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$24 USD1951 CHRISTMAS Advertising Supplement - The American TOY Institute (w/ prices)

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Toys:Games:Dolls

This is a genuine original 7-page magazine advertisement from a 1951 issue of LIFE. This black & white, vintage advertising supplement has the tag line/title, "This Christmas invest in your child's future Give American Toys." The first page features an illustration of children excitedly opening their presents. This traditional Christmas morning scene finds the little boy and girl at the base of the decorated tree. This Christmas presents mini-catalogue features a selection of toys familiar to ...

$15 USD1955 Ad - PEPSI-Cola ~ "Figures Show..."

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks

This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from the March, 1955 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal. This full-colour, dated beverage ad features a picture of an attractive blonde in a sleek, sexy, off-the-shoulder dress. A black cat is at her feet - subliminally suggesting the feline-like, figure-hugging form of her fashionable ensemble. The ad copy for this artist-signed (Lynn Buckham) illustration highlights that Pepsi "refreshes without filling" as "One look at this modern hostess's ...

$15 USD1953 Ad - PEPSI-Cola ~ 'The Modern Woman'

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks

This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from a 1953 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal. This full-colour, vintage beverage ad features a picture of an attractive, dark-haired lady with a slightly haughty air about her. In her black ensemble she presents a sexy, cinched-waist silhouette - She could be a New York socialite or a Hollywood star. The ad copy accompanying this great illustration highlights that Pepsi "refreshes without filling" as "The Modern Woman owes a lot to today's good ...

$15 USD1954 Ad - PEPSI-COLA ~ 'Beach Blanket Couple'

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks

This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from the August, 1954 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal. This full-colour, dated beverage ad features a picture of a young couple at the beach. An attractive blonde in a yellow and black striped bathing suit is drying her hair while an athletic-looking, muscular man looms over her. Bottles of Pepsi, a beach towel, a transistor radio and sunglasses complete the scenario. The ad copy for this unsigned illustration highlights that Pepsi "refreshes ...

$15 USD1953 Ad - PEPSI-COLA ~ "Fashion is for the Slender"

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks

This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from the October, 1953 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal. This full-colour, dated beverage ad features a picture of an attractive, young blonde getting dressed in her bedroom. She's pulling on a sweater over her now-vintage lingerie in her pretty, feminine boudoir. The ad copy for this artist-signed (Bob Levering) illustration highlights that Pepsi "refreshes without filling" as "Today's stylists are doing wonders for the looks of the modern ...

$12 USD1951 Ad - 7Up SEVEN UP ~ 'Children Christmas Carollers'

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks:Holiday, Seasonal:Christmas

This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from the December, 1951 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal. This full-colour, dated beverage ad for 7-UP - "The All-Family Drink!" - features a photo of a young family enjoying the boy and girls chorus of carolers (listening from behind a closed window?). A large, familiar green bottle dominates the left side of the composition. The Seven-Up Co. is fortunate to share the Christmas colour scheme of green and red as this ad wishes a "Merry Christmas ...

$15 USD1956 Ad - PEPSI-COLA ~ "Most likely to succeed" w/ Wedding Theme

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks

This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from the June, 1956 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal. This full-colour, dated beverage ad features a picture of a smiling bride and groom in newly-wedded bliss. The just-married couple (the radiant bride is still clutching her bouquet) is offering their reception guests bottles of Pepsi on ice alongside the requisite champagne. The ad copy for this artist-signed (Len Steckler) illustration highlights that Pepsi "refreshes without filling" as ...

$15 USD1952 Ad - Perma-lift GIRDLES ~ "Again a miracle happens" w/ prices

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Vintage Clothing & Fashion Accessories

This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from a 1952 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal. This full-colour, vintage lingerie ad features a picture of a very attractive, blue-eyed brunette modelling a Magic Inset Nylon Girdle in sexy, retro pin-up fashion. The curvy, pinup-style, young woman is very fetching in her foundation garment, "flattering" bra (her pertness isn't restricted to that cute, upturned nose!) and nylon stockings. The ad copy for this unsigned illustration highlights the ...

$65 USDAntique PRINT - "The Visit Of SANTA CLAUS" ~ Victorian Engraving c.1890s

Collectibles:Paintings, Prints:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal

This Victorian bookplate print depicts a late 19th-Century, seasonal scene of two children tucked-up in bed on Christmas Eve, while their pretty mother, in period dress, fills their stockings (she has a Pierrot / harlequin doll in her hand). Visible on the wooden, bedside chair are large picture books and under the candlestick, a wrapped present. Especially nice to see is a representation of Old St Nick himself. On the wall, in a dream-like, sublimated fashion, is a drawing of the familiar, ...

$55 USDAntique PRINT - "A Race For A Kiss" ~ Victorian Christmas Engraving c.1890s

Collectibles:Paintings, Prints:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal

This Victorian bookplate print depicts a late 19th-Century, seasonal scene of Yuletide hijinks - like something from a novel set at an English country house party. A smiling, coy young woman is descending a grand staircase with an ardent gentleman in pursuit, while another young society lady watches from the landing. The jaunty gent with the monocle (an amorous Algernon? a besotted Bertie?) is brandishing a sprig of mistletoe in order to claim a Christmastime kiss, which our fleeing female (in ...

$5 USDVictorian Scrap NEW YEAR Card ~ 'Floral Basket' Motif

Collectibles:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal

This attractive, chromolithograph Victorian scrap album card features the following sentiment in a decorated, period script: "With best wishes for a happy New Year" This old card features a full-colour illustration of a handled, wicker basket with a variety of pretty flowers spilling out. The reverse is blank. This antique, colour litho card measures 4" x 2 3/4" (approx.). It is of glossy, light card stock with strong period graphics. It is in very good condition with a modicum of the attendant ...

$7 USDVictorian Scrap Fantasy Card - 'MONKEYS on a Toboggan'

Collectibles:Paper:Animals

This comic chromolithograph Victorian scrap album card features monkeys enjoying the winter recreation of tobogganing. The anthropomorphic primates are sledding down the slope on an old-fashioned wooden toboggan with metal rails and red painted decoration. The full-colour, fantasy illustration depicts the smiling simians waving to the people climbing the snowy sled hill with a banner flying at the crest. This antique colour litho card measures 3 1/8" x 4 3/4"(approx.) and is blank on the reverse ...

$6 USDVintage CHRISTMAS Card ~ Distinctive Graphics c.1920s

Collectibles:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal

This attractive, "A Merry Christmas" card features the following verse in a period script: "One among the greetings many, And I hope it's just the right one, That will make your Yuletide merry, And the coming year a bright one!" This card features a full-colour illustration of a pink house in a snowy landscape amid birch trees. There is a lamppost with a mailbox and a couple of yellow birds. This artistic card has bright tones and seems to have an Art Deco style. There is an inscription in ink ...

$6 USDVictorian Scrap Embossed CHRISTMAS Card ~ 'Cherubs & Fanny Rochat Verse'

Collectibles:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal

This attractive, chromolithograph Victorian scrap album card features the following Fanny Rochat "Christmas Greetings" verse in a decorated script: "A joyous song Is floating along! 'Happy and gay May your life pass away' May the same sweet strain Ring in Heaven again!" This embossed, 19th Century card features a full-colour illustration of three little angels holding a scroll bearing the verse. This antique, colour litho card measures 3" x 4 1/4" (approx.) and has an inscription in German on ...

$6 USDVictorian Scrap CHRISTMAS Card - "Prince of Peace" ~ Raphael Tuck & Sons

Collectibles:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal:Religious

This attractive, chromolithograph Victorian scrap album card features the following verse in a decorated script: "A Christmas Wish May Christ the "Prince of Peace" Give thee His Peace for ever." This Raphael Tuck & Sons card features a full-colour, artist-signed illustration of beautiful, white flowers on a rough, wooden cross. The reverse features a handwritten inscription "For Auntie" (the rest is obscured by residual paper). This antique, colour litho card measures 4" x 2 3/4" (approx.). It ...

$8 USDVictorian Scrap Embossed CHRISTMAS Card - 'Lovely Lily' ~ L. Prang & Co. c. 1876

Collectibles:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal

This attractive, chromolithograph Victorian scrap album card features the following sentiment in a decorated, period script in silver: "Bright As A Flower Thy Christmas Be" This dated, 19th Century card features a full-colour, realistic illustration of a pretty, white lily on a cream background. This beautiful, botanical card was published, "Copyright 1876 by L. Prang & Co." (Louis Prang was a Boston printer famous for the introduction of chromolithography to the U.S.). The reverse is blank with ...

$9 USDVictorian Scrap CHRISTMAS Card - 'White Flowers' ~ Raphael Tuck & Sons Series 108

Collectibles:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal:Religious

This attractive, chromolithograph Victorian scrap album card features the following verse in a decorated, Gothic script: "A happy Christmas God bless your Christmas With Joy and good cheer, And gladden your heart With a happy New Year." This Raphael Tuck & Sons Artistic Series 108 card features a full-colour illustration of beautiful, white flowers. There is an inscription in ink on the reverse. This antique, colour litho card measures 3 1/2" x 4" (approx.). It is of glossy, light card stock ...

$5 USDVintage Embossed CHRISTMAS Post Card ~ 'Warmest greetings' c.1910

Postcards:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal:Christmas

"Warmest greetings, truest wishes A card can e'er convey In this message of the season On joyous Christmas day", is the verse in a decorated, Gothic script with an illuminated capital. This attractive, vintage postcard also features holly and Christmas tree branches with candles. This 1910s-era, postally-used, divided-back post card is marked M-39. This old, embossed postcard was mailed in 1913 within Ontario, Canada from Toronto to a Mrs George Douglas in Woodville. This piece of Christmas Day ...

$12 USD1948 Ads w/ SKI Theme - NABOB Coffee / PLAYER'S Cigarettes (on reverse)

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Coffee:Tobacciana, Tobacco:Sports

These are genuine original magazine advertisements from a 1948 issue of Chatelaine (a Canadian women's magazine). This full-colour, dated coffee ad features an artist-signed (Stephenson?) illustration of a couple of pretty female winter sports enthusiasts. One is a stylish, sexy skier with a red headscarf and wrap-around sunglasses/goggles, while a smiling blonde has a pair of figure skates slung over her shoulder. An "Exhilarating" graphic, indeed! Or if one prefers, the reverse features ...

$18 USDAntique PRINT - Victorian "Pretty Lady" Chromolithograph

Collectibles:Paintings, Prints:Paper:Lithographs

This antique colour lithograph depicts an "over-the-shoulder" portrait of a pretty young woman in 19th century period dress. She's a beautiful girl with soft curls of ash-blonde hair, rosy cheeks, pink lips, and large, expressive blue eyes. Her bare-shouldered fashion displays the porcelain-like complexion of her alabaster skin. This charming colour litho measures 10 1/4" x 6 7/8" (approx.). This attractive, Victorian-era chromo is printed on glossy, light cardstock. It is in good condition with ...

$16 USDAntique PRINT - Victorian "Pretty Lady" Chromolithograph

Collectibles:Paintings, Prints:Paper:Lithographs

This antique colour lithograph depicts a portrait of a pretty young woman in 19th century period dress. She's a beautiful girl with ash blonde hair, rosy cheeks, cupid lips, and large expressive eyes. This charming colour litho measures 10 3/8" x 7" (approx.). This attractive, Victorian-era chromo is printed on glossy, light cardstock. It is in good condition with a modicum of the attendant signs of age & wear (i.e. some creasing) and is eminently suitable for matting & framing. Canada/USA ...

$5 USDAntique Embossed TUCK'S "Holly Leaves and Berries" Series of Christmas Post Cards No. 500 ~ c.1900

Postcards:Paper:Holiday, Seasonal:Christmas

"A Merry Christmas", is the caption in a gilt, decorated script with red, illuminated capitals. This attractive, vintage post card features a large holly branch with the traditional Christmas colours of red and green. This Edwardian-era postally-used, divided-back post card is from Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Holly Leaves and Berries" Series. This antique, embossed, German postcard was "Printed In Saxony" in the very early 1900s. It was mailed in 1901 (curiously there are two 1901 postmarks and a 1910 ...

$20 USD1932 Ads - LUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes ~ feat. Douglas Fairbanks Jr & POLO Theme / "Secrets of the Jam Cupboard" (on reverse)

Collectibles:Tobacciana:Advertising:Paper:Tobacco, Smoking:Entertainment:Movie:Sports

These are genuine original magazine advertisements from a 1932 issue of McCall's. This full-colour, Thirties-era ad features an illustrated portrait of the handsome Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909-2000) - namesake son of the legendary Hollywood actor (the quintessential swashbuckler) and motion picture studio pioneer. While he never enjoyed the level of success of his famous father he did lead a very interesting and long life. His experiences during the Second World War are of particular note. ...

$15 USD1949 Ad - LIFE SAVERS ~ Archery Target Motif

Collectibles:Advertising:Paper:Candy, Sweets, Confectionery

This is a genuine original magazine advertisement from a 1949 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. This full-colour, vintage LifeSavers 5¢ candy ad features an archery theme with the various flavours of "the candy with the hole" forming the rings of a target. The "Five Flavor Hits" of Lime, Lemon, Orange, Pineapple and Wild Cherry each have an arrow striking them on the target - including a Cherry bulls-eye! Vintage Life-Savers ads have a very graphic appeal with minimal ad copy and strong ...