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VINTAGE 1915 LADIES HOME JOURNAL CHRISTMAS NEWSSTAND DISPLAY POSTER
ANTIQUE ADVERTISING EPHEMERA: CURTIS PUBLISHING CO | F.S. BRUNNER ART
Up for sale is an authentic, exceptionally scarce original 1915 State-of-the-Art Christmas newsstand advertising display poster. Produced by the legendary Curtis Publishing Company of Philadelphia, this large-format promotional asset was distributed strictly to drugstores, bookshops, and newsagents to advertise the debut of the Christmas 1915 holiday issue.
This museum-grade piece of American publishing history features the heart-warming period seasonal masterpiece titled "His First Christmas Dinner." Beautifully painted by renowned early 20th-century illustrator F. S. Brunner from an original studio photograph by H. R. Pott, the image depicts a vibrant, wide-eyed young infant enthusiastically handling a holiday milk bottle set against a deep, striking Christmas-red backdrop.
AUTHENTIC 1915 EPHEMERA PRINTING:
This is a true standalone advertising poster sheet, blank on the reverse side—not a common torn-out magazine cover page. The lower margin completely preserves the original 1915 Curtis Publishing Company legal copyright line and corporate publication parameters. Close-up examination reveals a beautiful, historic lithographic/halftone dot print structure that immediately verifies its early 20th-century printing heritage.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Item: Original 1915 Holiday Magazine Newsstand Promotional Poster
- Publisher: The Curtis Publishing Company (Philadelphia, PA)
- Issue Advertised: The Ladies' Home Journal — Christmas 1915
- Illustration Art: "His First Christmas Dinner" by F.S. Brunner / H.R. Pott
- Sheet Dimensions: Large-Format, Approximately 11 1/8 inches x 16 1/8 inches
- Reverse State: Completely Blank (As Manufactured for Display)
VINTAGE ANTIQUE CONDITION REPORT:
- The poster sheet remains fully intact and displays beautifully with highly robust, vivid holiday red ink retention.
- Displays honest, century-old characteristics from historical newsstand handling and flat rolled storage, including gentle surface creasing, wrinkling, and edge/corner paper softening.
- Features minor, stable edge wear consisting of several small, short hairline perimeter nicks and minor areas of edge loss along the left margin border that could easily be masked behind a decorative mat or custom frame.
- Fully complete, unrestored, un-backed, and un-repaired. Please review all high-resolution listing photos closely to evaluate precise paper borders, ink states, and cosmetic patina.
SHIPPING & HANDLING DETAILS:
We specialize in shipping delicate historical assets, fine art, and fragile paper ephemera. This 111-year-old poster will be safely rolled in archival protective paper and packaged inside a heavy-duty, reinforced shipping tube to ensure it is fully protected from being damaged or crushed during transit. Delivered straight to your door with tracking and full insurance provided.
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