules Chéret, the "father of the modern poster," seduced onlookers with his graceful Art Nouveau figures promoting theatres and nightclubs. Alphonse Mucha, conjured up otherworldly beauty with his flowing gowns and dreamy landscapes for products like Sarah Bernhardt's theatrical productions.

The poster's purpose expanded in the early 20th century. Consumer brands like Coca-Cola and Guinness employed bold typography and iconic imagery to etch themselves into public more...

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ICC Cricket World Cup Champions 1987 - 1999 - 2003 Celebration…

ICC Cricket World Cup Champions 1987 - 1999 - 2003 Celebration poster with artwork by Brian Clinton; limited edition (#163/250) signed and editioned by the artist and Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting. With PWC/Legends certificate of…

Keith Miller signed poster based on original artwork by Brian…

Keith Miller signed poster based on original artwork by Brian Clinton (#75/500), also signed by the artist. Framed and glazed 88 x 63 cm overall.

1948 Australian Invincibles: display featuring 50th Anniversary…

1948 Australian Invincibles: display featuring 50th Anniversary Team Poster signed by Don Bradman, surrounded by inset signatures of nine other players including Keith Miller, Bill Brown, Neil Harvey, Sam Loxton & Arthur Morris; attractively framed and…

The Centenary of Test Cricket 1877 - 1977: A pair of colour…

The Centenary of Test Cricket 1877 - 1977: A pair of colour lithographic posters with artwork by Trog, titled 'Australia's Greatest Eleven' and 'England's Greatest Eleven', both with the additional by line 'Chosen by The Cricketer magazine. Selectors: E.W…

Hawthorn: Posters/Souvenirs selection with c.2007 'The spirit…

Hawthorn Memorabilia Collection

Hawthorn: Posters/Souvenirs selection with c.2007 'The spirit of Hawthorn' limited edition poster signed by John Kennedy & Graham Arthur, numbered #345 of 1000; also 1982 team photo poster, and 1989 Sunday Herald, Sunday press, & 1991 Herald-Sun (2)…

Posters: limited edition 'The official Wisden Cricketer of the…

Wisden Bradman & Australian Test Cricketers Prints

Posters: limited edition 'The official Wisden Cricketer of the century 'Frame by Frame' Sir Donald Bradman print, numbered #1286 of 1500, 45 x 150 cm, with CofA; also 'Australian test cricketers 1876-77 to 1997-98' print showing an image and test match…

Framed selection of images including. 'The Invincibles - 50th…

Framed Cricket Memorabilia Collection

Framed selection of images including. 'The Invincibles - 50th Anniversary' limited edition with facsimile autographs, reprint of a 1930 Syd Miller humorous image of Australian cricketers, copy of an 1862 photograph showing English XI aboard Cobb & Co's…

Graham McKenzie collection - 1969-1975 Leicestershire County…

Graham McKenzie's Leicestershire County Cricket Memorabilia

Graham McKenzie collection - 1969-1975 Leicestershire County cricket: selection of items relating to Graham's career with Leicestershire comprising mounted colour team photo after winning the 1975 County Championship, showing McKenzie (at far left of…

North Melbourne: 1978 original Weg poster for the team that…

1978 North Melbourne Grand Final Weg Poster

North Melbourne: 1978 original Weg poster for the team that lost the Grand Final, in very good condition. 66 x 49.5 cm. Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne in the Grand Final.

Mitchell Johnson: 'Australian cricket Heroes #4' poster, signed…

Signed Mitchell Johnson Australian Cricket Heroes Poster

Mitchell Johnson: 'Australian cricket Heroes #4' poster, signed by Johnson; framed & glazed, overall 73 x 60 cm. Australian sports Management CofA (2009).

1977 Centenary Test: 'Great Moments' poster, signed by captains…

Signed Centenary Test Poster with Captains' Autographs

1977 Centenary Test: 'Great Moments' poster, signed by captains Greg Chappell & Tony Greig, limited edition 183/550, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 112 x 87 cm.

Biographies (signed): selection with AFL/VFL: 'Polly Farmer' by…

Signed Biographies of AFL/VFL, Running, Swimming, Cricket, and Olympics

Biographies (signed): selection with AFL/VFL: 'Polly Farmer' by Steve Hawke signed by farmer and 1963 Geelong Premiership player John Watts, 'Barassi: the life behind the Legend' signed by Barassi, 'Jim Stynes: Whatever it Takes' leather bound limited…

Newspaper stand poster. Saturday October 23 1982. Cricket Riot…

Cricket Riot: Aussies Stoned

Newspaper stand poster. Saturday October 23 1982. Cricket Riot - Aussies Stoned. The Daily Telegraph. 60 x 40 cm.

Collection including posters by artist Mignon Clift - 'Royal…

Mignon Clift Posters and Other Collectibles

Collection including posters by artist Mignon Clift - 'Royal Flush' showing playing cards (21) & 'Bon Voyage' showing luggage labels (8); also Bradman Museum (3), Australian Cricketers, Nora Heysen, Rio de Janeiro (2), 2004 Weg Port Adelaide; Pickering…

Collection 1960s-2016 in red album including 1973 Richmond and…

Red Album: 1960s-2016 AFL Memorabilia Collection

Collection 1960s-2016 in red album including 1973 Richmond and 1990 Collingwood 'Weg' posters; Autographs (7) with Alex Jesaulenko, Doug Wade & James Hird; covers (22); c.1970s eye-patch 'One-Eyed Demons Supporter'; stickers (4); menus (4); photos (2);…

Shane Warne: 1990s advertising poster featuring Shane Warne…

Shane Warne Sunscreen Poster

Shane Warne: 1990s advertising poster featuring Shane Warne (before his hair transplant!), 'Don't get caught without sunscreen wear The Aussie Sunwatch', overall 42 x 59 cm. Resale opportunity. (Qty 21 copies)

Don Bradman: Framed items including 1948 Invincibles displays…

Don Bradman Memorabilia Collection

Don Bradman: Framed items including 1948 Invincibles displays (7) each signed on reverse by Neil Harvey & Sam Loxton; framed 1948 averages page; display 'The Bradman Record 1927-1949'; Po display 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman'; framed Bradman…

Limited Edition Prints: comprising Glenn McGrath signed 'All in…

Limited Edition Cricket Prints with Signatures and Fragments

Limited Edition Prints: comprising Glenn McGrath signed 'All in his Stride' Test Career tribute lithograph, with fragment from the 'strides' he wore in his final Test Match, numbered '306/358' with Certificate of authenticity, Gary Sobers signed…

Dick Reynolds 'King Richard' - Essendon: Impressive display…

King Richard: Essendon's Legendary Captain and Coach

Dick Reynolds 'King Richard' - Essendon: Impressive display featuring Essendon No 3 jersey embroidered with Essendon's 'Team of the Century', captained by Reynolds, with window mounted reproduction images of a c.1950 'Sporting Life' poster of Reynolds and…

Ray Bright: Balance of collection including Australian team…

Ray Bright's Cricket Memorabilia Collection

Ray Bright: Balance of collection including Australian team sheets for 1981 to UK & Sri Lanka (3 - faults), 1992 World Cup, 1993 to UK, 1993-94; team sheets with facsimile autographs for 1986 to India (6 - faults) & 1986 Ashes (55); Ray Bright posters (48…

Books (21) including 'Bradman's Best Ashes Teams' by Perry…

Cricket Books, Sports Books, and Posters

Books (21) including 'Bradman's Best Ashes Teams' by Perry [Sydney, 2002] & 'Spun Out - The Shane Warne Story' by Barry [Sydney, 2006]; other sports books (7); plus c.1930-33 'The Australasian Pictorial' colour cricket posters (11) in poor condition. (Qty…

1946 'Cricket Records' poster distributed by Tom Gorman,…

Cricket Records Poster: 1862-1946

1946 'Cricket Records' poster distributed by Tom Gorman, proprietor of the Prince Consort Hotel, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The poster provides Australia, England and Sheffield Shield statistics going back to 1862 and photographs of some significant…

Shane Warne: signed mounted photograph commemorating his 100th…

Shane Warne Cricket Memorabilia Collection

Shane Warne: signed mounted photograph commemorating his 100th Test Wicket vs South Africa February 1994, overall 30 x 40.5 cm, c.1995 signed mirror (32.5 x 49 cm) celebrating his career highlights to that date, also two Australian Test Cricketer Posters…

1982 Poster 'Benson and Hedges Test Series, Centenary of the…

Ashes Centenary Poster & Bradman Print

1982 Poster 'Benson and Hedges Test Series, Centenary of the Ashes, 1882 - 1982, Australia England', with head photos of Australian players & England team photo, framed, overall 92 x 63 cm; plus Don Bradman framed print, 49 x 60 cm. (Qty 2)

Posters 'That's Cricket' movie poster (reprint) featuring…

Cricket Movie Poster & Wine Advertisement Poster

Posters 'That's Cricket' movie poster (reprint) featuring Woodfull, Bradman, Ponsford, Oldfield, McCabe, Grimmett & Kippax, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 122 cm; also 'The Cover Drive - Jim Barry' poster advertising wine from Penola, South…

Third Test, Adelaide January 1908: 'The Age' Newspaper banner…

"The Age" Newspaper Banner for Third Test Match Coverage

Third Test, Adelaide January 1908: 'The Age' Newspaper banner for the edition of January 10th advertsing coverage of the 'Third Test Match - Australia's Team - A Serious Loss', mounted, framed & glazed, overall 87 x 61 cm (the poster: 66 x 48.5 cm). The…

Posters: 1980s-90s cricket posters, noted 3 signed by Imran…

Signed Cricket Posters from 80s-90s

Posters: 1980s-90s cricket posters, noted 3 signed by Imran Khan & one signed by Zaheer Abbas. Fair/Very Fine condition. (Qty 11)

Anthony Hordern's World's Cricket Record Giving England and…

Rare Cricket Record Poster with Detailed Statistics and Scores

Anthony Hordern's World's Cricket Record Giving England and Australasian Up-to-Date Cricket Records. [Second Edition] Completed to Easter, 1901 Presented with Anthony Hordern & Sons' Compliments 80 X 55 cm poster printed on silk with detailed statistics,…

Sports Prints, noted 'Captain Courageous' by d'Arcy Doyle,…

Sports Prints and Grand Prix Poster Bundle

Sports Prints, noted 'Captain Courageous' by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by Allan Border & the artist, size 55 x 81 cm, plus 1998 Australian Grand Prix poster 'Formula for Excitement by Grant van Cuylenburg, size 60 x 90 cm. (2 items)

Signed Cricket Frames, noted 'Victoria Wins The Ashes' poster…

Cricket Memorabilia Signed by Legends

Signed Cricket Frames, noted 'Victoria Wins The Ashes' poster signed Merv hughes, Paul Reiffel and Shane Warne, 1985 World Championship of cricket photo of captains with 4 signatures - Clive Lloyd, Sunil Gavaskar, Duleep Mendis & Javed Miandad. (2 items)

1928 Bill Jones poster No.20 showing cricket, 'Shirking Isn't…

"Shirking Isn't Cricket!" Poster

1928 Bill Jones poster No.20 showing cricket, 'Shirking Isn't Cricket!. Play the Game - and Enjoy It! Bill Jones', published by Parker-Holladay Co, London, size 56 x 71 cm. Fair/Good condition.

Don Bradman, folder that includes 10 signed items - 'In Quest…

Don Bradman Memorabilia Collection

Don Bradman, folder that includes 10 signed items - 'In Quest of the Ashes 1934'. State Library of SA booklets 'The Bradman Collection' (2). book 'Our Don Bradman - The Don at the SCG'. Bradman Museum brochure. 1998 South Africa v Bradman XI programme.…

Balance of Collection, noted framed photographs of Don Bradman…

Bradman Collection: Memorabilia and Memories

Balance of Collection, noted framed photographs of Don Bradman (3 - one signed), Don Bradman signature on Australia Post poster, England v Bradman XI cap, Rod Marsh signed cap, MCC menus (6 - some signed), Invitation to Bradman's Memorial Service

Sir Donald Bradman commemorative poster 'Centuries' 1927-1949,…

Bradman Centuries Commemorative Poster

Sir Donald Bradman commemorative poster 'Centuries' 1927-1949, 109 cm x 78.5 cm

Sir Donald Bradman signed framed poster commemorating Release…

Bradman Stamp Release Commemorative Signed Poster

Sir Donald Bradman signed framed poster commemorating Release of 'Australian Legends' edition stamps, break to glass

Signed Cricket Posters, noted 'That Ball' (2) signed by Mike…

Signed Cricket Posters with Notable Signatures

Signed Cricket Posters, noted 'That Ball' (2) signed by Mike Gatting & Shane Warne; posters signed by Adam Gilchrist (14), Mark Taylor (5) & Michael Bevan (5). Poor/G condition

Framed Items, noted signed displays of Susie O'Neill & Greg…

Framed Sports Memorabilia Collection

Framed Items, noted signed displays of Susie O'Neill & Greg Chappell; print of 1862 cricket match; John Coleman poster. All framed, various sizes. (4 items)

Testimonial Group, noted 'The Jock Livingston Testimonial…

Cricket Memorabilia Collection

Testimonial Group, noted 'The Jock Livingston Testimonial Handbook' (signed on front cover); 1954 Testimonial poster 'All Star' Cricket Match. North v South'; 1954 programme for floodlit match England XI v Commonwealth XI; 1953-55 team photos (5); 1955…

Cricket Posters: c1930s-2000s posters range including 6 signed…

Don Bradman Signed Cricket Posters Collection

Cricket Posters: c1930s-2000s posters range including 6 signed by Don Bradman. Fair/VG condition.

Sport Autographs: Collection including Ron Barassi on Port…

Sports Autograph Collection

Sport Autographs: Collection including Ron Barassi on Port Melbourne jumper; cricket shirt signed. by Merv Hughes & Rod Hogg; 1952-53 South Africa team sheet; Holden shirt with 2 signatures;. range signed posters.

Shane Warne & Mike Gatting, both signatures on 'That Ball'…

Limited Edition Signed Poster of Shane Warne and Mike Gatting

Shane Warne & Mike Gatting, both signatures on 'That Ball' poster, limited edition No.106, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 64 x 85 cm.

Poster: 'Cricket Records, 1862-1946. Australia, England,…

Antique Cricket Records Poster

Poster: 'Cricket Records, 1862-1946. Australia, England, Sheffield Shield. With Compliments from Australian, Mercantile, Land & Finance Co., Ltd, Wool Stock and Produce Brokers, Brisbane, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 101 cm. Few minor…

Newspaper lift-Outs, Supplements & posters: collection in 9…

Newspaper Supplements and Posters Collection

Newspaper lift-Outs, Supplements & posters: collection in 9 binders, folder & bag, c1928-2008, with 'Herald-Sun' & 'Age' sporting pages; 'Age' supplements; magazine supplements; 'SA Advertisor' lift-outs; SA team photos & lift-outs; miscellaneous posters…

Signed items: poster for 'The Invincibles' 50th Anniversary…

Signed Memorabilia Collection

Signed items: poster for 'The Invincibles' 50th Anniversary plate with 8 signatures including bill brown, Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey & Sam Loxton; 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman' first day cover signed by Don Bradman; 1999 Colonial classic…

Shane Warne & Mike Gatting, both signatures on 'That Ball'…

Limited Edition Shane Warne & Mike Gatting Signed Poster

Shane Warne & Mike Gatting, both signatures on 'That Ball' poster, limited edition No.106, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 64 x 85 cm

1997 Australian Team: 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman'…

1997 Australian Team Signed Poster with Bradman

1997 Australian Team: 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman' Australia Post poster signed by c1997 Australian team, with 12 signatures including Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh & Glenn McGrath, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 93 cm

Cricket Prints: Group of cricket and sporting prints and…

Cricket & Sporting Prints with Noted Autographs

Cricket Prints: Group of cricket and sporting prints and posters. Noted autographs; Steve Waugh, Allan Border, Allan Donald. Includes Charles Billich limited edition 39/249 lithograph 'Refl ex' (Billich was the o' cial artist for the Australian Olympic…

2005 Ashes Series, poster 'Lord's, Home of Test Cricket.…

Signed 2005 Ashes Poster: Australia vs. England at Lord's

2005 Ashes Series, poster 'Lord's, Home of Test Cricket. Thursday 21st July, 2005. Five-Day Match. England v Australia', signed by Australian team, with 16 signatures including Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Michael Clarke, Shane Warne & Glenn McGrath,…