Collection: ORIGINAL VINTAGE SPORTS POSTERS

Sports posters capture a particular event, place and moment rather than the sport in general. Tournament year, venue, artist, official status and format can all matter. A poster for a famous event can also be interesting because of its design, even when the winner or result is not the reason you collect it.

Yes. An official or period promotional poster was produced in connection with the event or campaign itself. The same artwork may later be reproduced decoratively, so we focus on identifying the date and issue of the physical sheet rather than simply recognising the image.

Look at the event and year first, then the artist or designer where known, country, issuer, format and condition. Some annual events also have long-running official poster series, so collecting consecutive years or particular artists can be as interesting as collecting by sport.